Ukunxusa uJehova ukuba avikele abazingelwayo
IShigayoni* likaDavide alihubela uJehova ngenxa yamazwi kaKushe wakwaBenjamini.
1Jehova, Nkulunkulu wami,
ngiyaphephela kuwe;
2ngisindise kubo bonke abangizingelayo,
ungikhulule,
bangaze bawudwengule umphefumulo wami njengengonyama
eklebhula, kungekho okhululayo.
3Jehova Nkulunkulu wami,
uma ngikwenzile lokho,
uma kukhona okubi ezandleni zami,
4uma ngiphindise okubi kohlalisene nami ngokuthula,
ngaphanga isitha sami kungekho sici,
5isitha masiwuzingele umphefumulo wami, siwufice,
sikunyathele phansi ukuphila kwami,
nesithunzi sami sisilahle phansi othulini. Sela*
6Sukuma, Jehova, ngentukuthelo yakho,
uvuke ngenxa yolaka lwezitha zami, ungimele;
ngokuba uyalezile ukwahlulela.
7Umhlangano wezizwe mawukuphahle,
ubuyele phezulu ngaphezu kwawo.
8UJehova uyahlulela izizwe;
ngahlulele, Jehova,
ngokulunga kwami nangobuqotho bami obukimi.
9Makuphele ukonakala kwababi,
kepha olungileyo mawumqinise.
Nguwe phela ohlola izinhliziyo nezinso,
Nkulunkulu olungileyo.
10Isihlangu sami sikuNkulunkulu
osindisa abaqotho ngenhliziyo.
11UNkulunkulu ungumahluleli olungileyo;
unguNkulunkulu othukuthela imihla yonke.
12Uma umuntu engaphenduki,
uyakulola inkemba yakhe,
ansale umnsalo wakhe, awulungisele,
13izikhali zokubulala azibhekisele kuye;
imicibisholo uyenza ishise.
14Unemihelo ngobubi;
ukhulelwe ngukona, uzala amanga.
15Umgodi uwumba, uwugubha,
kepha ukhalakathela egebeni alenzileyo.
16Ukwelelesa kwakhe kubuyela ekhanda lakhe;
ubudlwangudlwangu bakhe behlela okhakhayini lwakhe.
17Ngizakumbonga uJehova ngokokulunga kwakhe,
ngihubele igama likaJehova oPhezukonke.