IsiLilo 3

₁Ngingumuntu obone ukuhlupheka

ngentonga yentukuthelo yakhe.

₂Ungiholile, wangihambisa ebumnyameni,

kungesikho ekukhanyeni.

₃Impela uyangiphendulela isandla sakhe

ephinda njalo zonke izinsuku.

₄Ugugisile inyama yami nesikhumba sami,

waphula amathambo ami.

₅Ungakhele, wangihaqa

ngenyongo nangokushikashikeka.

₆Ungihlalisile ebumnyameni

njengabakade bafa.

₇Ungibiyele ukuze ngingaphumi,

wenza amaketanga ami ukuba asinde.

₈Nalapho ngikhala ngicela ukusindiswa,

uyavalela umkhuleko wami.

₉Ubiyele izindlela zami ngamatshe abaziweyo,

wagwegwisa imikhondo yami.

₁₀Ukimi njengebhere* eliqamekelayo

nengonyama ezindaweni ezisithekileyo.

₁₁Wachezukisa izindlela zami, wangidwengula,

wangenza incithakalo.

₁₂Wansala umnsalo wakhe,

wangimisa ngibe yisigcibisholo somcibisholo.

₁₃Wahlaba izinso zami

ngemicibisholo yesambo sakhe.

₁₄Sengingohlekwayo kubantu bonke,

ngihaywa usuku lonke.

₁₅Wangisuthisa ngokubabayo,

wangigcwalisa ngomhlonyane.

₁₆Waphula amazinyo ami ngohlalwane,

wangembesa umlotha.

₁₇Walahla kude nokuthula umphefumulo wami,

ngakhohlwa inhlanhla.

₁₈Ngathi:

“Amandla ami nethemba lami kuJehova kuphelile.”

₁₉Khumbula ukuhlupheka kwami nosizi lwami,

umhlonyane nenyongo.

₂₀Umphefumulo wami uyakukhumbula nokukukhumbula,

uthobile phakathi kwami.

₂₁Kepha yilokhu engiyakukubuyisela enhliziyweni yami,

ngalokho nginethemba:

₂₂ngumusa kaJehova ukuthi asiqediwe,

ngokuba ububele bakhe abupheli.

₂₃Busha ekuseni njalo;

ukuthembeka kwakho kukhulu.

₂₄UJehova uyisabelo sami,

usho umphefumulo wami;

ngakho ngiyakwethemba kuye.

₂₅UJehova muhle kwabamethembayo,

kumphefumulo omfunayo.

₂₆Kuhle ukumethemba nokulindela ngokuthula

ukusindisa kukaJehova.

₂₇Kuhle kumuntu ukuba athwale ijoka

ebusheni bakhe.

₂₈Makahlale yedwa, athule,

lapho emthwesa lona.

₂₉Makabeke umlomo wakhe othulini;

mhlawumbe kungaba khona ithemba.

₃₀Makanike isihlathi sakhe komshayayo,

asuthe ngenhlamba.

₃₁Ngokuba uJehova akayikulahla

kuze kube phakade.

₃₂Ngokuba noma edabukisile,

uyakuhawukela nokho ngokobukhulu bomusa wakhe.

₃₃Ngokuba akahluphi,

angadabukisi abantwana babantu ngenxa yokuba ekuthanda.

₃₄Ukuphahlaza phansi kwezinyawo

zonke iziboshwa zasemhlabeni,

₃₅nokuchezukisa imfanelo yomuntu

phambi kobuso boPhezukonke,

₃₆nokona umuntu ecaleni lakhe,

iNkosi ayikuboni lokhu na?

₃₇Kwasho ubani, kwenzakala,

iNkosi ingakuyalelanga, na?

₃₈Akuphumi okuhle nokubi

emlonyeni woPhezukonke na?

₃₉Ukhononelani umuntu ophilayo,

umuntu ojeziswa ngezono zakhe, na?

₄₀Masiphenye, sicinge izindlela zethu,

sibuyele kuJehova.

₄₁Masiphakamise izinhliziyo zethu kanye nezandla zethu

kuNkulunkulu ezulwini.

₄₂Siphambukile, sahlubuka;

wena awukuyekelanga.

₄₃Wazembesa ulaka, wasixosha,

wabulala, ungahawukelanga.

₄₄Wazembesa ifu,

ukuze imikhuleko yethu ingafinyeleli.

₄₅Usenze umphucuzo nemfucumfucu

phakathi kwabantu.

₄₆Zonke izitha zethu

zisikhamisele imilomo yazo.

₄₇Uvalo nomgodi kusehlele,

ukubhujiswa nokuchithwa.

₄₈Iso lami liyamululeka imifula yamanzi

ngenxa yokuchithwa kwendodakazi yabantu bami.

₄₉Iso lami liyamululeka, alinqamuki;

akukho ukukhawuka,

₅₀aze abheke uJehova,

abone esezulwini.

₅₁Iso lami lenza umphefumulo wami ube buhlungu

ngenxa yawo onke amadodakazi omuzi wakithi.

₅₂Abayizitha zami ngeze

bangizingele nokungizingela njengenyoni.

₅₃Banqume ukuphila kwami emgodini,

bangiphonsa ngetshe.

₅₄Amanzi aminzisa ikhanda lami.

Ngathi: “Nginqunyiwe.”

₅₅Ngalibiza igama lakho, Jehova,

ngisemgodini phansi.

₅₆Wezwa izwi lami;

ungasithezi indlebe yakho

lapho ngikhalela ukusizwa.

₅₇Wasondela ngosuku

lokubiza kwami, wathi: “Ungesabi.”

₅₈Nkosi, umela indaba yomphefumulo wami,

uyahlenga ukuphila kwami.

₅₉Jehova, uyabona ukoniwa kwami;

thetha indaba yami.

₆₀Uyabona konke ukuphindisa kwabo

nawo onke amacebo abo ngami.

₆₁Uyezwa inhlamba yabo, Jehova,

nawo onke amacebo abo ngami,

₆₂izindebe zabangivukeleyo

nemicabango yabo ngami izinsuku zonke.

₆₃Bheka ukuhlala kwabo nokuvuka kwabo;

ngihaywa yibo.

₆₄Uyakubaphindisela, Jehova,

ngokwemisebenzi yezandla zabo.

₆₅Uyakubanika isimbozo senhliziyo,

isiqalekiso sakho sibe phezu kwabo.

₆₆Uyakubaxosha ngentukuthelo,

ubabhubhise,

bangabe besaba khona phansi kwezulu likaJehova.