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“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.

₅“Ngokuba 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.

₈“Umhlaba 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.

₂₁“UJehova 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.

₂₆“Kothembekileyo 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.

₃₂“Ngokuba ngubani onguNkulunkulu

ngaphandle kukaJehova,

ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?

₃₃UNkulunkulu uyangibhincisa

amandla;

uyenza indlela yami ilunge,

₃₄yena owenza izinyawo zami zibe

njengezendluzelekazi,

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.

₃₈“Ngazixosha 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.

₄₄“Wangikhulula 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 bethuthumela.

₄₇“UJehova 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.”