Ukukhala kosengozini yokufa

Igama. Ihubo lamadodana kaKora. Kumholi wokuhlabelela. NgeMahalati Leyanoti.* IMaskili* likaHemani umEzra.

88¹Jehova Nkulunkulu wensindiso yami,

ngikhala imini nobusuku phambi kwakho.

²Umkhuleko wami mawufike ebusweni bakho,

indlebe yakho uyibeke ekunxuseni kwami.

³Ngokuba umphefumulo wami ugcwele izinsizi,

ukuphila kwami kusondele endaweni yabafileyo.

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nginjengomuntu ofileyo.

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nginjengababuleweyo abalele ethuneni,

ongasabakhumbuli,

benqunyiwe esandleni sakho.

⁶Ungibekile emgodini ojulile kunayo yonke,

ebumnyameni, otweni.

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amadlambi akho onke ayangicindezela phansi. Sela*

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wangenza ngibe yisinengiso kubo;

ngivalelwe, ngingephume.

⁹Iso lami liyafa ngosizi;

ngikhala kuwe Jehova imihla yonke,

ngizelulela izandla zami kuwe.

¹⁰Abafileyo uyakubenzela isimangaliso na?

Ziyakuvuka yini izithunzi, zikubonge, na? Sela*

¹¹Kuyalandiswa yini ethuneni ngomusa wakho,

nangokuthembeka kwakho endaweni yokubhujiswa na?

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nokulunga kwakho ezweni lokukhohlwa na?

¹³Kepha mina, Jehova, ngikhala kuwe;

ekuseni umkhuleko wami uyenyuka

phambi kwakho.

¹⁴Jehova, ulahlelani umphefumulo wami,

ungifihlelelani ubuso bakho na?

¹⁵Ngihluphekile, ngingofayo kusukela ebusheni bami;

ngithwele ukwesabeka kwakho, ngiphelile.

¹⁶Ulaka lwakho olushisayo lungehlele;

ukwesabisa kwakho kungiqedile.

¹⁷Kungizungeza njengamanzi imihla yonke,

kungikaka kanyekanye.

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ubumnyama bungumhlobo wami.