Kubusa kwenkhosi lelungile

Sihlabelelo saSolomoni.

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likhono lakho lekwehlulela

nekubusa ngebucotfo

unike lomntfwanenkhosi kulunga kwakho.

²Shangatsi ingehlulela sive sakho ngekulunga,

nalabamphofu ibaphatse ngebucotfo.

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kanjalo nemagcuma kuchuma kwekulunga.

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bantfu labatimphofana,

ikhulule labeswele,

ipitjite bacindzeteli!

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bakwesabe emini kukhanya lilanga,

bakwesabe nome sekukhanya inyanga,

titukulwane ngetitukulwane.

⁶Shangatsi inkhosi ungayenta ibe

njengemvula nayehlela emadlelweni,

nanjengemvula nayinisela umhlabatsi.

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kungandza kulunga,

kwandze nekuthula siphelane.

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bungagcwala umhlaba,

busuke elwandle buye

bufike elwandle lolunye;

busuke eMfuleni,Lomfula iYufrathe

buze bufike ekugcineni kwemhlaba.

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tingakhotsama embikwayo,

netitsa tayo tiyikhotsamele.

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nasetichingini,

angetfula tipho kuyo.

Shangatsi emakhosi aseSheba newaseSeba

angetfula kuyo imitselo yawo.

¹¹Shangatsi onkhe emakhosi

angakhotsama kuyo,

netive tonkhe tiyikhonte.

¹²Iyamkhulula loyibitako,

naloweswele, nalomphofu, nalote umsiti.

¹³Inesihe kulababutsakatsaka nalabeswele,

isindzise kuphila kwalabeswele.

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labasekubandzetelweni nasebudloveni,

ingati yabo iligugu emehlweni ayo.

¹⁵Shangatsi ingakhula idzimate ikhokhobe,

iphiwe negolide yaseSheba.

Shangatsi ingathandazelwa njalonjalo,

icelelwe tibusiso taNkulunkulu

ngato tonkhe tikhatsi.

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lenala isibekele ticongo tetintsaba,

kube tiphihli,

sincane setihlahla taseLebanoni.

Shangatsi lamadolobha angagcwala bantfu,

babe ngangetjani.

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lingahlala ingunaphakadze,

lichubeke latiwe njengelilanga.

Tive tonkhe atibusiswe ngayo;

tiyawumbita ngekutsi

yinkhosi lebusisekile.

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nguye longuNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli,

nguye yedvwa lowenta timangaliso.

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libongwe kuze kube phakadze,

shangatsi umhlaba wonkhe

ungagcwala inkhatimulo yakhe.

Amen! Yebo, Amen!

²⁰Siphetfo semithandazo yaDavide,

umsa waJese.