Ihubo 143

₁Jehova, yizwa umkhuleko wami,

ubeke indlebe ekuncengeni kwami;

ungiphendule ngokuthembeka kwakho nokulunga kwakho.

₂Ungangeni ekwahluleleni nenceku yakho,

ngokuba akukho muntu okhona olungile emehlweni akho.

₃Ngokuba isitha siyazingela umphefumulo wami,

sicindezela phansi emhlabathini ukuphila kwami;

singihlalisile ebumnyameni njengabakade bafa.

₄Umoya wami uphelile kimi;

inhliziyo yami igongobele phakathi kwami.

₅Ngiyakhumbula izinsuku zasendulo,

ngizindla ngemisebenzi yakho yonke,

ngicabange ngezenzo zezandla zakho.

₆Ngiyazelulela izandla zami kuwe;

umphefumulo wami womela wena

njengomhlaba owomileyo. Sela*

₇Shesha ungiphendule, Jehova;

umoya wami uyaphela;

ungangifihleli ubuso bakho,

funa ngifane nabashona egodini.

₈Ngizwise umusa wakho ekuseni,

ngokuba ngiyethemba kuwe;

ngazise indlela engifanele ukuhamba ngayo,

ngokuba ngiphakamisela kuwe umphefumulo wami.

₉Ngikhulule ezitheni zami;

Jehova, ngicashe kuwe.

₁₀Ngifundise ukwenza intando yakho,

ngokuba wena unguNkulunkulu wami;

umoya wakho omuhle mawungihole emhlabathini olelezekileyo.

₁₁Jehova, ngiphilise ngenxa yegama lakho,

ngokulunga kwakho uwukhiphe umphefumulo wami ekuhluphekeni.

₁₂Zinqume izitha zami ngomusa wakho,

ubabhubhise bonke abahlupha umphefumulo wami,

ngokuba ngiyinceku yakho.