Ukubonga nokucela ukusindiswa nempumelelo
ElikaDavide
1Makabongwe uJehova, idwala lami,
ofundisa izandla zami ukuhlasela
neminwe yami ukulwa,
2umusa wami nenqaba yami,
umbhoshongo wami ophakemeyo nomkhululi wami,
isihlangu sami, nengiphephela kuye,
nothobisa abantu bami phansi kwami.
3Jehova, uyini umuntu ukuba umazi,
nendodana yomuntu ukuba uyikhumbule, na?
4Umuntu ufana nomoya;
izinsuku zakhe zinjengethunzi elidlulayo.
5Thobisa amazulu akho, Jehova, wehle;
thinta izintaba, zithunqe.
6Imibani mayinyazime, ubahlakaze;
thuma imicibisholo yakho, ubaphithizise.
7Yelula isandla sakho phezulu,
ungikhulule, ungophule emanzini amakhulu
nasesandleni sabafokazi
8abamlomo wabo ukhuluma inkohliso,
nesandla sabo sokunene singesokunene samanga.
9Ngiyakuhlabelela kuwe-Nkulunkulu isihlabelelo esisha;
ngogubhu olunezintambo eziyishumi ngiyakukuhubela.
10Nguye onika amakhosi insindiso,
okhulula inceku yakhe uDavide enkembeni elimazayo.
11Ngikhulule, ungophule esandleni sabafokazi
abamlomo wabo ukhuluma inkohliso,
nesandla sabo sokunene singesokunene samanga.
12Lapho amadodana ethu enjengezithombo ezikhulileyo ebusheni bazo,
namadodakazi ethu enjengamatshe amagumbi abaziwe ngendlela yokwakhiwa kwezindlu zamakhosi;
13lapho izingobo zethu zigcwele, ziveza izinhlobo ngezinhlobo,
nezimvu zethu zizala ngezinkulungwane, yebo, ngezinkulungwane eziyishumi emadlelweni ethu;
14lapho izinkabi zethu zithweswé kakhulu,
nalapho kungekho ukufohla kwesitha nokungena empini nezikhalo ezitaladini zethu,
15babusisiwe abantu abanjalo;
babusisiwe abantu abaNkulunkulu wabo unguJehova.