Ihubo 55

₁Lalela, Nkulunkulu,

umkhuleko wami,

ungazifihli ekunxuseni kwami.

₂Ngizwele, ungiphendule;

ngiyayaluza ekukhaleni kwami, ngiyabubula

₃ngenxa yezwi lesitha,

ngenxa yokucindezela komubi;

ngokuba bagingqela okubi phezu kwami;

bangizingela bethukuthele.

₄Inhliziyo yami iyathuthumela phakathi kwami;

amavuso okufa angehlele.

₅Ngifikelwe luvalo nokuqhaqhazela;

ngikhwelwe ngukwesaba okukhulu.

₆Besengithi:

“Sengathi ngingaba namaphiko njengejuba;

ngabe ngindizela ekudeni,

ngihlale khona.”

₇Bheka, bengiyakubaleka, ngiye kude,

ngingenise ehlane. Sela*

₈Ngabe ngiphuthuma indawo yokuphepha

emoyeni ovunguzayo nasesiphephweni.

₉Bachithe, Nkosi,

uphambanise ulimi lwabo,

ngokuba ngibonile ubudlwangudlwangu nokuxabana emzini.

₁₀Imini nobusuku bahamba bezungeza phezu kwezingange zawo;

okubi nokushinga kuphakathi kwawo.

₁₁Ububi buphakathi kwawo;

imbandezelo nenkohliso akusuki esigcawini sawo.

₁₂Ngokuba akusiso isitha esingiklolodelayo;

ngabe ngiyakuthwala;

akusiye ongizondayo oziphakamise phezu kwami;

ngabe ngamcashela;

₁₃kepha nguwe ntanga yami,

mhlobo wami nomngane wami.

₁₄Sasihlalisana kamnandi;

sasiya endlini kaNkulunkulu kanye nebandla elithokozayo.

₁₅Ukufa makubazume,

bashonele endaweni yabafileyo besezwa,

ngokuba ububi busezindlini zabo nasezinhliziyweni zabo.

₁₆Mina ngizakukhala kuNkulunkulu;

uJehova uzakungisindisa.

₁₇Kusihlwa nasekuseni nasemini ngizakuzikhalela, ngibubule,

abeselizwa izwi lami.

₁₈Uyawuhlenga umphefumulo wami ngokuthula, bangasondeli kimi,

ngokuba baningi abamelene nami.

₁₉UNkulunkulu uzakuzwa, abaphendule,

yena okhona kwaphakade. Sela*

Yibona kambe okungekho kubo ukuphenduka,

nabangamesabiyo uNkulunkulu.

₂₀Ubeka isandla ngakuye ohlalisene kahle naye;

udumazile isivumelwano sakhe.

₂₁Umlomo wakhe ubushelezi kunephehlwa,

kepha inhliziyo yakhe iyimpi;

amazwi akhe athambile kunamafutha;

nokho ayizinkemba ezikhokhiweyo.

₂₂Phonsa phezu kukaJehova umthwalo wakho, uzakukuphasa;

akayikuvuma naphakade ukuba olungileyo azanyazanyiswe.

₂₃Wena Nkulunkulu uyakubaphonsa egodini lokubhubhisa;

abantu begazi nenkohliso abayikufinyelela nasenxenyeni yezinsuku zabo;

kepha mina ngizakwethemba wena.