Ihubo 74

₁Nkulunkulu, usilahleleni kuze kube phakade na?

Intukuthelo yakho ithunqelelani izimvu zedlelo lakho na?

₂Khumbula ibandla lakho owalizuza endulo,

owalikhulula ukuba libe yisifunda sefa lakho,

nentaba yaseSiyoni ohlala kuyo.

₃Lulamisela izinyawo zakho emidilikweni yaphakade;

isitha sone konke endlini engcwele.

₄Izitha zakho zibhongile phakathi kwendlu yakho yokubuthana,

zamisa izimpawu zazo zaba yizimpawu.

₅Zaba sengathi abantu baphakamisa amazembe

emithini eminyeneyo.

₆Konke okubaziweyo kwayo

sezikuphohloze ngembazo nangesando.

₇Zayokhela indlu yakho engcwele;

indlu yegama lakho zayidumaza kwaze kwaba phansi emhlabathini.

₈Zathi enhliziyweni yazo: “Masibachithe kanyekanye,”

zashisa zonke izindlu zokubuthana zikaNkulunkulu ezweni.

₉Izimpawu zethu asiziboni;

akusekho mprofethi;

akakho kithina owaziyo ukuthi koze kube nini.

₁₀Nkulunkulu, koze kube nini umcindezeli ethuka,

isitha sihlambalaza igama lakho njalo, na?

₁₁Usihoshelani isandla sakho,

isandla sakho sokunene, na?

Sihoshe esifubeni sakho, uzichithe.

₁₂Nokho uNkulunkulu uyiNkosi yami kwaphakade

eyenza insindiso emhlabeni.

₁₃Nguwena owahlukanisa ulwandle ngamandla akho,

wachofoza amakhanda ezilo ezesabekayo emanzini.

₁₄Nguwena owaphohloza amakhanda kaLeviyathani,*

wamnika abe ngukudla kwezidalwa zasehlane.

₁₅Nguwena owaqhamukisa isiphethu nomfudlana;

nguwe owomisa imifula egobhoza njalo.

₁₆Usuku ngolwakho,

nobusuku ngobakho;

nguwena owenza ukukhanya nelanga.

₁₇Nguwena owamisa yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba;

nguwe owenza ihlobo nobusika.

₁₈Khumbula lokhu, Jehova,

ukuthi isitha sithukile,

nesizwe esinobuwula silihlambalazile igama lakho.

₁₉Ungawunikeli umphefumulo wejuba lakho esilwaneni;

ungakhohlwa ukuphila kwezihlupheki zakho njalo.

₂₀Khumbula isivumelwano,

ngokuba izindawo ezimnyama zezwe zigcwele izindlu zobudlova.

₂₁Ocindezelweyo makangabuyi ejabhile;

ohluphekayo nompofu mababonge igama lakho.

₂₂Vuka, Nkulunkulu,

uyimele indaba yakho;

khumbula ukuthi uklolodelwa yiziwula usuku lonke.

₂₃Ungakhohlwa izwi lezitha zakho,

ukuxokozela kwabakuvukelayo okwenyukela njalonjalo.