IINDUMISO 74

₁Awu, Thixo! Ngani ukuba wenjenje ukusilahla?

Awusathothi na umsindo wakho kubantu bakho?

₂Khawulikhumbule ibandla lakho owalifumana mandulo,

owalikhululayo ukuze libe lilifa lakho;

khumbula ikhaya lakho intaba iZiyon.

₃Khawuye kuloo mabhodlo;

iintshaba zabhuqa konke endlwini yakho.

₄Zabharhumla phakathi endaweni engcwele,

zaza zamisa eyazo indwe.

₅Ezo zinxosha-nxosha zabhulula konke,

ngathi ngabagawuli begec' imithi.

₆Zona izinto ezenziwe ngomthi

bazintlekeza ngooncelemba nezando.

₇Zayintumek' umlilo indawo engcwele,

zayixabhela zayidiliza indlu yakho engcwele.

₈Zathi: “Masibabhangise kuthi tu.”

Kulo lonke bazitshisa iindawo zokunqula.

₉Eyakuthi indwe ayisabonakali;

akusekho namshumayeli,

kungekho waziyo ukuba koda kube nini na.

₁₀Koda kube nini, Thixo, utshaba lungcikiva?

Lohlala lukunyelisa njalo-njalo?

₁₁Kutheni ukuba ungasincedi?

Ngani ukuba usonge izandla?

₁₂Kambe ke wena, Thixo, waba ngukumkani kwamandulo.

Uyabahlangula abantu ehlabathini liphela.

₁₃Ngaloo mandla walahlula-hlula ulwandle,

waziqhekez' intloko iingwenya,

₁₄wasintlekeza intloko isilo solwandle,

sakukutya kwelo libharhileyo.

₁₅Wena wampompozisa imithombo nemilanjana,

waza wayomisa imilambo engatshiyo.

₁₆Yadalwa nguwe imini, ngokunjalo nobusuku;

ivela kuwe inyanga, ngokunjalo nelanga.

₁₇Yamiswa nguwe imida yehlabathi;

ngokukwanjalo ihlobo nobusika.

₁₈Awu, *Ndikhoyo, khumbula ukuba iintshaba ziyakusinekela;

izibhoja ziyalingcikiva igama lakho.

₁₉Ungabayekeli ezintshabeni abantu bakho;

khumbula ngokubandezeleka kwabantu bakho.

₂₀Khawucinge ngomnqophiso wakho,

kuba eli lizwe liphethwe zizibhoja

zona zigoxa kwamnyama-ndawo.

₂₁Sukubayekela abacinezelweyo;

nawo amahlwempu neentsizana makakudumise.

₂₂Khawuvuke uhlanganise, Thixo;

izibhoja zisoloko zikungcikiva.

₂₃Sukuyilibala intsholo yotshaba lwakho,

umlembelele wengxolo yabakuchasayo.