Ihubo 132

₁Jehova,

mkhumbulele uDavide zonke izinhlupheko zakhe

₂ukuthi wafunga kuJehova,

wenza isithembiso kuye onguMninimandla kaJakobe, ethi:

₃“Angiyikungena etendeni lendlu yami;

angiyikwenyukela embhedeni wami;

₄angiyikunika amehlo ami ubuthongo,

nezinkophe zami ukozela

₅ngingakatholeli uJehova indawo,

indlu yonguMninimandla kaJakobe.”

₆Bheka, sizwile ngakho e-Efratha,

sakufumana ezweni laseJari.

₇“Masingene endlini yakhe,

sikhuleke ngasesenabelweni sezinyawo zakhe.

₈Vuka, Jehova, uye ekuphumuleni kwakho,

wena nomphongolo wamandla akho.

₉Abapristi bakho mabembeswe ukulunga,

abangcwele bakho bethabe.”

₁₀Ngenxa yenceku yakho uDavide

mawungaphenduli ubuso bogcotshiweyo wakho.

₁₁UJehova ufungile kuDavide ngeqiniso,

akabuyi kukho, ethi:

“Owenzalo yomzimba wakho

ngiyakumbeka esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi.

₁₂Uma abantwana bakho begcina isivumelwano sami

nobufakazi bami engiyakubafundisa bona,

khona abantwana babo bayakuhlala

esihlalweni sakho kuze kube phakade.”

₁₃Ngokuba uJehova ukhethile iSiyoni;

ulithandile libe yindawo yakhe yokuhlala:

₁₄“Yona ingeyokuphumula kwami kuze kube phakade;

lapha ngiyakuhlala khona,

ngokuba ngiyifunile.

₁₅Ngiyakubusisa kakhulu ukudla kwalo;

abampofu balo ngiyakubasuthisa ngesinkwa.

₁₆Abapristi balo ngiyakubembesa insindiso;

abangcwele balo bayakumemeza nokumemeza ngenjabulo.

₁₇“Ngiyakuhlumisa uphondo lukaDavide,

ogcotshiweyo wami ngimlungisele isibani.

₁₈Izitha zalo ngiyakuzembesa ihlazo,

kepha kuyena uqobo umqhele wakhe uyakukhazimula.”