Ihubo 68

₁Makavuke uNkulunkulu,

zihlakazeke izitha zakhe;

abamzondayo babaleka phambi kwakhe.

₂Bamukiswa njengokumukiswa komusi;

njengokuncibilika kwengcina phambi komlilo

ababi bachithwa phambi kukaNkulunkulu.

₃Kepha abalungileyo bayajabula;

bayethaba phambi kukaNkulunkulu

bethokoza nokuthokoza.

₄Hlabelelani kuNkulunkulu,

nidumise igama lakhe;

menzeleni umendo lowo odabula amahlane;

igama lakhe linguJehova;

yethabani phambi kwakhe,

₅uyise wezintandane,

umahluleli wabafelokazi,

uNkulunkulu endlini yakhe engcwele,

₆uNkulunkulu ohlalisa imihlalaqha ezindlini,

akhiphele iziboshwa ekubuseni;

ngabahlubukileyo bodwa abakhe ezweni elomileyo.

₇Nkulunkulu, ekuphumeni kwakho phambi kwabantu bakho,

ekudabuleni kwakho ihlane, Sela*

₈umhlaba wazamazama,

izulu laconsa phambi kukaNkulunkulu,

neSinayi lazamazama phambi kukaNkulunkulu,

uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

₉Wanisa imvula enkulu, Nkulunkulu;

ifa lakho selahlulekile, waliqinisa.

₁₀Ibandla lakho lakha kulo;

ngobuhle bakho wabalungisela abahluphekayo, Nkulunkulu.

₁₁INkosi iphumisa izwi;

abesifazane ababika indaba ejabulisayo bayisixuku esikhulu.

₁₂Amakhosi ezimpi ayabaleka; ayabaleka wona;

isifazane esihlezi ekhaya sabela impango.

₁₃Nxa nilala phakathi kwezibaya,

kunjengamaphiko ejuba asibekelwa ngesiliva,

izimpaphe zamaphiko alo ngegolide elikhazimulayo.

₁₄Nxa uSomandla ehlakaza amakhosi kulo,

likhithika iqhwa eSalimoni.

₁₅Intaba yaseBashani iyintaba kaNkulunkulu;

intaba yaseBashani iyintaba eneziqongo.

₁₆Nina zintaba ezineziqongo,

yini ukuba niyibuke ngomhawu intaba

uNkulunkulu athanda ukuhlala kuyo na?

Yebo, uJehova uyakuhlala kuyo kuze kube phakade.

₁₇Izinqola zikaNkulunkulu ziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili,

izinkulungwane nezinkulungwane;

iNkosi iphakathi kwazo;

iSinayi lisendaweni engcwele.

₁₈Wena wenyukela phezulu,

wathumba izithunjwa,

wamukela izipho kubantu nakwabahlubukileyo,

ukuze uJehova uNkulunkulu ahlale khona.

₁₉Mayibongwe iNkosi.

Iyasithwala imihla ngemihla;

uNkulunkulu uyinsindiso yethu. Sela*

₂₀Kithina uNkulunkulu unguNkulunkulu wezinkululo;

ukukhipha ekufeni kungokukaJehova iNkosi.

₂₁Impela uNkulunkulu uyakuliphohloza ikhanda lezitha zakhe,

ukhakhayi olunesihluthu lwalowo osahamba ezonweni zakhe.

₂₂INkosi yathi: “Ngiyakubabuyisa eBashani,

ngibabuyise ekujuleni kolwandle

₂₃ukuba unyawo lwakho ulucwilise egazini,

ulimi lwezinja zakho lube nesabelo salo ezitheni.”

₂₄Bayazibona izindwendwe zakho, Nkulunkulu,

izindwendwe zikaNkulunkulu wami,

iNkosi yami, ziya endlini engcwele.

₂₅Ngaphambili kuhamba abahlabeleli,

ngasemuva abashaya ugubhu,

ngaphakathi izintombi ezishaya izingubhu.

₂₆Bongani uNkulunkulu emihlanganweni;

bongani iNkosi, nina bomthombo ka-Israyeli.

₂₇Nango uBenjamini, omncane, umbusi wabo,

neviyo lezikhulu zakwaJuda,

izikhulu zakwaZebuloni nezikhulu zakwaNafetali.

₂₈UNkulunkulu wakho ukumisele amandla akho;

qinisa, Nkulunkulu,

lokho ozenzela khona.

₂₉Ngenxa yethempeli lakho eJerusalema

amakhosi ayakukulethela izipho.

₃₀Zikhuze izilwane zasemhlangeni,

umhlambi wezinkunzi kanye namankonyane abantu,

azithobise phansi ngezinqamu zesiliva;

uyazihlakaza izizwe ezithanda ukulwa.

₃₁Izikhulu ziyakuvela eGibithe;

amaKushe ayakwelulela ngokushesha

izandla zawo kuNkulunkulu.

₃₂Nina mibuso yomhlaba mhubeleni uNkulunkulu,

nidumise iNkosi, Sela*

₃₃yona ekhwela phezu kwamazulu ezulu asendulo;

bhekani, iyezwakalisa izwi layo,

izwi elinamandla.

₃₄Nikani uNkulunkulu amandla;

ubukhosi bakhe buphezu kuka-Israyeli;

amandla akhe asemafwini.

₃₅Nkulunkulu, uyesabeka ezindaweni zakho ezingcwele;

uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli nguyena owenzela abantu amandla nokuqina;

makadunyiswe uNkulunkulu.