Umthandazo wobandezelekileyo ezicelela inceba yena neZiyon
Umthandazo wolusizana xa atyhafileyo, ephalaza iinkalazo zakhe phambi koYehova.
1Yehova, wuve umthandazo wam,
Kufike kuwe ukuzibika kwam.
2Musa ukubusithelisa ubuso bakho kum ngemini yokubandezelwa kwam,
Ndíthobele indlebe yakho;
Ngemini endidanduluka ngayo khawuleza undiphendule.
3Ngokuba iyaphela imihla yam njengomsi;
Amathambo am avutha njengeziko.
4Ibethwé yoma njengomfuno intliziyo yam,
Ngokuba ndilibele nokudla ukudla kwam.
5Ngenxa yezwi lokugcuma kwam
Amathambo am atshele enyameni yam.
6Ndifana nengcwangube yentlango,
Ndinjengesikhova sasemanxoweni.
7Andilali;
Ndinjengentaka eyodwa phezu kwendlu.
8Imini yonke ziyandingcikiva iintshaba zam,
Abandigezelayo bathuka ngam.
9Ngokuba ndidlé uthuthu njengesonka,
Into endiyiselayo ndiyiphithikezé nezililo,
10Ngenxa yokubhabhama kwakho noburhalarhume bakho;
Ngokuba ùndifunqule wandilahla.
11Imihla yam injengokoluka kwamathunzi;
Mna ndomile njengomfuno.
12Ke wena, Yehova, uhleli ngonaphakade,
Inkumbuzo yakho ikwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana.
13Ùya kusuk' ume, uyiphathe iZiyon ngemfesane;
Ngokuba lixesha lokuyibabala eli, ngokuba lifikile ixesha elimisiweyo.
14Ngokuba abakhonzi bakho bakholiswe ngamatye ayo,
Uthuli lwayo banofefe ngalo.
15Ziya kuloyika iintlanga igama likaYehova,
Nookumkani bonke behlabathi ubuqaqawuli bakho;
16Ngokuba eyakhile iZiyon uYehova,
Wabonakala ebuqaqawulini bakhe.
17Uwubhekile umthandazo wabachushuluzayo,
Àkawudela umthandazo wabo.
18Oko kuya kubhalelwa isizukulwana esizayo,
Abantu abaza kudalwa badumise uYehova.
19Ngokuba úqondele, esendaweni yakhe ephezulu engcwele;
Wondela ehlabathini esemazulwini uYehova,
20Ukuba akuve ukugcuma kwabakhonkxiweyo,
Abakhulule oonyana bokufa;
21Bancokole eZiyon ngegama likaYehova,
Ngendumiso yakhe eYerusalem;
22Ekubuthelaneni kwezizwe ndawonye,
Nezikumkani, ukuba zikhonze uYehova.
23Úwathobile endleleni amandla am,
Uyinqamle imihla yam.
24Ndithi, Thixo wam, musa ukundisusa phakathi kwemihla yam.
Ikwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana iminyaka yakho.
25Waliseka kudala ihlabathi;
Lisisenzo sezandla zakho izulu.
26Ezo zinto ziya kudaka, wena ke ume;
Zona zonke ziya konakala njengengubo,
Wòzigugisa njengesambatho, ziguge;
27Ke wena uhleli unguwe,
Iminyaka yakho ayinakuphela.
28Oonyana babakhonzi bakho baya kuhlala,
Imbewu yabo izimasèke phambi kwakho.