War and peace – Day 1

₁Yena owakhile ekusithekeni koPhezukonke

nohlezi emthunzini kaSomandla

₂uthi kuJehova: “Uyisiphephelo sami nenqaba yami

noNkulunkulu wami engimethembayo.”

₃Ngokuba yena uyakukhipha ogibeni lomcuphi

nasobhadaneni olubhubhisayo.

₄Ngezimpaphe zakhe uyakukusibekela,

uphephele phansi kwamaphiko akhe;

ukuthembeka kwakhe kuyisihlangu nehawu.

₅Awuyikwesaba ivuso lasebusuku,

nomcibisholo ondizayo emini,

₆nobhadane oluhamba ebumnyameni,

nesifo esibhubhisayo emini enkulu.

₇Bayakuwa abayizinkulungwane ngaseceleni kwakho,

nabayizinkulungwane eziyishumi ngakwesokunene sakho,

kepha akuyikufinyelela kuwe.

₈Uyakubuka nje ngamehlo akho,

ubone ukuphindiselwa kwababi,

₉ngokuba uthi:

Jehova, uyisiphephelo sami;

oPhezukonke umenzile abe yinqaba yakho.

₁₀Awuyikwehlelwa ngokubi,

nesifo asiyikusondela etendeni lakho.

₁₁Ngokuba uyakuyaleza izingelosi zakhe ngawe,

zikulondoloze ezindleleni zakho zonke.

₁₂Ziyakukuthwala ngezandla,

ungaqhuzuki ngonyawo lwakho etsheni.

₁₃Uyakunyathela ingonyama nebululu,

unyathele phansi ibhongo lengonyama nodrako.*

₁₄Ngenxa yokuba enamathele kimi, ngakho ngiyamkhulula;

ngiyamphakamisa ngokuba elazi igama lami.

₁₅Uyakungibiza, ngimphendule;

ngiyakuba naye esosizini,

ngimkhulule, ngimdumise.

₁₆Ngiyakumsuthisa ngobude bezinsuku,

ngimbonise insindiso yami.