Ihubo 89

₁Ngiyakuhlabelela ngomusa kaJehova kuze kube phakade,

ngomlomo wami ngazise izizukulwane

ngezizukulwane ukuthembeka kwakho.

₂Ngokuba ngithe: “Umusa uyakwakhiwa kuze kube phakade;

ezulwini uyaqinisa ukuthembeka kwakho.”

₃Ngenzile isivumelwano nokhethiweyo wami,

ngifungile kuye uDavide inceku yami ukuthi:

₄“Ngiyakuqinisa inzalo yakho kuze kube phakade,

ngisakhe isihlalo sobukhosi ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.” Sela*

₅Izimangaliso zakho, Jehova, ziyadunyiswa ngamazulu,

ukuthembeka kwakho ebandleni labangcwele.

₆Ngokuba ngubani osemafwini ongalinganiswa noJehova na?

Ngubani phakathi kwamadodana kaNkulunkulu ongafaniswa noJehova na?

₇UNkulunkulu uyesabeka kakhulu emhlanganweni wabangcwele;

umelwe ukuhlonishwa yibo bonke abangakuye.

₈Jehova Nkulunkulu Sebawoti, ngubani onjengawe na?

Unamandla, Jehova,

nokuthembeka kwakho kuyakuhaqa.

₉Wena uyabusa ukukhukhumala kolwandle;

uma kuphakama amadlambi alo, uyawathulisa.

₁₀Wena uchobozile uRahabi njengobuleweyo;

uhlakazile izitha zakho ngengalo yakho enamandla.

₁₁Ngelakho izulu, ngowakho umhlaba;

izwe nokugcwala kwalo,

kukho konke ubeke isisekelo.

₁₂Inyakatho neningizimu wakudala wena;

iThabori neHermoni kuyajabula egameni lakho.

₁₃Ingalo yakho inobuqhawe,

isandla sakho sinamandla,

esokunene sakho siphakeme.

₁₄Ukulunga nokwahlulela kuyisisekelo sesihlalo sakho sobukhosi;

umusa neqiniso kuyahamba phambi kobuso bakho.

₁₅Sibusisiwe isizwe esikwazi ukuhlabelela ngenjabulo;

siyahamba, Jehova,

ekukhanyeni kobuso bakho.

₁₆Egameni lakho siyathokoza usuku lonke;

ngokulunga kwakho siyaphakanyiswa.

₁₇Ngokuba wena uyinkazimulo yamandla abo;

ngomusa wakho uphondo lwethu luyaphakama.

₁₈Ngokuba isihlangu sethu singesikaJehova;

inkosi yethu ingeyoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

₁₉Ngaleso sikhathi wakhuluma ngombono kubo abakholwayo bakho, wathi:

“Ngibekile usizo eqhaweni,

ngiphakamisile okhethiwe phakathi kwabantu.

₂₀Ngifumene inceku yami uDavide,

ngimgcobile ngamafutha ami angcwele.

₂₁Isandla sami siyakuba naye siqinile,

ingalo yami iyakumqinisa.

₂₂Isitha asiyikumahlula,

nendodana yobubi ayiyikumhlupha.

₂₃Ngiyakuchoboza izitha zakhe ebusweni bakhe,

ngihluphe abamzondayo.

₂₄Ukuthembeka kwami nomusa wami kuyakuba naye;

egameni lami luyakuphakama uphondo lwakhe.

₂₅Ngiyakubeka isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle,

esokunene sakhe phezu kwemifula.

₂₆Uyakungibiza ngokuthi: ‘UnguBaba,

unguNkulunkulu wami nedwala lensindiso yami.’

₂₇Ngiyakumenza abe yizibulo nophakamileyo

kunamakhosi omhlaba.

₂₈Ngiyakumgcinela umusa wami kuze kube phakade;

isivumelwano sami soba siqinile kuye.

₂₉Ngiyakwenza inzalo yakhe ime kuze kube phakade,

isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe njengezinsuku zezulu.

₃₀“Uma abantwana bakhe beshiya umthetho wami

bengahambi ngezahlulelo zami,

₃₁uma bephula izimiso zami

bengagcini imiyalo yami,

₃₂ngiyakuhambela izono zabo ngenduku,

namacala abo ngemivimbo.

₃₃Kepha umusa wami angiyikuwususa kuye,

ngingaphikisi ukuthembeka kwami.

₃₄Angiyikwaphula isivumelwano sami,

nokuphumileyo ezindebeni zami angiyikukuguqula.

₃₅Ngafunga kanye ubungcwele bami,

angiyikuqamba amanga kuDavide.

₃₆Inzalo yakhe iyakuma phakade,

isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe njengelanga phambi kwami.

₃₇Iyakuma phakade njengenyanga

nanjengofakazi othembekileyo osemafwini.” Sela*

₃₈Kepha usumlahlile, wamala,

wamthukuthelela ogcotshiweyo wakho.

₃₉Uchithile isivumelwano senceku yakho,

wadumaza umqhele wayo, wawuphonsa emhlabathini.

₄₀Udilizile zonke izindonga zakhe,

wazenza izinqaba zakhe zaba yincithakalo.

₄₁Bonke abadlula ngendlela bayamphanga;

waba yihlazo kwabakhelene naye.

₄₂Uphakamisile esokunene sabamelene naye,

wajabulisa zonke izitha zakhe.

₄₃Futhi ubuyisele emuva usiko lwenkemba yakhe,

awumvumelanga ukuma ekulweni.

₄₄Ususile inkazimulo yakhe,

wawisa phansi emhlabathini isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi.

₄₅Ufinyezile izinsuku zobusha bakhe,

wamthela ngamahloni. Sela*

₄₆Koze kube nini uyakuzisitha, Jehova,

nentukuthelo yakho ivutha njengomlilo, na?

₄₇Khumbula ukuthi isikhathi sami singakanani

nokuthi wadalela ize bonke abantwana babantu.

₄₈Ngubani oyakuphila engayikubona ukufa,

akhulule umphefumulo wakhe emandleni endawo yabafileyo, na? Sela*

₄₉Nkosi, uphi umusa wakho wakuqala

owawufungela kuDavide ngokuthembeka kwakho na?

₅₀Khumbula, Nkosi, ihlazo lezinceku zakho

nokuthi ngithwele esifubeni sami ihlazo lezizwe eziningi kakhulu,

₅₁ezisola ngalo izitha zakho, Jehova,

ezisola ngalo ukuhamba kogcotshiweyo wakho.

₅₂Makabongwe uJehova kuze kube phakade.

Amen, Amen.