Ihubo 69

₁Ngisindise, Nkulunkulu,

ngokuba amanzi afikile emphefumulweni.

₂Ngishone odakeni lobishi olujulileyo, kungekho kuma;

ngingene emanzini alutwa;

imisinga iyangicwilisa.

₃Ngikhathele ukukhala kwami, umphimbo wami ushile;

amehlo ami ayafiphala ekulindeleni uNkulunkulu wami.

₄Abangizonda ngeze baningi kunezinwele zekhanda lami;

baningi abafuna ukungiqeda beyizitha zami kungekho sici;

nengingakuphanganga ngakubuyisela.

₅Nkulunkulu, wena uyabazi ubuwula bami,

nezono zami azifihlakele kuwe.

₆Mabangajabhiswa ngami abakulindeleyo,

Nkosi Jehova Sebawoti;

mabangahlazeki ngami abakufunayo,

Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.

₇Ngokuba ngithwele isihlamba ngenxa yakho;

ihlazo lisibekela ubuso bami.

₈Sengaba ngumfokazi kubafowethu,

nowezizwe kubantwana bakamame.

₉Ngokuba ukushisekela indlu yakho kungidlile;

izithuko zabakuthukayo zingehlele.

₁₀Ngakhala, umphefumulo wami wazila;

kwaba ngukudunyazwa kwami.

₁₁Isaka ngalenza isambatho sami;

ngaba yisaga kubo.

₁₂Abahlezi esangweni bakhuluma ngami;

izidakwa ziyangihaya.

₁₃Kodwa mina, umkhuleko wami ukuwe Jehova

esikhathini sokuzwelwa, Nkulunkulu;

ngenxa yomusa wakho omkhulu

ngiphendule eqinisweni lensindiso yakho.

₁₄Ngikhiphe odakeni, mangingashoni;

mangisindiswe kubo abangizondayo,

nasemanzini alutwa.

₁₅Isikhukhula samanzi masingangicwilisi,

utwa lungangigwinyi,

umgodi ungangivaleli emlonyeni wawo.

₁₆Ngiphendule, Jehova,

ngokuba umusa wakho ulungile;

uphendukele kimi ngokobubele bakho obukhulu.

₁₇Ungayifihleli inceku yakho ubuso bakho,

ngokuba ngiyahlupheka;

shesha ungiphendule.

₁₈Sondela kuwo umphefumulo wami, uwuhlenge,

ngikhulule ngenxa yezitha zami.

₁₉Wena uyakwazi ukuthukwa kwami,

namahloni ami nokudunyazwa kwami;

zonke izitha zami ziphambi kwakho.

₂₀Ukuthukwa kuyaphulile inhliziyo yami,

ngigula kakhulu;

bengibheka ukuhawukelwa,

kepha akwabakho,

nabaduduzayo,

kepha angibatholanga.

₂₁Banginika inyongo ibe ngukudla kwami;

ekomeni kwami bangiphuzisa uviniga.

₂₂Itafula labo malibe yisihibe phambi kwabo,

libe lugibe kwabahlezi bezithulele.

₂₃Amehlo abo mawafiphale,

ukuze bangaboni;

izinkalo zabo zintengezele njalo.

₂₄Thela phezu kwabo ukunengwa kwakho;

intukuthelo yakho evuthayo mayibafice.

₂₅Umuzi wabo mawuchitheke;

makungabikho ohlala ematendeni abo.

₂₆Ngokuba oshaywe nguwe bayamzingela,

baxoxa ngobuhlungu bezinkubela zakho.

₂₇Yengezela ukona ekoneni kwabo;

mabangezi ekulungeni kwakho.

₂₈Mabesulwe encwadini yabaphilayo,

bangalotshwa kanye nabalungileyo.

₂₉Mina kodwa ngihluphekile, ngibuhlungu;

insindiso yakho,

Nkulunkulu mayingilondoloze.

₃₀Ngiyakulibonga ngehubo igama likaNkulunkulu,

ngimphakamise ngokubonga.

₃₁Kuyakuthandeka kuJehova kunenkomo,

kunenkunzi enezimpondo nezinselo.

₃₂Kuyakuthi abayizivi bekubona, bajabule;

nina enifuna uNkulunkulu,

inhliziyo yenu mayiphile.

₃₃Ngokuba uJehova uyabalalela abampofu,

neziboshwa zakhe akazideleli.

₃₄Uyakubongwa yizulu nomhlaba,

yizilwandle nakho konke okuphila kuzo.

₃₅Ngokuba uNkulunkulu uzakulisindisa iSiyoni,

akhe imizi yakwaJuda;

bazakuhlala khona, ibe yifa labo.

₃₆Inzalo yezinceku zakhe iyakulidla ifa;

abathanda igama lakhe bayakuhlala kuyo.