Ithemba lozingelwayo engenacala
Umkhuleko kaDavide.
1Yizwa ukulunga, Jehova,
ulalele ukukhala kwami,
ubeke indlebe emkhulekweni wami
ophuma ezindebeni ezingenankohliso.
2Ukwahlulelwa kwami makuvele ebusweni bakho;
amehlo akho mawabheke okulungileyo.
3Uyalinga inhliziyo yami;
ungihambele ebusuku,
uyangihlolisisa, awufumani lutho;
ngiyahlosa ukuba umlomo wami ungaphambuki.
4Emisebenzini yabantu ngiyazilinda,
ezindleleni zezidlova ngezwi lezindebe zakho.
5Izinyathelo zami zinamathela ezinyaweni zakho,
izinyawo zami azisheleli.
6Ngikhala kuwe, ngokuba uyangizwa, Nkulunkulu;
beka indlebe yakho kimi,
uzwe izwi lami.
7Bonakalisa isihe sakho esimangalisayo
wena osindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene
labo abaphephela kuwe kwababahlaselayo.
8Ngigcine njengenhlamvu yeso,
ungisithe ethunzini lamaphiko akho
9kubo ababi abangilimazayo,
kuzo izitha zokuphila kwami ezingihaqileyo.
10Bavalelwe ngamanoni abo,
bakhuluma ngokuzidla ngomlomo wabo.
11Noma siyaphi, bayangizungeza;
amehlo abo bawabhekisa kukho ukungiwisa phansi emhlabathini.
12Unjengengonyama ehahela ukubamba,
njengebhongo lengonyama elilele ezindaweni ezisithekileyo.
13Vuka, Jehova, umhlangabeze, umwise phansi;
sindisa umphefumulo wami komubi ngenkemba yakho,
14nakubantu ngesandla sakho, Jehova,
abantu baleli zwe abasabelo sabo sikulokhu kuphila,
nabasisu sabo usigcwalisa ngengcebo yakho,
nabashiyela izingane zabo okusele kubo.
15Kepha mina ngiyakubuka ubuso bakho ekulungeni,
ngisuthe ngesimo sakho ekuvukeni kwami.
