Ihubo 88

₁Jehova Nkulunkulu wensindiso yami,

ngikhala imini nobusuku phambi kwakho.

₂Umkhuleko wami mawufike ebusweni bakho,

indlebe yakho uyibeke ekunxuseni kwami.

₃Ngokuba umphefumulo wami ugcwele izinsizi,

ukuphila kwami kusondele endaweni yabafileyo.

₄Ngibalwa kanye nabashona emgodini,

nginjengomuntu ofileyo.

₅Icansi lami liphakathi kwabafileyo;

nginjengababuleweyo abalele ethuneni,

ongasabakhumbuli,

benqunyiwe esandleni sakho.

₆Ungibekile emgodini ojulile kunayo yonke,

ebumnyameni, otweni.

₇Kuyangisinda ukuthukuthela kwakho;

amadlambi akho onke ayangicindezela phansi. Sela*

₈Engikade ngazana nabo ubaxoshele kude,

wangenza ngibe yisinengiso kubo;

ngivalelwe, ngingephume.

₉Iso lami liyafa ngosizi;

ngikhala kuwe Jehova imihla yonke,

ngizelulela izandla zami kuwe.

₁₀Abafileyo uyakubenzela isimangaliso na?

Ziyakuvuka yini izithunzi, zikubonge, na? Sela*

₁₁Kuyalandiswa yini ethuneni ngomusa wakho,

nangokuthembeka kwakho endaweni yokubhujiswa na?

₁₂Izimangaliso zakho ziyaziwa yini ebumnyameni,

nokulunga kwakho ezweni lokukhohlwa na?

₁₃Kepha mina, Jehova, ngikhala kuwe;

ekuseni umkhuleko wami uyenyuka

phambi kwakho.

₁₄Jehova, ulahlelani umphefumulo wami,

ungifihlelelani ubuso bakho na?

₁₅Ngihluphekile, ngingofayo kusukela ebusheni bami;

ngithwele ukwesabeka kwakho, ngiphelile.

₁₆Ulaka lwakho olushisayo lungehlele;

ukwesabisa kwakho kungiqedile.

₁₇Kungizungeza njengamanzi imihla yonke,

kungikaka kanyekanye.

₁₈Isihlobo nomngane ubaxoshele kude;

ubumnyama bungumhlobo wami.