Emalungelo ekuba ngewaseSiyoni

Sihlabelelo sentalelwane yaKhora.

87¹Simakadze ubeke likhaya lakhe

etikwentsaba lengcwele.

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kunayo yonkhe imiti yakaJakobe.

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wena khaya laNkulunkulu: Cabanga.

⁴“Ngibala iRahabiLoku kusho “iGibhithe” neBhabhulona,

emkhatsini walabo labangatiko.

Yebo, emaFilisti,

nebaseThire, nebaseKushe,

bonkhe labo bantfu batalelwa eSiyoni.”

⁵NgeSiyoni kuyawukhulunywa kutsiwe:

“Lona nalona batalelwa lapho,

ngobe Losetikwako Konkhe uyayicinisa.”

⁶Simakadze uyawutibhalisa tonkhe tive atsi:

“Lesi satalelwa eSiyoni.” Cabanga.

⁷Bahlabeleli nebadlali ngalokufanako batsi:

“Yonkhe imitfombo yami ikuwe.”

Umthandazo wekucela kwephulwa ekufeni

Sihlabelelo sentalelwane yaKhora, lesetfulwe kumhlabelisi kutsi sihlatjelwe ngendlela letsi: “Sifo lesiluhlupho.” Imaskili yaHemani um-Ezra.

88¹Simakadze,

Nkulunkulu wensindziso yami.

Ngikhala kuwe imini nebusuku.

²Shangatsi umkhuleko wami ungefikela kuwe,

beka indlebe yakho,

uve kukhala kwami.

³Ngobe umphefumulo wami ugcwele tinsizi,

nekuphila kwami sekusondzele ethuneni.

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nginjengendvodza lete emandla.

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lese balala emathuneni,

bona labo longasabakhumbuli,

yebo, lese bancunywa kuwe.

⁶Ungifake emgodzini lojule kunayo yonkhe,

etindzaweni letimnyama nasetingungwini.

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Emagagasi akho ayangicindzetela. Cabanga.

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wangenta ngaba sinengiso kubo.

Ngivalelekile, angikhoni kuphuma.

⁹Liso lami liyafa ngenca yelusizi,

ngikhala kuwe, Simakadze,

imini nebusuku

ngiphakamisa tandla tami,

ngikhuleka kuwe.

¹⁰Labafile uyabentela yini timanga?

Bayavuka yini emathuneni bakudvumise? Cabanga.

¹¹Umusa wakho

kungakhulunywa yini ngawo ethuneni?

Kwetsembeka kwakho

kungakhulunywa yini ngako ekubhujisweni?

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tingatiwa yini ebumnyameni?

Kulunga kwakho

kuyatiwa yini eveni

lalabo labangasakhumbuli?

¹³Kodvwa mine, Simakadze,

ngikhala kuwe, ngicela lusito,

kutsi kusa

ube uhlangabetana nemkhuleko wami.

¹⁴Awu, Simakadze!

Ungilahlelani?

Ungifihlelelani buso bakho?

¹⁵Ngihlupheke kakhulu ngabasengotini yekufa,

kwasebusheni bami;

ngashaywa luvalo, ngasangana.

¹⁶Lulaka lwakho loluvutsako lungehlele,

kwesabisa kwakho kungicedzile.

¹⁷Kungitungeleta njengemanti onkhe emalanga,

kungitungeleta kanyekanye.

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ubacoshile, bakhashane nami;

bumnyama sebungumngani wami.

Sivumelwane saNkulunkulu kuDavide. Kute lonjengaNkulunkulu

Imaskili ya-Ethani, um-Ezra.

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Ngiyawuhlabela kuze kube phakadze

ngemisebenti yemusa wakho.

Kwetsembeka kwakho

ngiyawukumemetela ngemlomo wami

etitukulwaneni nasetitukulwaneni.

²Ngobe ngitsite:

Umusa wakho utawuma

kuze kube phakadze,

nekwetsembeka kwakho utakumisa ezulwini.

³Wena ukhulume watsi:

“Sengente sivumelwane nalokhetsiwe wami,

ngafunga kuDavide inceku yami ngatsi:

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phakadze naphakadze,

ngikwakhele sihlalo sakho sebukhosi

etitukulwaneni ngetitukulwane.’ ” Cabanga.

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Shangatsi emazulu angadvumisa

timanga takho nekwetsembeka kwakho

enhlanganweni yalabangcwele!

⁶Ngubani nje losesibhakabhakeni

longalinganiswa nawe, Simakadze?

Ngubani nje,

emkhatsini wemadvodzana aNkulunkulu,

longafananiswa naSimakadze?

⁷UnguNkulunkulu lowesatjwa

emikhandlwini yalabangcwele.

Umkhulu, futsi wesabeka

ngetulu kwabo bonkhe labakuhacile.

⁸Yebo, Simakadze!

Nkulunkulu wemabandla!

Ngubani nje lofanana nawe,

wena lonemandla, Simakadze?

Kwetsembeka kwakho kuyakuhaca.

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nakaphakama emagagasi alo,

wena uyawabindzisa.

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Titsa takho watisakata

ngesandla sakho lesinemandla.

¹¹Emazulu ngewakho,

nemhlaba wakho,

umhlaba nako konkhe lokukuwo

kwadalwa nguwe.

¹²Inyakatfo neningizimu kwadalwa nguwe.

Intsaba iThabhori nentsaba iHemoni

kudvumisa libito lakho ngenjabulo.

¹³Unengalo lenemandla,

nesandla sakho sinemandla,

nesandla sakho sekudla siphakeme.

¹⁴Kulunga nebucotfo tisekelo

tesihlalo sakho sebukhosi,

umusa nekwetsembeka

kungemavulandlela lahamba embikwakho.

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Sibusisiwe sive lesati kahle

kutsi kuyini kumpompoloza ngenjabulo,

sihambe ekukhanyeni kwebuso bakho.

¹⁶Lesive sijabula njalo nje egameni lakho,

siphakanyiswe ngenca yekulunga kwakho.

¹⁷Ngobe wena uludvumo lwemandla aso,

ngekusikhetsa kwakho

luphondvo lwemandla etfu luyaphakanyiswa.

¹⁸Sihlangu setfu sakho, Simakadze,

siyinkhosi yetfu lesayinikwa

nguLongcwele waka-Israyeli.

Setsembiso saNkulunkulu kuDavide

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kuye lowetsembekile wakho, watsi:

“Ngimsitile, ngambeka lolichawe,

ngamphakamisa lotsandzekako wami.

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sengimgcobe ngemafutsa ami langcwele.

²¹Sandla sami siyawuma naye njalo simcinise,

ngempela ingalo yami iyawumcinisa.

²²Sitsa singeke simphocelele

kutsi etfule kuso,

nalomubi angeke amhluphe.

²³Ngiyawupitjita titsa takhe embikwakhe,

ngibacitse labo labamtondzako.

²⁴Kwetsembeka kwami nemusa wami

kuyawuhlala naye;

ngelibito lami

kuyawuphakanyiswa luphondvo lwakhe.

²⁵Ngiyawumenta abuse etikwelwandle

nasetikwemifula kanyekanye.

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‘Wena unguBabe,

unguNkulunkulu wami,

nelidvwala lensindziso yami.’

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abe yinkhosi lephakeme kunemakhosi emhlaba.

²⁸Ngiyawumgcinela umusa wami

kuze kube phakadze.

Sivumelwane sami naye siyawuhlala simile.

²⁹Ngiyawumisa intalo yakhe,

kuze kube phakadze,

nesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi sisime,

yingci nakusekhona sibhakabhaka etulu.

³⁰“Nangabe bantfwabakhe

bawulahla umtsetfo wami,

bangahambi ngendlela yetincumo tami,

³¹bedzelela timiso tami,

bangayigcini imiyalo yami,

³²ngiyawube sengibafaka luswati,

ngibajezise ngenca yekona kwabo,

ngibanike imivimba ngenca yebubi babo.

³³Kodvwa

ngingeke ngiwususe umusa wami kuye,

ngingeke futsi

ngikuphikise kwetsembeka kwami.

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ngingeke ngisephule;

nemavi lese ngiwakhulumile

ngingeke ngiwagucule.

³⁵“Ngifunge kwaba kanye

ebungcweleni bami,

ngingeke ngiwacale emanga kuDavide.

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kuze kube phakadze,

nesihlalo sakhe sebukhosi asiyiwugucuka,

siyawuma njengelilanga lelisembikwami.

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ngobe yona ingufakazi lowetsembekile

losemafini.” Cabanga.

Sililo sekwehlulwa kwenkhosi

³⁸Kodvwa manje sewumlahlile wamala,

wamtfukutselela logcotjiwe wakho.

³⁹Sewusicitsile sivumelwane senceku yakho,

umchele wayo uwutsele ngelihlazo,

wawudzicela phansi.

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tonkhe tindvonga,

tinqaba tasala titindvundvuma.

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bayatikhwanyela kuyo.

Seyigucuke yaba yinhlekisa

kubomakhelwane bayo.

⁴²Uyente yancotjwa ngulabamelene nayo,

wajabulisa tonkhe titsa tayo.

⁴³Nenkemba yayo ayikadli enyameni,

wayenta yehluleka

ngisho nekubhekana nemphi.

⁴⁴Uyemuke indvuku yebukhosi esandleni sayo,

wasidzaceka phansi sihlalo sayo sebukhosi.

⁴⁵Uwafinyetile emalanga ebusha bayo,

wayembesa ngemahloni. Cabanga.

Umkhuleko wekukhululwa

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utifihla siphelane ngingakuboni?

Kuyawuze kube ngunini

lulaka lwakho luvutsa

njengemalangabi emlilo?

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singakanani emhlabeni.

Bonkhe bantfu lowabadala

bendlula njengemoya kulomhlaba.

⁴⁸Ngubani nje umuntfu loyawuphila angafi?

Ngubani nje longatigodla yena

angayi ethuneni? Cabanga.

⁴⁹Awu, Nkhosi yami!

Uphi kantsi umusa wakho lomkhulu

lowawubonakalisa endvulo,

wenta sifungo ngawo kuDavide

ngekwetsembeka kwakho?

⁵⁰Awu, Nkhosi yami!

Khumbula kuphukutwa kwenceku yakho,

nekutsi tive tingibhaceka ngetinhlamba.

⁵¹Awu, Simakadze!

Titsa takho tiyayihhalatisa

lenkhosi loyigcobile,

tiyayilandzela tiyibambe,

tiyibhaceke ngetinhlamba.

⁵²Simakadze akabongwe nini nanini!

Amen! Yebo, Amen!