Ihubo 37

₁Ungazikhathazi ngababi,

ungabi namhawu ngabenza okungalungile.

₂Ngokuba bayakusikwa masinyane njengotshani,

babune njengemithana eluhlaza.

₃Themba kuJehova,

wenze okulungileyo;

hlala ezweni, uzondle ngokukholeka;

₄zithokozise ngoJehova,

yikhona ezakukunika okufiswa yinhliziyo yakho.

₅Nikela indlela yakho esandleni sikaJehova, umethembe;

yena uzakukwenza.

₆Uzakuhlalukisa ukulunga kwakho njengokukhanya,

nokufanele wena njengemini.

₇Thula phambi kukaJehova,

ulindele yena;

ungakhathazeki ngonenhlanhla endleleni yakhe,

ngomuntu osongoza amacebo amabi.

₈Pheza ukuthukuthela;

yeka ulaka, ungakhathazeki;

kubanga ukona nje.

₉Ngokuba ababi bazakuchithwa,

kepha abalindela uJehova bazakudla ifa lomhlaba.

₁₀Kuse ngumzuzwana, omubi angabe esabakho;

kuyakuthi lapho uhlola indawo yakhe,

uyakube engasekho.

₁₁Kepha abathobekileyo bazakulidla ifa lomhlaba,

bathokoze ngokuthula okukhulu.

₁₂Omubi uyamsongela olungileyo ngokubi,

amgedlele amazinyo.

₁₃INkosi iyakumhleka,

ngokuba iyabona ukuthi usuku lwakhe luyeza.

₁₄Ababi bahosha inkemba,

bansale umnsalo wabo

ukuba bamwise phansi ohluphekileyo nompofu,

babulale abandlela ilungile.

₁₅Inkemba yabo izakungena kweyabo inhliziyo,

iminsalo yabo yaphulwe.

₁₆Okuncane anakho olungileyo kungcono

kunemfuyo yababi abaningi.

₁₇Ngokuba izingalo zababi ziyakwaphulwa,

kepha uJehova uyabaphasa abalungileyo.

₁₈UJehova uyazazi izinsuku zabaqotho;

ifa labo liyakuma kuze kube phakade.

₁₉Abayikujabha esikhathini esibi;

bayakusutha ezinsukwini zendlala.

₂₀Ngokuba ababi bayakubhubha;

izitha zikaJehova zinjengobuhle bamadlelo:

ziyakunyamalala,

zinyamalale njengentuthu.

₂₁Omubi uyatsheleka, angabuyiseli;

kepha olungileyo unesihawu, aphane.

₂₂Ngokuba ababusisiweyo bakhe bazakulidla ifa lomhlaba,

kepha abaqalekiswa nguye bazakuchithwa.

₂₃Izinyathelo zomuntu ziqiniswa nguJehova;

uyayithanda indlela yakhe.

₂₄Noma ekhubeka, akayikuwa phansi,

ngokuba uJehova uphasa isandla sakhe.

₂₅Kade ngimusha, manje sengimdala;

angizange ngibone olungileyo eshiyiwe

nenzalo yakhe iphanza ukudla.

₂₆Usuku lonke uyahawukela,

atsheleke, nenzalo yakhe iyisibusiso.

₂₇Deda kokubi, wenze okuhle,

uyakuhlala kuze kube phakade.

₂₈Ngokuba uJehova uthanda ukulunga,

akabashiyi abangcwele bakhe;

bayalondolozwa kuze kube phakade,

kepha inzalo yababi iyachithwa.

₂₉Abalungileyo bazakudla ifa lomhlaba,

bahlale kuwo njalonjalo.

₃₀Umlomo wolungileyo ushumayela ukuhlakanipha;

ulimi lwakhe lukhuluma ukulunga.

₃₁Umthetho kaNkulunkulu wakhe usenhliziyweni yakhe;

izinyathelo zakhe azisheleli.

₃₂Omubi uqaphela olungileyo,

ufuna ukumbulala.

₃₃UJehova akayikumnikela esandleni sakhe;

akayikumlahla lapho ahlulelwa khona.

₃₄Lindela uJehova, ulonde indlela yakhe;

uzakukuphakamisa, udle ifa lomhlaba,

ubukele lapho ababi bechithwa khona.

₃₅Ngambona omubi oyisidlova

ezenabisile njengomuthi oluhlaza ogxilileyo;

₃₆kwathi lapho umuntu edlula, bheka, wayengasekho;

ngamfuna, kepha akabe esafunyanwa.

₃₇Mbhekisise ongasolekiyo,

umbone oqotho;

ngokuba umuntu wokuthula, ukugcina kwakhe kuhle.

₃₈Kepha abaphambukayo bayakubhujiswa bonke;

isikhathi sababi siyakunqunywa.

₃₉Ukusindiswa kwabalungileyo kuvela kuJehova;

uyinqaba yabo esikhathini sokuhlupheka.

₄₀UJehova uyabasiza, abakhulule;

ubakhulula kwababi, abasindise,

ngokuba bayamethemba.