Ihubo 59

₁Ngikhulule ezitheni zami, Nkulunkulu wami,

ngivikele kwabangivukelayo;

₂ngikhulule kwabenza okubi,

ngisindise kubantu begazi.

₃Ngokuba bheka, baqamekela umphefumulo wami;

iziqhwaga ziyangihlanganyela,

kungekho siphambeko,

kungekho sono kimi, Jehova.

₄Ziyagijima, zizilungisele,

kungekho cala kimi;

vuka, ungihlangabeze, ubone.

₅Wena kambe,

Jehova Nkulunkulu Sebawoti,

Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,

vuka uphindisele bonke abezizwe,

ungahawukeli namunye kwabahlubukileyo. Sela*

₆Bayabuya kusihlwa,

bahlaba umkhulungwane njengenja,

bezula emzini.

₇Bheka, bayampompa ngomlomo wabo,

kukhona izinkemba ezindebeni zabo,

ngokuba bathi:

“Ngubani ozwayo na?”

₈Kepha wena Jehova uyabahleka;

uyabaklolodela bonke abezizwe.

₉Mandla ami, ngiyakulindela wena,

ngokuba uNkulunkulu uyinqaba yami.

₁₀UNkulunkulu wami uyakungihlangabeza ngomusa wakhe;

uNkulunkulu uyakungibonisa izitha zami ngokwethaba.

₁₁Ungazibulali, funa abantu bami bakhohlwe;

zizulise ngamandla akho,

uzilahle phansi, Nkosi,

sihlangu sethu.

₁₂Izwi lezindebe zazo liyisono somlomo wazo;

mazibanjwe ekuzidleni kwazo

nangenxa yesiqalekiso namanga eziwakhulumayo.

₁₃Ziqede ngokuthukuthela,

ziqede zingabe zisabakho;

mazazi ukuba nguNkulunkulu obusa kwaJakobe,

kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba. Sela*

₁₄Ziyabuya kusihlwa;

zihlaba umkhulungwane njengenja, zizula emzini.

₁₅Zizulazulela ukudla;

uma zingasuthi, zihlala nasebusuku.

₁₆Kepha mina ngizakuhlabelela ngamandla akho,

ngethabele umusa wakho ekuseni,

ngokuba uyinqaba yami,

nesiphephelo ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwami.

₁₇Mandla ami, ngizakuhubela wena;

ngokuba uNkulunkulu uyinqaba yami,

unguNkulunkulu wami womusa.