AMAHUBO 18

₁Wathi: Ngiyakuthanda, Jehova, mandla ami.

₂Jehova uyidwala lami, nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami;

uNkulunkulu wami uyidwala lami engiphephela kulo,

nesihlangu sami, nophondo lokusindiswa kwami, inqaba yami ephakemeyo.

₃Ngiyamemeza kuJehova odumisekayo,

ngisindiswe ezitheni zami.

₄Izintambo zokufa zangizungelezela,

izikhukhula zokona zangethusa.

₅Izintambo zasendaweni yabafileyo zangizungeza,

izihibe zokufa zangehlela.

₆Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uJehova,

ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami;

walizwa izwi lami esethempelini lakhe;

ukukhala kwami phambi kwakhe kwangena ezindlebeni zakhe.

₇Umhlaba wawusuzamazama, wadikizela;

izisekelo zezintaba zathuthumela,

zagubhuzela ngokuba ethukuthele.

₈Kwenyuka umusi emakhaleni akhe,

nomlilo odlayo emlonyeni wakhe;

amalahle avutha kuye.

₉Wathobisa izulu, wehla;

ubumnyama babuphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.

₁₀Wakhwela phezu kwekherubi*, wandiza;

washweza ngamaphiko omoya.

₁₁Ubumnyama wabenza isisibekelo, idokodo lakhe elimphahlayo;

amanzi amnyama, amafu anzima.

₁₂Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhe amafu akhe abanga phambili,

isichotho namalahle avuthayo.

₁₃UJehova waduma ezulwini;

oPhezukonke walizwakalisa izwi lakhe:

isichotho namalahle avuthayo.

₁₄Wathuma imicibisholo yakhe, wabangquzula,

nemibani eminingi, wabadidizelisa.

₁₅Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi;

izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwa

ngesijeziso sakho, Jehova,

ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akho.

₁₆Waselula isandla sakhe ephezulu, wangibamba;

wangikhipha emanzini amaningi.

₁₇Wangophula esitheni sami esinamandla

nakubo abangizondayo,

ngokuba base bengahlulile.

₁₈Bangihlasela ngosuku lwesigemegeme sami,

kepha uJehova waba-yinsika yami.

₁₉Wangiphumisela endaweni ebanzi;

wangikhulula, ngokuba ebethokoza ngami.

₂₀UJehova wangivuza ngokokulunga kwami;

wangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.

₂₁Ngokuba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaJehova,

angimukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngokushinga.

₂₂Ngokuba yonke imithetho yakhe yayiphambi kwami,

nezimiso zakhe angivumanga ukuba zisuke kimi.

₂₃Ngangiphelele kuye;

ngabuxwaya ububi.

₂₄UJehova wayesebuyisela kimi njengokulunga kwami,

njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami phambi kwamehlo akhe.

₂₅Kothembekileyo uyazibonakalisa uthembekile;

kumuntu oqotho uzibonakalisa uqotho;

₂₆kohlanzekileyo uyazibonakalisa uhlanzekile;

koyisigwegwe uyazibonakalisa unenkani.

₂₇Ngokuba wena uyabasindisa abantu abathobekileyo,

kepha amehlo abaqhoshileyo uyawathobisa.

₂₈Ngokuba wena uyokhela isibani sami;

uJehova uNkulunkulu wami uyakhanyisa ubumnyama bami.

₂₉Ngokuba ngawe ngingahlasela impi;

ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingeqa ugange.

₃₀Indlela kaNkulunkulu iphelele;

izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile;

yena uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye.

₃₁Ngokuba ngubani onguNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaJehova,

ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?

₃₂uNkulunkulu ongibhincisa amandla,

owenza indlela yami ilunge;

₃₃owenza izinyawo zami zibe-njengezendluzelekazi,

angimise emagqumeni ami;

₃₄ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa,

ukuze izingalo zami zinsale umnsalo wethusi.

₃₅Wena unginikile isihlangu sensindiso yakho,

isandla sakho sokunene singisekele,

nobumnene bakho bungikhulisile.

₃₆Amabanga okunyathela kwami uwandisile;

amaqakala ami awaxegi.

₃₇Ngazixosha izitha zami, ngazifica;

angibuyanga ngingakaziqedi.

₃₈Ngaziphahlaza, zaze zahluleka ukuvuka;

zawa phansi kwezinyawo zami.

₃₉Wangibhincisa amandla okulwa;

ababengivukele wabathobisa phansi kwami.

₄₀Wangifulathelisela izitha zami,

nabangizondayo ngabaqothula.

₄₁Bakhala, kepha akubangakho osindisayo,

nakuJehova, kodwa akaze aphendula.

₄₂Ngabacolisisa njengothuli emoyeni;

ngabalahla njengensila ezitaladini.

₄₃Wangikhulula ezimpini zabantu;

wangimisa ngaba-yinhloko yabezizwe;

abantu engingabaziyo bangikhonza.

₄₄Banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe, base bengilalela;

abafo bazithoba phansi kwami.

₄₅Abafo babuna,

baphuma ezinqabeni zabo bethuthumele.

₄₆UJehova usekhona, malidunyiswe idwala lami;

makaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami,

₄₇uNkulunkulu onginikile impindiselo,

wathobisa izizwe phansi kwami;

₄₈ongikhululile ezitheni zami,

yebo, ongiphakamisile phezu kwabangivukelayo,

wangikhulula kumuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu.

₄₉Ngalokho-ke ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabezizwe, Jehova,

ngilihubele igama lakho.

₅₀Uyenza insindiso ibe-nkulu enkosini yakhe;

uyenza umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe uDavide

nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube-phakade.