Umthandazo wokubonga
Umhobe kaDavide.
1*InguNdikhoyo nje ondikhanyiselayo,
inguye nje ondisindisayo, ndingoyika ntoni?
InguNdikhoyo nje inqaba yam, ndingoyika bani?
2Xa bendidlavula abantw' abakhohlakeleyo,
iintshaba zam nabandileqayo,
kokhubeka kwabona, bawe.
3Nokuba ndingade ndingqongwe ngumkhosi,
andiyi kuba naluvalo konke.
Nokuba ndirhawulwe yimfazwe,
ndiya kuthembela ngoNdikhoyo.
4Ndinqwenela into enye kuphela kuNdikhoyo,
ndaye ndifuna yona kanye:
le yokuba ze ndihlale kwaNdikhoyo yonke imihla yobomi bam,
ndiqwalasele ubuhle bakhe, ndimfune endlwini yakhe.
5Kaloku wondikhusela enqabeni yakhe ngexesha lobubi,
andifihle engontsini endlwini yakhe,
ndithi ngcu phezulu eliweni.
6Ngoko ke ndiya kuzikrobela iintshaba ezindingqongileyo,
ndinikele uNdikhoyo idini endlwini yakhe,
ndinemivuyo ndicula, ndivumela uNdikhoyo.
7Ndive, Ndikhoyo, xa ndizibika kuwe;
yiba nenceba kum, undiphulaphule.
8Kweli wena uthi: “Funani ubuso bam,”
intliziyo yam yathi: “Ewe, ndiyafuna ukukubona, Ndikhoyo.”
9Mus' ukuzifihla kum, Ndikhoyo,
ungasilahli ngomsindo isicaka sakho.
Wena mncedi wam, mus' ukundilahla;
uzungandishiyi, Thixo wam, Mkhululi wam.
10Xa ndilahlwe ngubawo noma,
wondichola yena uNdikhoyo.
11Ndifundise indlela yakho, Ndikhoyo,
undikhokele endleleni elungileyo,
kuba zininzi iintshaba zam.
12Uzungandiyekeli kwabandivukelayo,
kuba andivukele amangqina obuxoki,
afutha ukundenzakalisa.
13Ngenene ndobuxhamla kambe ububele bukaNdikhoyo
lo gama ndisadla amazimba.
14Thembela kuNdikhoyo; yomelela, ube nesibindi!
Ewe, thembela kuNdikhoyo wena!
