Sihlabelelo 69

₁Ngisindzise, Nkulunkulu,

ngobe emanti asaze efika entsanyeni.

₂Ngiyabisha elubishini lweludzaka,

kute nalapho ngisima khona ngelunyawo,

sengize ngefika la kushona khona kakhulu,

tikhukhula setitangisibekela.

₃Ngidvubuteke kabi

ngenca yekukhala kwami,

umphimbo wami womile, uyahoshota.

Emehlo ami asacundzekile

ngenca yekulindzela wena, Nkulunkulu wami.

₄Banyenti kunetinwele tenhloko yami

badlanga ngemandla labafuna kungibulala,

labo labangitondza ngelite.

Ngiphocelelwani kutsi ngikhishiswe

intfo lengingakayebi?

₅Yebo, Nkulunkulu,

wena uyabati bulima bami,

netono tami atikafihleki kuwe.

₆Shangatsi labo labetsembele kuwe

bangete behlelwa ngemahloni

bajabhiswe ngenca yami.

Hhawu, Simakadze,

Nkulunkulu wemabandla,

shangatsi labo labafuna wena

bangete bahlazeka,

badvumale ngenca yami,

Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.

₇Ngobe ngetfwele lihlazo ngenca yakho,

buso bami sebumbonywe ngemahloni.

₈Sengingumfokati emkhatsini wabomnaketfu,

ngingumchamuki nakubantfwana baketfu.

₉Ngidliwa kushisekela indlu yakho,

tinhlamba talabakwetfukako

tehlela etikwami.

₁₀Ngakhala emphefumulweni wami, ngazila,

kwaba yinhlamba labangetfuka ngayo.

₁₁Inzilo yaba sembatfo sami,

ngagucuka ngaba yinhlekisa kubo.

₁₂Ngiyindzabamlonyeni

kulabahlala emasangweni;

tidzakwa tihlabela tigiye ngami.

₁₃Kodvwa mine lo,

umthandazo wami uta kuwe, Simakadze,

ngesikhatsi lesifanele, Nkulunkulu;

ngiphendvule ngebukhulu bemusa wakho

nesetsembiso sakho sekungisindzisa.

₁₄Ngitatulule kuloludzaka lengibisha kulo,

ngisindzise kulabo labangitondzako,

ungimonyule nasesitibeni lesishonako.

₁₅Ungativumeli tikhukhula temanti

kutsi tingemukise,

ungawavumeli emanti kutsi angimite,

ungawuvumeli nemgodzi kutsi ungigwinye.

₁₆Ngiphendvule, Simakadze,

ngobe umusa wakho muhle,

gucukela kimi ngemusa wakho lomkhulu.

₁₇Ungayifihleli buso bakho inceku yakho,

ngobe ngisebunzimeni,

phutfuma ungiphendvule.

₁₈Sondzela emphefumulweni wami, uwuhlenge,

ngephule ngobe titsa tami tinyenti.

₁₉Wena uyakwati kucoloshelwa kwami,

nekuhlazeka kwami,

ngehlelwa ngemahloni;

tonkhe titsa tami tisembikwakho.

₂₀Kuhlanjalatwa

kuwephulile umphefumulo wami,

ngadzimate ngaphelelwa nangemandla.

Ngacalata ngifuna longangihawukela,

kodvwa kwabate lengimbonako.

Ngacalata ngifuna nebadvudvuti,

nakhona kwabate lengibabonako.

₂₁Bangiphakela inyongo esikhundleni sekudla;

ekomeni kwami banginatsisa

liwayini lelimunyu.

₂₂Shangatsi lidzili labo lingaba lugibe kubo,

shangatsi inhlalakahle yabo

ingaba ngusochaka kubo.

₂₃Shangatsi emehlo abo angafiphatwa,

bangete babona,

netinyonga tabo ticeke siphelane.

₂₄Tfululela intfukutselo yakho etikwabo,

ubavimbetele ngelulaka lwakho loluvutsako.

₂₅Shangatsi imiti yabo ingacitseka,

kubete lohlala emathendeni abo.

₂₆Ngobe lowo loshaywe nguwe

bayamtingela bamhluphe,

bakhuluma ngebuhlungu

balabo labalinyatwe nguwe,

₂₇bengetele sijeziso etikwekona kwabo,

ungabavumeli kutsi bangene

ekulungeni kwakho.

₂₈Abesulwe encwadzini yekuphila,

bangabhaliswa ndzawonye nalabalungile.

₂₉Kepha mine ngiselusizini lwetinhlungu.

Insindziso yakho, Nkulunkulu,

ayingilondvolote,

ingigcine endzaweni lephakeme.

₃₀Libito laNkulunkulu

ngiyawulibonga ngemusa,

ngimphakamise ngekumbonga.

₃₁Loko Simakadze ukutsandza kakhulu

kunekunikela ngenkunzana,

ngisho nangesibheva senkunzi

lenetimphondvo nemasondvo.

₃₂Labatfobekile bayawubona bajabule,

nine lenifuna Nkulunkulu

tinhlitiyo tenu ativuseleleke.

₃₃Simakadze uyabeva labamphofu,

lababoshiwe bakhe akabadzeli.

₃₄Akadvunyiswe lizulu,

nemhlaba netilwandle,

nako konkhe lokuphila kuko.

₃₅Ngobe Nkulunkulu uyawuyisindzisa iSiyoni,

akhe kabusha emadolobha akaJuda,

bayawuhlala kuleyo ndzawo ibe yabo.

₃₆Titukulwane tetinceku takhe

tiyawuyidla ibe lifa lato,

nalabo labatsandza libito laNkulunkulu

bayawuhlala kuyo.