Umthandazo wekucela kuvikelwa esitseni
Sihlabelelo lesiyimiktamu yaDavide, lesetfulwe kumhlabelisi kutsi sifundziswe satiwe ngekusihlabela ngendlela letsi: “Siphephane.” Bufakazi. Wasihlabela ngesikhatsi alwa nemaSiriya aseMesophothamiya naseSobha, Jowabe wabe sewubuyela emuva wacitsa baka-Edomu labatinkhulungwane letilishumi natimbili endzaweni letsiwa Sigodzi Seluswayi.
1Awu, Nkulunkulu,
usiyekelele wasilahla,
wenta netivikelo tetfu tabhidlitwa,
kwaya njengobe usitfukutselele.
Buya utesilulamisa.
2Utamatamise umhlaba,
wawudzabula timfa;
tivale letimfa tawo ngobe uyaceka.
3Sive sakho usibonise tintfo letimatima,
wasinatsisa liwayini sadzakwa,
saba ngumhlaba.
4Ubanike luphawu labakwesabako,
wabenta bacocana ngaphansi kwalo,
kuze bavikeleke
emicibisholweni yetitsa. Cabanga.
5Sisindzise ngesandla sakho sekudla,
usiphendvule,
kuze labatsandzekako bakho bakhululwe.
6Nkulunkulu ukhulume
asendzaweni yakhe lengcwele watsi:
“Ngiyakwetsaba,
ngilehlukanise lakaShekhemu,
ngisabe Sigodzi saseSukhothi.
7Live laGileyadi lami,
nelive laManase lami,
Efrayimu usivikelo senhloko yami,
Juda uyindvuku yami yebukhosi.
8Mowabi ungumgezelo wami,
etikwa-Edomu ngijika sicatfulo sami.
Nine maFilisti, memetani, ningikhonte.”
9Ngitawumikiswa ngubani
kulomuti loyinqaba?
Ngitawuholwa ngubani
kuya ka-Edomu?
10Awu, Nkulunkulu,
wena usilahlile.
Awu, Nkulunkulu,
awusahambi nemabutfo etfu emphi.
11Sisite usephule etitseni tetfu,
ngobe lusito lwebantfu lulite.
12Sitawutincoma ngaNkulunkulu.
Nguye lotawugcobagcoba titsa tetfu.
