AMAHUBO 74

₁Nkulunkulu, usilahleleni kuze kube-phakade na?

Intukuthelo yakho ithunqelelani izimvu zedlelo lakho na?

₂Khumbula ibandla lakho owalizuza endulo,

owalikhulula ukuba libe-yisifunda sefa lakho,

nentaba yaseSiyoni ohlala kuyo.

₃Lulamisela izinyawo zakho emidilikweni yaphakade;

isitha soné konke endlini engcwele.

₄Izitha zakho zibhongile phakathi kwendlu yakho yokubuthana,

zamisa izimpawu zazo zaba-yizimpawu.

₅Zaba sengathi abantu baphakamisa amazembe

emithini eminyeneyo.

₆Konke okubaziweyo kwayo

sezikuphohlozé ngembazo nangesando.

₇Zayokhela indlu yakho engcwele;

indlu yegama lakho zayidumaza kwaze kwaba-phansi emhlabathini.

₈Zathi enhliziyweni yazo: Masibachithe kanyekanye;

zashisa zonke izindlu zokubuthana zikaNkulunkulu ezweni.

₉Izimpawu zethu asiziboni; akusekhomprofethi;

akakho kithina owaziyo ukuthi koze kube-nini.

₁₀Nkulunkulu, koze kube-nini umcindezeli ethuka,

isitha sihlambalaza igama lakho njalo, na?

₁₁Usihoshelani isandla sakho, isandla sakho sokunene, na?

Sihoshe esifubeni sakho, uzichithe.

₁₂Nokho uNkulunkulu uyiNkosi yami kwaphakade

eyenza insindiso emhlabeni.

₁₃Nguwena owahlukanisa ulwandle ngamandla akho,

wachofoza amakhanda ezilo ezesabekayo emanzini.

₁₄Nguwena owaphohloza amakhanda kaLeviyathani*,

wamnika abe-ngukudla kwezidalwa zasehlane.

₁₅Nguwena owaqhamukisa isiphethu nomfudlana;

nguwe owomisa imifula egobhoza njalo.

₁₆Usuku ngolwakho, nobusuku ngobakho;

nguwena owenza ukukhanya nelanga.

₁₇Nguwena owamisa yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba;

nguwe owenza ihlobo nobusika.

₁₈Khumbula lokhu, Jehova, ukuthi isitha sithukile,

nesizwe esinobuwula silihlambalazile igama lakho.

₁₉Ungawunikeli umphefumulo wejuba lakho esilwaneni;

ungakhohlwa ukuphila kwezihlupheki zakho njalo.

₂₀Khumbula isivumelwano,

ngokuba izindawo ezimnyama zezwe zigcwele izindlu zobudlova.

₂₁Ocindezelweyo makangabuyi ejabhile;

ohluphekayo nompofu mababonge igama lakho.

₂₂Vuka, Nkulunkulu, uyimele indaba yakho;

khumbula ukuthi uklolodelwa yiziwula usuku lonke.

₂₃Ungakhohlwa izwi lezitha zakho,

ukuxokozela kwabakuvukelayo okwenyukela njalonjalo.