Umkhuleko wokunqoba izitha
Igama. Ihubo likaDavide.
1Inhliziyo yami iduduzekile, Nkulunkulu;
ngizakuhlabelela, ngihube,
ngisho nomphefumulo wami.
2Vukani, lugubhu nehabhu!*
Ngizakuvusa ukusa.
3Ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabantu, Jehova,
ngikudumise phakathi kwezizwe.
4Ngokuba umusa wakho mkhulu phezu kwezulu,
nokuthembeka kwakho kuze kube semafwini.
5Phakama, Nkulunkulu,
phezu kwezulu,
inkazimulo yakho ibe phezu komhlaba wonke.
6Ukuze abathandekayo bakho bakhululwe,
sindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene, ungizwele.
7UNkulunkulu ukhulumile ebungcweleni bakhe, wathi:
“Ngiyakwethaba;
ngiyakulidabula iShekemi,
ngisilinganise isiGodi saseSukoti.
8Ngowami uGileyadi,
ngowami uManase;
u-Efrayimi uyisivikelo sekhanda lami,
uJuda uyintonga yami yokubusa.
9UMowabi uyisitsha sami sokuhlambela;
phezu kuka-Edomi ngiphonsa isicathulo sami;
phezu kweFilistiya ngiyethaba.”
10Ngubani oyakungiyisa emzini oyinqaba na?
Ngubani oyakungiholela kwa-Edomi na?
11Akusiwena Nkulunkulu osilahlileyo na?
Nkulunkulu, awusaphumi nezimpi zethu.
12Siphe ukuba sisizakale ekuhluphekeni,
ngokuba ukusiza komuntu kuyize.
13NgoNkulunkulu siyakwenza izenzo zamandla;
yena uyakunyathela phansi izitha zethu.