Umkhuleko Ocela Inkululeko Yesizwe
IMaskili lika-Asafa
1Nkulunkulu, usilahleleni kwaze kwaba phakade na?
Izimvu zedlelo lakho uzithunqiselelani
ngentuthu yolaka lwakho na?
2Khumbula ibandla lakho owalizuza kwasemandulo,
walikhulula ukuze libe
yisizwe esiyifa lakho,
nentaba iZiyoni ohlala kuyo.
3Phangisa uzobona incithakalo yaphakade,
isitha sesone konke endlini engcwele.
4Izitha zakho zibhonge
phakathi endlini yakho yokuhlanganela,
zamisa izimpawu zazo zaba ngamabhanela,
5kwangathi ngumuntu ephakamisa izembe phakathi
kwemithi eminyeneyo.
6Konke okwayo okubaziweyo
zakuphohloza ngembazo nangesando.
7Indlu yakho engcwele zayokhela ngomlilo.
Indlu yegama lakho zayidumaza,
zayicekela phansi.
8Zathi enhliziyweni yazo:
“Masibabhubhise kanyekanye;”
zazishisa zonke izindlu zikaNkulunkulu zokuhlanganela.
9Izimpawu zethu asiziboni,
akusekho mphrofethi,
akekho kithi owaziyo
ukuthi kuyoze kube nini.
10Nkulunkulu, kuyoze kube nini
umcindezeli esithuka,
isitha sihlala sihlambalaza
igama lakho na?
11Usigodleleni isandla sakho,
isandla sakho sokunene na?
Sikhiphe esifubeni sakho, uzibhubhise.
12UNkulunkulu uyiNkosi yami
kuze kube phakade,
nguye owenza insindiso emhlabeni.
13NguWena owehlukanisa ulwandle ngamandla akho,
waphohloza amakhanda ezilo zasemanzini ezesabekayo.
14NguWena owaphohloza amakhanda kaLeviyathani,
wamnika izidalwa zasendle, zamudla.
15NguWena owaveza isiphethu nomfudlana;
nguWena owomisa imifula egobhoza ingashi.
16Usuku lungolwakho,
nobusuku bungobakho;
nguWena owenza ukukhanya nelanga.
17NguWena owamisa yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba;
nguWena owenza ihlobo nobusika.
18Simakade, khumbula lokhu, isitha sisethukile,
nesizwe esinobuwula silihlambalazile igama lakho.
19Ungawunikeli umphefumulo wejuba lakho esilwaneni;
ungakhohlwa ukuphila kwezihlupheki zakho.
20Khumbula isivumelwano,
ngokuba izindawo zezwe ezimnyama,
zigcwele izindlu zobudlova.
21Ocindezelweyo makangabuyi ejabhile,
ohluphekayo nompofu mababonge igama lakho.
22Vuka, Nkulunkulu, uyimele indaba yakho,
khumbula ukuthi uklolodelwa yiziwula usuku lonke.
23Ungakhohlwa yizwi lezitha zakho,
ukuxokozela kwabakuvukelayo
kuya ngokuya kwenyukela.