Ihubo 144

₁Makabongwe uJehova, idwala lami,

ofundisa izandla zami ukuhlasela

neminwe yami ukulwa,

₂umusa wami nenqaba yami,

umbhoshongo wami ophakemeyo nomkhululi wami,

isihlangu sami, nengiphephela kuye,

nothobisa abantu bami phansi kwami.

₃Jehova, uyini umuntu ukuba umazi,

nendodana yomuntu ukuba uyikhumbule, na?

₄Umuntu ufana nomoya;

izinsuku zakhe zinjengethunzi elidlulayo.

₅Thobisa amazulu akho, Jehova, wehle;

thinta izintaba, zithunqe.

₆Imibani mayinyazime, ubahlakaze;

thuma imicibisholo yakho, ubaphithizise.

₇Yelula isandla sakho phezulu,

ungikhulule, ungophule emanzini amakhulu

nasesandleni sabafokazi

₈abamlomo wabo ukhuluma inkohliso,

nesandla sabo sokunene singesokunene samanga.

₉Ngiyakuhlabelela kuwe Nkulunkulu isihlabelelo esisha;

ngogubhu olunezintambo eziyishumi ngiyakukuhubela.

₁₀Nguye onika amakhosi insindiso,

okhulula inceku yakhe uDavide enkembeni elimazayo.

₁₁Ngikhulule, ungophule esandleni sabafokazi

abamlomo wabo ukhuluma inkohliso,

nesandla sabo sokunene singesokunene samanga.

₁₂Lapho amadodana ethu enjengezithombo ezikhulileyo ebusheni bazo,

namadodakazi ethu enjengamatshe amagumbi abaziwe ngendlela yokwakhiwa kwezindlu zamakhosi;

₁₃lapho izingobo zethu zigcwele,

ziveza izinhlobo ngezinhlobo,

nezimvu zethu zizala ngezinkulungwane,

yebo, ngezinkulungwane eziyishumi emadlelweni ethu;

₁₄lapho izinkabi zethu zithweswe kakhulu,

nalapho kungekho ukufohla kwesitha nokungena empini nezikhalo ezitaladini zethu,

₁₅babusisiwe abantu abanjalo;

babusisiwe abantu abaNkulunkulu

wabo unguJehova.