Ihubo lokubonga kukaDavide
1UDavide wakhuluma kuJehova amazwi alelihubo mhla uJehova emophula esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke nasesandleni sikaSawule,
2wathi:
UJehova uyidwala lami,
nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami;
3uNkulunkulu uyidwala lami engiphephela kulo,
nesihlangu sami, nophondo lokusindiswa kwami,
inqaba yami ephakemeyo nesiphephelo sami;
msindisi wami, uyangisindisa ebudloveni.
4Ngiyamemeza kuJehova odumisekayo,
ngisindiswe ezitheni zami.
5Ngokuba amaza okufa angihaqa;
izikhukhula zokona zangethusa.
6Izintambo zasendaweni yabafileyo zangizungeza,
izihibe zokufa zangehlela.
7Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uJehova,
ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami;
walizwa izwi lami esethempelini lakhe;
ukukhala kwami kwangena ezindlebeni zakhe.
8Umhlaba wawusuzamazama, wadikizela;
izisekelo zezulu zathuthumela,
zaqhaqhazela ngokuba ethukuthele.
9Kwenyuka umusi emakhaleni akhe,
nomlilo odlayo emlonyeni wakhe;
amalahle avutha kuye.
10Wathobisa izulu, wehla;
ubumnyama babuphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.
11Wakhwela phezu kwekherubi*, wandiza;
wabonwa emaphikweni omoya.
12Wenza ubumnyama bube-ngamadokodo amphahlayo,
amanzi aqoqane, amafu abe-nzima.
13Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhe
kwavuthiswa amalahle omlilo.
14UJehova waduma ezulwini;
oPhezukonke walizwakalisa izwi lakhe.
15Wathuma imicibisholo, wabangquzula,
yebo, nonyazi, wabadidizelisa.
16Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi;
izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwa
ngesijeziso sikaJehova,
ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akhe.
17Waselula isandla sakhe ephezulu, wangibamba;
wangikhipha emanzini amaningi.
18Wangophula esitheni sami esinamandla
nakubo abangizondayo,
ngokuba base bengahlulile.
19Bangihlasela ngosuku lwesigemegeme sami,
kepha uJehova waba-yinsika yami.
20Wangiphumisela endaweni ebanzi:
wangikhulula, ngokuba ebethokoza ngami.
21UJehova wangivuza ngokokulunga kwami;
wangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.
22Ngokuba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaJehova;
angimukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngokushinga.
23Ngokuba yonke imithetho yakhe yayiphambi kwami,
nezimiso zakhe angizivumanga ukuba zisuke kimi.
24Ngangiphelele kuye;
ngabuxwaya ububi.
25UJehova wayesebuyisela kimi njengokulunga kwami,
njengokuhlanzeka kwami phambi kwamehlo akhe.
26Kothembekileyo uyazibonakalisa ethembekile;
kumuntu oqotho uyazibonakalisa eqotho;
27kohlanzekileyo uyazibonakalisa ehlanzekile;
koyisigwegwe uyazibonakalisa enenkani.
28Uyasindisa abantu abathobekileyo,
kepha amehlo akho aphezu kwabaqhoshileyo ukuba ubathobise.
29Ngokuba wena uyisibani sami, Jehova;
uJehova uyakhanyisa ubumnyama bami.
30Ngokuba ngawe ngingahlasela impi;
ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingeqa ugange.
31Indlela kaNkulunkulu iphelele;
izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile;
yena uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye.
32Ngokuba ngubani onguNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaJehova,
ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?
33UNkulunkulu uyangibhincisa amandla;
uyenza indlela yami ilunge,
34yena owenza izinyawo zami zibenjengezendluzelekazi,
angimise emagqumeni ami;
35ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa,
ukuze izingalo zami zinsale umnsalo wethusi.
36Wena unginikile isihlangu sensindiso yakho;
ubumnene bakho bungikhulisile.
37Amabanga okunyathela kwami uwandisile;
amaqakala ami awaxegi.
38Ngazixosha izitha zami, ngazifica;
angibuyanga ngingakaziqedi.
39Ngaziqeda, ngaziphahlaza, zaze zahluleka ukuvuka;
zawa phansi kwezinyawo zami.
40Wangibhincisa amandla okulwa;
ababengivukele wabathobisa phansi kwami.
41Wangifulathelisela izitha zami,
nabangizondayo ngabaqothula.
42Bakhala, kepha akubangakho osindisayo,
nakuJehova, kodwa akaze aphendula.
43Ngabacolisisa njengothuli lomhlabathi;
ngabagxoba, ngabalahla njengensila ezitaladini.
44Wangikhulula ezimpini zabantu bami;
wangilonda ngaba-yinhloko yabezizwe;
abantu engingabaziyo bangikhonza.
45Abafo bazithoba phansi kwami;
banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe, base bengilalela.
46Abafo babuna,
baphuma ezinqabeni zabo bethuthumele.
47UJehova usekhona malidunyiswe idwala lami;
makaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami,
48uNkulunkulu onginikile impindiselo,
wathobisa izizwe phansi kwami;
49ongikhiphile ezitheni zami,
wangiphakamisa phezu kwabangivukelayo,
wangikhulula kumuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu.
50Ngalokho-ke ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabezizwe, Jehova,
ngilihubele igama lakho.
51Uyenza insindiso ibe-nkulu enkosini yakhe;
uyenza umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe uDavide
nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube-phakade.