Ihubo 72

₁Nkulunkulu, nika inkosi izahlulelo zakho

nendodana yenkosi ukulunga kwakho.

₂Iyakwahlulela isizwe sakho

ngeqiniso nezihlupheki zakho ngemfanelo.

₃Izintaba ziyakuletha ukuthula kubantu;

kanjalo namagquma, ngokulunga.

₄Izakubahlulela abahluphekileyo kubantu,

isindise abantwana babampofu,

imphohloze onokhahlo.

₅Bayakwesaba wena, kusekhona ilanga nenyanga,

izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.

₆Iyakwehla njengemvula edlelweni,

njengesihlambi esimatisa umhlaba.

₇Ezinsukwini zayo olungileyo uyakuqhakaza,

kuvame ukuthula, ize ingabikho inyanga.

₈Iyakubusa kusukela elwandle kuze kube selwandle,

kusukela emfuleni kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba.

₉Abakhe ehlane bayakukhothama phambi kwayo;

izitha zayo zizakukhotha uthuli.

₁₀Amakhosi aseTharishishi naweseziqhingini ayakuletha izipho;

amakhosi aseSheba naseSeba ayakwethula izipho.

₁₁Onke amakhosi ayakuziwisa phambi kwayo;

zonke izizwe ziyakuyikhonza.

₁₂Ngokuba iyakukhulula ompofu ozikhalela kuyo,

nohluphekayo ongenamsizi.

₁₃Iyakuhawukela odangeleyo nompofu;

iyakusindisa imiphefumulo yabampofu.

₁₄Iyakukhulula umphefumulo wabo okhahlweni nasendluzuleni;

igazi labo liyakuba yigugu emehlweni ayo.

₁₅Iyakuphila, bayinike igolide laseSheba,

bayithandazele njalo,

bayibusise lonke usuku.

₁₆Kuyakuba khona inala kakolweni ezweni

esiqongweni sezintaba;

ukudla kwalo kuyakuhashazela njengeLebanoni;

abemizi bayakukhahlela njengotshani bomhlaba.

₁₇Igama layo liyakuma kuze kube phakade;

igama layo liyakuxhanta,

lisekhona ilanga;

bayakuzibusisa ngayo;

bonke abezizwe bayakuthi ibusisiwe.

₁₈Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,

onguye yedwa owenza izimangaliso.

₁₉Malibongwe igama lakhe lenkazimulo kuze kube phakade,

umhlaba wonke ugcwale inkazimulo yakhe. Amen, Amen.

₂₀Imikhuleko kaDavide indodana kaJese isaphelile.