Ihubo 139

₁Jehova, uyangihlolisisa, uyangazi.

₂Uyakwazi ukuhlala kwami nokuvuka kwami,

uqonda umcabango wami ukude.

₃Uyaphenya ukuhamba kwami nokulala kwami,

wazana nezindlela zonke zami.

₄Ngokuba alikho izwi olimini lwami, Jehova,

ongalaziyo ngokupheleleyo.

₅Ungizungezile ngasemuva nangaphambili,

wabeka isandla sakho phezu kwami.

₆Ukwazi okunjalo kuyangimangalisa;

kuphakeme, anginakufinyelela kukho.

₇Ngiyakuyaphi,

ngisuke emoyeni wakho, na?

Ngiyakubalekelaphi,

ngimuke ebusweni bakho, na?

₈Uma ngikhuphukela ezulwini,

wena ulapho;

uma ngendlala icansi lami endaweni yabafileyo, nangu wena.

₉Uma ngithabatha amaphiko okusa,

ngiye ngihlale emikhawulweni yolwandle,

₁₀nalapho isandla sakho siyakungihola,

esokunene sakho singibambe.

₁₁Uma bengithi: “Ubumnyama mabungehlele,

ukukhanya kube ngubusuku kimi,”

₁₂ubumnyama bebungayikuba mnyama kuwe,

ngokuba ubusuku bebuyakukhanya njengemini,

ubumnyama bufane nokukhanya.

₁₃Ngokuba wena uzenzile izinso zami,

wangaluka esiswini sikamame.

₁₄Ngiyakukubonga,

ngokuba ngenziwa ngokwesabekayo nangokumangalisayo;

imisebenzi yakho iyamangalisa;

umphefumulo wami uyakwazi kahle.

₁₅Amathambo ami ayengafihlekile kuwe,

lapho ngenziwa ekusithekeni,

ngibunjwa ezindaweni ezijulileyo zomhlaba.

₁₆Amehlo akho angibona ngiseyihlule;

zonke izinsuku zami zalotshwa encwadini yakho,

zanqunywa, lungakafiki nolulodwa kuzo.

₁₇Imicabango yakho, Nkulunkulu, ingamagugu kimi;

bukhulu kangaka ubuningi bayo.

₁₈Uma bengiyakuyibala,

miningi kunesihlabathi;

lapho ngivuka, bengiyakuba nawe.

₁₉Sengathi ungabulala ababi, Nkulunkulu;

ngalokho sukani kimi nina bantu begazi.

₂₀Bakhuluma ngamacebo ngawe,

baliphatha ngeze igama lakho.

₂₁Jehova, angibazondi abakuzondayo na?

Anginengwa ngabakuvukelayo na?

₂₂Ngiyabazonda ngenzondo epheleleyo;

bayizitha kimi.

₂₃Ngihole, Nkulunkulu,

wazi inhliziyo yami;

ngilinge, wazi imicabango yami,

₂₄ubone, uma kukhona indlela yosizi kimi,

ungiholele endleleni yaphakade.