Ihubo 102

₁Jehova, yizwa umkhuleko wami;

ukukhala kwami makufinyelele kuwe.

₂Ungafihli ubuso bakho kimi ngosuku losizi lwami;

beka indlebe yakho kimi,

ngosuku engimemeza ngalo usheshe ungiphendule.

₃Ngokuba izinsuku zami ziphelile njengomusi;

amathambo ashile njengezinkuni.

₄Inhliziyo yami ishayiwe,

ibunile njengotshani,

ngokuba ngiyakhohlwa ukudla isinkwa sami.

₅Ngenxa yezwi lokububula kwami

amathambo ami anamathele enyameni yami.

₆Ngiyafana nevuba ehlane,

nginjengesikhova kwahlongasibi.

₇Ngiyaqwasha,

nginjengenyoni eyodwa ophahleni lwendlu.

₈Izitha zami ziyangithuka usuku lonke;

abahlanya ngami bayangiqalekisa.

₉Ngokuba ngidlile umlotha njengesinkwa,

nophuzo lwami ngiluxubanisile nezinyembezi.

₁₀Ngenxa yentukuthelo nolaka lwakho ungifukulile, wangilahla.

₁₁Izinsuku zami zinjengethunzi elandayo;

mina uqobo ngiyabuna njengotshani.

₁₂Kepha wena Jehova uyakuhlala kuze kube phakade,

nesikhumbuzo sakho ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

₁₃Uyakuvuka, uhawukele iSiyoni;

sekuyisikhathi sokuliphatha ngomusa,

yebo, isikhathi esimisiweyo sesifikile.

₁₄Ngokuba izinceku zalo ziyathokoza ngamatshe alo,

zihawukele uthuli lwalo.

₁₅Khona abezizwe bayakulesaba igama likaJehova,

amakhosi onke omhlaba inkazimulo yakho.

₁₆Ngokuba uJehova ulakhile iSiyoni,

ubonakele enkazimulweni yakhe;

₁₇wanaka umkhuleko wabangenalutho,

engawudeleli umthandazo wabo.

₁₈Lokhu kuyakulotshelwa isizukulwane esizayo;

abantu abayakudalwa bayakudumisa uJehova.

₁₉Ngokuba ubheke phansi esekuphakameni kwakhe okungcwele,

wabuka umhlaba esezulwini

₂₀ukuba ezwe ukububula kwesiboshwa,

akhulule abantwana bokufa,

₂₁ukuze kumenyezelwe eSiyoni igama likaJehova

nodumo lwakhe eJerusalema,

₂₂nxa izizwe zibuthana ndawonye

kanye nemibuso ukumkhonza uJehova.

₂₃Wanciphisa amandla ami endleleni,

wafinyeza izinsuku zami.

₂₄Ngithi: “Nkulunkulu wami,

ungangisusi enxenyeni yezinsuku zami;

iminyaka yakho isezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.

₂₅Endulo wawusekela umhlaba,

izulu lingumsebenzi wezandla zakho.

₂₆Kuyakubhubha lokhu,

kepha uyakuma;

yebo, kuyakuguga konke njengengubo;

njengesambatho uyakukuguqula, kuguqulwe.

₂₇Kepha unguwe njalo,

iminyaka yakho ayiyikuphela.

₂₈Abantwana bezinceku zakho bayakuhlala;

inzalo yabo iyakuma phambi kwakho.”