Ukubhuqwa kwelizwe lutshaba; umthandazo wokucela ukuhlangulwa nguThixo
Eyokuqiqa; eka-Asafu.
1Yini na Thixo, ukuba uhlale usihlambile,
Uqhume umsindo wakho kwizimvu zedlelo lakho?
2Líkhumbule ibandla lakho olithengileyo kwakudala,
Olikhululeyo, laba sisizwe selifa lakho;
Intaba yaseZiyon, ohleli kuyo.
3Phakamisa ukunyathela kwakho, ukuya kumanxuwa ahlala ehleli:
Utshaba luvivé into yonke engcweleni.
4Bábharhula ababandezeli bakho endaweni yokuhlangana phakathi;
Bamisa eyabo imiqondiso, yaba yiyo eyimiqondiso.
5Kwanga kungenelwe
Intshinyela yemithi ngezixengxe.
6Kungoku, uqoqo lwayo lonke
Balucanda ngamazembe neengxobonga.
7Bayifaka umlilo ingcwele yakho;
Bawuhlambela ngokuwuwisela emhlabeni umnquba wegama lakho.
8Bathi ezintliziyweni zabo, Siya kubanyanzelela phantsi kuphele;
Bazitshisile zonke iindawo zikaThixo zokuhlangana ezweni apha.
9Imiqondiso yethu asiyiboni,
Akusekho mprofeti;
Kúthi akukho waziyo ukuba koda kuse phi na kunjalo.
10Kunini na, Thixo, umbandezeli engcikiva?
Utshaba luhleli luligiba igama lakho?
11Usifinyezeleni na isandla sakho, nesokunene sakho?
Sírhole esifubeni sakho, ulugqibe.
12Ke uThixo nguKumkani wam kwakumandulo,
Ulosebenza usindiso phakathi kwehlabathi lonke.
13Nguwe owahlula ulwandle ngamandla akho,
Owaphula iintloko zeengwenya emanzini.
14Nguwe owaxhaxha iintloko zeleviyatan,•
Wazinika zakukudla kubantu, kubemi bomqwebedu.
15Nguwe owagqobhoza yayimithombo, yayimilanjana;
Nguwe owomisa imilambo engomiyo.
16Yeyakho imini, bobakho nobusuku;
Nguwe owalungisa ukukhanya nelanga.
17Nguwe owamisa yonke imida yehlabathi;
Ihlobo, nobusika, nguwe owazibumbayo ezo zinto.
18Khumbula oku; utshaba lungcikiva uYehova,
Abantu abanobudenge baligibile igama lakho.
19Musa ukuwunikela erhamncweni umphefumlo wehobe lakho;
Ungahlali uwulibele umhlambi wakho oziintsizana.
20Bheka emnqophisweni,
Ngokuba iindawo ezimnyama zelizwe zizele zizindlu zogonyamelo.
21Makangabuyi otyumkileyo ehlazisiwe;
Makalidumise igama lakho olusizana nolihlwempu.
22Khawusuk' ume, Thixo, ubambane nababambene nawe;
Khumbula ukukungcikiva kwesidenge yonke imini.
23Musa ukulilibala izwi lababandezeli bakho,
Ukungxola kwabasukela phezulu kuwe, okuhlala kunyuka.