IINDUMISO 89

₁*Ndikhoyo, ndiya kucula ngezibele zakho njalo-njalo;

ukuthembeka kwakho ndokubhengeza kuzo zonke izizukulwana.

₂Ndiya kububengeza obakho ububele ukuba soze butshitshe;

ukuthembeka kwakho ukuzinzisile emazulwini.

₃Kaloku wena wathi:

“Ndenze umnqophiso kunye nomnyulwa wam;

ndinqophisene nesicaka sam uDavide, ndathi:

₄‘Ndiya kuyimisela ngonaphakade inzala yakho;

ndoluxhasa ulawulo lwakho lungabi nasiphelo.’ ”

₅Amazulu ababaza imimangaliso yakho, Ndikhoyo,

ukuthembeka kwakho ebandleni lemilowo yakwakho!

₆Esibhakabhakeni ngubani onokulinganiswa nawe, Ndikhoyo,

ingubani kwabasemazulwini ofana nawe?

₇UnguThixo ohlonelwayo kwibandla labamsulwa;

umkhulu uyoyikeka ngaphezu kwabo bonke abakungqongileyo.

₈Ndikhoyo, Thixo onamandla onke,

ngubani oyingangamsha njengawe?

Ngeendlela zonke uthembekile!

₉Iilwandle ezinzongo-nzongo zilawulwa nguwe;

wena uyawazolisa amaza agugumayo.

₁₀Wena wasinyhasha isilo esikhulu saselwandle;

ngaloo mandla akho wazisarhaza iintshaba zakho.

₁₁Amazulu ngokunjalo nehlabathi lelakho;

ihlabathi nako konke okukulo kwasekwa nguwe.

₁₂Umntla nomzantsi wadalwa kwanguwe;

iintaba iTabhore neHermon ziyakudumisa.

₁₃Ubungangamsha bakho buyakhamnqisa;

ubugorha nobukroti bakho buyamangalisa.

₁₄Ulawulo lwakho lusekwe ngobulungisa nolungelelwano;

wena ukhokelwa bububele nokuthembeka.

₁₅Basethamsanqeni abantu abakubhengeza ngendumiso;

ewe, Ndikhoyo, abo basoloko bekufutshane nawe,

₁₆abonwatyiswa nguwe imini yonke,

bekudumisa ngenxa yobulungisa bakho.

₁₇Wena uyindili yokomelela kwabo;

batshatshele kuba baxhaswa nguwe.

₁₈LikuNdikhoyo ikhaka lethu;

ukumkani wethu uvela koyiNgcwele kaSirayeli.

₁₉Kwamandulo wena wathetha ngombono nâbo bathembekileyo, wathi:

“Ndiyithe jize ngembasa ingangalala;

ulawulo ndilunikele umfana okhethwe ebantwini.

₂₀Ndimfumene uDavide isicaka sam;

yena ndimthambise ngamafutha angcwele.

₂₁Ke ngoko isandla sam soba naye njalo-njalo;

ewe, uya komelezwa ndim.

₂₂Akasoze onganyelwe lutshaba,

nezibhoja soze zimthibaze.

₂₃Ndiya kuzinyhasha iintshaba zakhe,

ndibatshabalalise abo bamthiyileyo.

₂₄Ndohlala ndimthanda, ndilithemba lakhe;

ndiya kumenza ahlale eyintshatsheli.

₂₅Ulawulo lwakhe luya kuma ngeelwandle,

luya kuthi xhaxhe ngemilambo.

₂₆Uya kubhenela kum, athi: ‘Wena unguTata;

unguThixo wam, umqolomba ondihlangulayo.’

₂₇Yena uya kuba yinkulu yam,

abe yingangalala yookumkani behlabathi.

₂₈Ububele bam kuye buya kuma njalo-njalo;

umnqophiso wam naye soze utshitshe.

₂₉Ulawulo soze luphume endlwini yakhe;

Ewe, lona lohlala luhleli njengamazulu.

₃₀“Sothi isizukulwana sakhe sakundilahla,

ewe, sakuyilahla imiyalelo yam,

₃₁ukuba sithe sayaphula imimiselo yam,

asayithobela imithetho yam,

₃₂ndisohlwaye ngoswazi,

ndibakatse ngenxa yesono sabo.

₃₃Kambe ke soze ndipheze ukumthanda,

ingasoze inxaxhe intembeko yam.

₃₄Soze ndiwutshitshise umnqophiso wam,

lingasoze liwe phantsi ilizwi endalithethayo.

₃₅Ewe, kaloku ndafunga ubungcwele bam,

ngoko ke soze ndimxokise uDavide.

₃₆Indlu yakhe soze ithini nanini-nanini;

ulawulo lwakhe luqiniseke njengelanga.

₃₇Soze luthini, lunjengenyanga

yona ilingqina elithembekileyo elisesibhakabhakeni.”

₃₈Phi ke, ngoku umlahlile nje,

wanengcwangu ngakumthanjiswa wakho?

₃₉Uwutshitshisile umnqophiso wakho nesicaka sakho;

uyohluthile naloo mbasa yakhe.

₄₀Uzidilizile iindonga zesixeko sakhe;

uzitsho zangamabhodlo iinqaba zakhe.

₄₁Ngoku abadlulayo bayazixhwithela;

uyintlekisa nakubamelwane bakhe.

₄₂Wena uziphakamisile iintshaba zakhe;

iintshaba zakhe ziyamqholosela.

₄₃Ewe, ikrele lakho ulitsho layindunyuva;

ngoku usisisulu edabini.

₄₄Uwohluthile umsimbithi oliwonga lakhe,

walubhangisa ulawulo lwakhe.

₄₅Uyinqamle imihla yobutsha bakhe;

ewe, umthe wambu ngehlazo.

₄₆*Ndikhoyo, koda kube nini ufulathele – ngumlibe na?

Koda kube nini ivutha njengomlilo ingqumbo yakho?

₄₇Ndikhoyo, khawukhumbule ukuba bufutshane kwabo ubomi bam;

khumbula ukungabi nto kwabo ubomi bomntu.

₄₈Nguwuphi umntu oya kuhlala ngonaphakade,

ingubani ongaliphephayo ingcwaba?

₄₉Nkosi, zaya ngaphi izibele zakho zamandulo,

nditsho ezo wazifungela uDavide?

₅₀Nkosi, khawukubone ukungcikivwa kwesicaka sakho,

ndlela le ndijijithekiswa yintlamba yoluntu ngayo.

₅₁Ndikhoyo, iintshaba zihlekisa ngam;

ewe, ziphoxisa ngaye umthanjiswa wakho naphi na apho anyathela khona.

₅₂Huntshu-u-u! UNdikhoyo ngowokubongwa naphakade!

Makube njalo – ewe; amen!