Ithemba lozingelwayo engenacala

Umkhuleko kaDavide.

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ulalele ukukhala kwami,

ubeke indlebe emkhulekweni wami

ophuma ezindebeni ezingenankohliso.

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amehlo akho mawabheke okulungileyo.

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ungihambele ebusuku,

uyangihlolisisa, awufumani lutho;

ngiyahlosa ukuba umlomo wami ungaphambuki.

⁴Emisebenzini yabantu ngiyazilinda,

ezindleleni zezidlova ngezwi lezindebe zakho.

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izinyawo zami azisheleli.

⁶Ngikhala kuwe, ngokuba uyangizwa, Nkulunkulu;

beka indlebe yakho kimi,

uzwe izwi lami.

⁷Bonakalisa isihe sakho esimangalisayo

wena osindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene

labo abaphephela kuwe kwababahlaselayo.

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ungisithe ethunzini lamaphiko akho

⁹kubo ababi abangilimazayo,

kuzo izitha zokuphila kwami ezingihaqileyo.

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bakhuluma ngokuzidla ngomlomo wabo.

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amehlo abo bawabhekisa kukho ukungiwisa phansi emhlabathini.

¹²Unjengengonyama ehahela ukubamba,

njengebhongo lengonyama elilele ezindaweni ezisithekileyo.

¹³Vuka, Jehova, umhlangabeze, umwise phansi;

sindisa umphefumulo wami komubi ngenkemba yakho,

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abantu baleli zwe abasabelo sabo sikulokhu kuphila,

nabasisu sabo usigcwalisa ngengcebo yakho,

nabashiyela izingane zabo okusele kubo.

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ngisuthe ngesimo sakho ekuvukeni kwami.