AMahubo 40

₁Ngamlinda ngesineke uSimakade,

wayesephendukela ngakimi,

wakuzwa ukunxusa kwami.

₂Wangikhipha emgodini wokubhujiswa,

odakeni olubishayo,

izinyawo zami wazibeka edwaleni,

wavikela izinyathelo zami.

₃Wabeka iculo elisha emlonyeni wami,

ihubo lokudumisa uNkulunkulu wami,

abaningi bayokubona lokho, besabe,

bese bethembela kuSimakade.

₄Ubusisiswe umuntu owethemba uSimakade,

ongaphendukeli kwabazikhukhumezayo,

nakulabo abaphambukiswa ngonkulunkulu bamanga.

₅Simakade Nkulunkulu wami,

ziningi izimangaliso zakho ozenzileyo,

nezizindlo zakho ngathi;

akukho okungafaniswa nawe,

uma ngiyilanda, ngiyisho,

miningi kunokuba ibalwe.

₆Awuwuthandi umhlatshelo nomnikelo wokudla.

Izindlebe zami uzigeqile.

Umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wesono awuwubizi.

₇Ngase ngithi:

“Bheka, ngiyeza; encwadini esongwayo

kulotshiwe ngami ukuthi:

₈Ngiyathanda ukwenza intando yakho,

Nkulunkulu wami,

nomthetho wakho usenhliziyweni yami.”

₉Ngishumayelile ukulunga ebandleni elikhulu,

angizivalanga izindebe zami,

Simakade, Wena uyakwazi lokho.

₁₀Ukulunga kwakho angikuthukusanga enhliziyweni yami,

ngikumemezele ukwethemba kwakho

nensindiso yakho.

Angizange ngilifihlele ibandla elikhulu

umusa wakho neqiniso lakho.

₁₁Wena Simakade ungangigodleli ububele bakho,

umusa wakho neqiniso lakho

makuhlale kungilondile njalo.

₁₂Ngokuba izinhlupheko ezingenakubalwa zingihaqile,

iziphambeko zami zingificile,

angikwazi ukubona,

ziningi ukwedlula izinwele ekhanda lami,

inhliziyo yami isiphelelwe yithemba.

₁₃Makuthandeke kuwe Simakade ukuba ungikhulule.

Simakade, mawuphuthume ungisize.

₁₄Mabajabhe, babe namahloni bonke

abafuna umphefumulo wami ukuba bawubhubhise,

abafisa ukulimala kwami mababuyiselwe emuva, bajabhiswe.

₁₅Mabashaqeke ngenxa yehlazo labo

abathi kimi:

“Ashila, ashila!”

₁₆Mabethabe, bajabule kuwe bonke abakufunayo,

abathanda insindiso yakho mabasho njalo, bathi:

“Makadunyiswe uSimakade.”

₁₇Noma ngihlupheka, ngintula,

iNkosi iyanginaka,

Wena ungumsizi wami nomsindisi wami,

Nkulunkulu wami, mawungalibali.