Umthandazo wemuntfu lomdzala

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Ngikhosela kuwe,

ungavumi ngijabhiswe nakanye.

²Ngisindzise ngekulunga kwakho, ungihlenge,

beka indlebe yakho ngakimi, ungisindzise.

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lengingaphephela kulo nome nini,

wena lowayala kutsi ngisindziswe,

ngobe nguwe lidvwala lami nesiphephelo sami.

⁴Awu, Nkulunkulu wami!

Ngephule emandleni alomubi,

esandleni sesidlova lesite bucotfo,

kanye nakumuntfu lonelulaka.

⁵Ngobe nguwe, Simakadze,

lolitsemba lami,

Simakadze ulitsemba lami,

kwasebusheni bami.

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nguwe lowangenta ngatalwa,

ngiyawukudvumisa ngingakhawuli.

⁷Kulabanyenti ngajika ngaba simanga,

kepha wena usiphephelo sami lesicinile.

⁸Umlomo wami uyawugcwala kukubonga,

ngimemetele bukhosi bakho

imihla ngemihla.

⁹Ungangilahli esikhatsini sebudzala bami,

ungangikhohlwa nase ngiphelelwa ngemandla.

¹⁰Ngobe titsa tami tikhuluma kabi ngami,

nalabo labafuna kungibulala

bahlangene ngami bayangisongela,

¹¹batsi: “Nkulunkulu umlahlile,

asimtingele size simbambe,

ngobe kute longaphindze amsindzise.”

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Ungakhweshi kimi!

Hhawu, Nkulunkulu wami!

Phutfuma ungihlenge!

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bangadliwa ngemahloni babhubhe;

shangatsi bangasibekelwa bubi nelihlazo

labo labacondze kungilimata.

¹⁴Kepha mine

ngiyawukwetsembela kuwe njalonjalo,

ngengete kukudvumisa

ekukudvumiseni kwami.

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uyawulandza ngekulunga kwakho,

uvakalise insindziso yakho onkhe emalanga,

ngobe yinyenti ngehluleka nekuyikala.

¹⁶Yebo, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wami,

imisebenti yakho lemikhulu

ngiyawuyiveta ebaleni,

ngibabate kulunga kwakho,

wena wedvwa.

¹⁷Yebo, Nkulunkulu,

wangifundzisa kusukela ebusheni bami,

kuze kube ngunyalo ngisayimemetela

imisebenti yakho lemangalisako.

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ungangishiyi, Nkulunkulu,

kuze ngishumayele

ingalo yakho kuso situkulwane,

nemandla akho kubo bonkhe labefikako.

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Kulunga kwakho kukhulu kufikela etulu.

Nguwe lowente tintfo letinkhulu.

Empeleni, Nkulunkulu, ngubani lofana nawe?

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ngibone tinsizi letinyenti naletibuhlungu,

wangihlumelelisa futsi;

wabuye wangimonyula ekujuleni kwemhlaba,

wangikhiphela ngetulu kwawo.

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uphindze ungidvudvute.

²²Ngiyawuphindze ngikudvumise ngehabhu,

ngibonge kwetsembeka kwakho,

Nkulunkulu wami,

ngihlabele ngekukushayela lugubhu,

ngibonge wena Longcwele waka-Israyeli.

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ngobe ngiyawudvumisa wena,

nemphefumulo wami lowuhlengile

uyawukudvumisa.

²⁴Lulwimi lwami luyawukhuluma

ngekulunga kwakho lonkhe lilanga.

Ngobe labo bebafuna kungilimata

bahlazekile bajabhiswa.

Kubusa kwenkhosi lelungile

Sihlabelelo saSolomoni.

72¹

likhono lakho lekwehlulela

nekubusa ngebucotfo

unike lomntfwanenkhosi kulunga kwakho.

²Shangatsi ingehlulela sive sakho ngekulunga,

nalabamphofu ibaphatse ngebucotfo.

³

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.

Sigaba sesitsatfu

(Tihlabelelo 73 – 89)

Nkulunkulu ungiko konkhe emphilweni

Sihlabelelo sa-Asafa.

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Nkulunkulu ubaphatsa kahle baka-Israyeli

nalabo labamsulwa etinhlitiyweni.

²Kepha mine,

tinyawo tami tacishe taphambuka,

kwasala kancane kutsi

tinyawo tami tishelele.

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ngesikhatsi ngibona kuchuma kwalababi.

⁴Abayiva iminjunju yebuhlungu nabafa,

nemitimba yabo icinile, itinsakatja.

⁵Tinhlupheko letehlela bantfu

bona atisabehleli,

abavelelwa ngemashwa

njengabo bonkhe bantfu.

⁶Ngako-ke kutigcabha bakwegabe

entsanyeni njengeligcebesha.

Budlova babembetse njengengubo.

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kuwakhukhumukisile emehlo abo,

imicabango yetinhlitiyo tabo iphuphuma bubi.

⁸Bayaphukuta bakhulume lokubi;

bakhuluma incindzetelo

ekutiphakamiseni kwabo.

⁹Ngemilomo yabo

bahlambalata lizulu.

Ngetilimi tabo

bagcilata umhlaba.

¹⁰Ngako-ke sive sakhe sijikela kubo,

sibakholwe kuko konkhe labakushoko.

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Kukhona yini

lokwatiwa nguLosetikwako Konkhe?”

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bakhomba ngalosekhatsi,

bandzise ingcebo.

¹³Impela ngiyihlantele lite inhlitiyo yami,

ngageza tandla tami njengalote licala.

¹⁴Ngihlushwa sonkhe sikhatsi,

ngitsetsiswe onkhe emalanga.

¹⁵Kube bengitsite:

“Ngitawukhuluma njengabo,”

ngabe ngihlubuke sive sakho, Simakadze.

¹⁶Kodvwa kwatsi nase ngicabanga

kutsi lendzaba ngingayiva njani,

kwaba matima ngangete ngabona kahle.

¹⁷Ngaze ngangena

endlini lengcwele yaNkulunkulu,

lapho ngevisisa khona ngesiphetfo sabo.

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wena ubabeka endzaweni leshelelako,

ubente bawe babhubhe.

¹⁹Maye!

Bacitfwa ngekucwabita kweliso,

bakhukhulwe tinhlupheko letesabekako.

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njengekuphela kweliphupho ekuphaphameni,

utawulahla titfunti tabo, nawuvuka.

²¹Kwatsi ngesikhatsi

umphefumulo wami umunyu

ngatsi nangihlabeka enhlitiyweni,

²²kwakhandzaniseka kutsi

angicondzisisi, nginebulima;

mine ngaba nebulwane embikwakho.

²³Noko-ke mine ngihlala nawe onkhe emalanga,

ungibambe ngesandla sami sekudla,

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ekugcineni uyawungikhatimulisa ebukhosini.

²⁵Ngubani lenginaye ezulwini

ngaphandle kwakho?

Nanginawe, kute lengikufunako la emhlabeni.

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nemphefumulo wami kwehluleka,

kodvwa Nkulunkulu

ulidvwala lenhlitiyo yami,

nesabelo selifa lami ingunaphakadze.

²⁷Ngobe labakhashane nawe bayawubhubha,

ubacitsa ubacedze labahlubuka kuwe ngekona.

²⁸Kodvwa mine

kungilungele kusondzela kuNkulunkulu,

Simakadze, iNkhosi,

ngimente waba siphephelo sami,

kuze ngishumayele ngako konkhe lakwentile.