Ihubo 71

₁Jehova, ngiyethemba wena;

mangingajabhi naphakade.

₂Ngikhulule ngokulunga kwakho, ungihlangulise;

beka indlebe yakho kimi, ungisindise.

₃Yiba kimi idwala lokuhlala,

ukuze ngiye kulo njalonjalo;

ukuyalezile ukusindiswa kwami,

ngokuba uyidwala lami nenqaba yami.

₄Nkulunkulu wami,

ngikhulule esandleni somubi,

esandleni songalungile nesonakeleyo.

₅Ngokuba wena uyithemba lami, Nkosi Jehova,

ithemba lami kwasebusheni bami.

₆Ngencike kuwe kwasesiswini;

nguwe owangikhipha ezibilinini zikamame;

ukudumisa kwami kuyakuba ngawe njalo.

₇Nginjengesimangaliso kwabaningi,

kepha wena uyisiphephelo sami esinamandla.

₈Umlomo wami uzakugcwala ukubonga wena,

nalo udumo lwakho usuku lonke.

₉Ungangilahli esikhathini sobudala,

ungangishiyi ekupheleni kwamandla ami,

₁₀ngokuba izitha zami zikhuluma ngami,

nabawuhlomele umphefumulo wami bayahlebelana,

₁₁bathi: “UNkulunkulu umshiyile;

zingelani nimbambe,

ngokuba akakho osindisayo.”

₁₂Nkulunkulu, ungabi kude nami;

Nkulunkulu, phuthuma ungisize.

₁₃Abamelene nomphefumulo wami mabajabhe, baphele;

abangifunela umonakalo mabembathe

amahloni nenhlamba.

₁₄Mina kodwa ngiyakwethemba njalo,

ngengeze ukudumisa ekudunyisweni kwakho.

₁₅Umlomo wami uyakulanda ukulunga kwakho,

nensindiso yakho lonke usuku;

ngokuba anginakukubala.

₁₆Ngiyakuletha izenzo ezinqabileyo zeNkosi uJehova;

ngiyakubonga ukulunga kwakho, okwakho kuphela.

₁₇Nkulunkulu, ungifundisile kwasebusheni bami;

ngizilandile izimangaliso zakho kuze kube manje.

₁₈Futhi mawungangishiyi,

nxa ngimdala, ngiyimpunga,

ngize ngishumayele ingalo yakho kuso isizukulwane,

amandla akho kubo bonke abezayo.

₁₉Ukulunga kwakho, Nkulunkulu, kufinyelele ezulwini;

wena owenze izinto ezinkulu, Nkulunkulu,

ngubani onjengawe na?

₂₀Wena owasizwisa izinhlupheko eziningi ezimbi,

uyakubuye usiphilise,

usikhuphule ezinzulwini zomhlaba.

₂₁Yandisa udumo lwami,

ubuye ungiduduze.

₂₂Yikhona nami ngizakububonga ubuqotho bakho,

Nkulunkulu wami,

ngogubhu lwezintambo;

ngizakukudumisa ngehabhu*

wena oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

₂₃Izindebe zami zizakujabula,

ngokuba ngizakukudumisa wena,

nomphefumulo wami owuhlengileyo.

₂₄Ulimi lwami futhi luzakukhuluma lonke usuku ngokulunga;

ngokuba badunyaziwe, bajabhisiwe abangifunela umonakalo.