IHubo
Umthandazo womuntu ocindezelweyo, osephelelwe lithemba.* Utshela uJehova konke okumkhathazayo.+
2 Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho nxa ngisebunzimeni.+
Ngicela ungilalele,*
Njalo ungiphendule masinyane nxa ngikubiza,+
3 Ngoba insuku zami ziyanyamalala njengentuthu,
Amathambo ami ayatsha angathi ngiseziko.+
4 Inhliziyo yami isinjengotshani obubunileyo boma,+
Ngoba ngiyakhohlwa ukudla.
6 Sengifanana lephelikheni* esegangeni,
Nginjengesikhova esincane esihlala emanxiweni.
8 Izitha zami ziyangichothoza ilanga lonke.+
Labo abangihlekayo basebenzisa ibizo lami nxa bethuka.
10 Ngenxa yolaka lwakho lentukuthelo yakho,
Ungiphakamisile wangilahlela eceleni.
13 Uzaphakama ube lesihawu kuyo iZiyoni+
Ngoba sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ube lomusa kuyo,+
Isikhathi esibekiweyo sesifikile.+
15 Izizwe zizakwesaba ibizo likaJehova,
Wonke amakhosi omhlaba azakwesaba inkazimulo yakhe.+
19 UJehova uyawukhangela umhlaba esezulwini,+
Ukhangela phansi esendaweni yakhe engcwele ephakemeyo,
20 Ukuze azwe ukukhala kwesibotshwa,+
Akhulule labo abagwetshelwe ukufa.+
21 Ngakho ibizo likaJehova lizamenyezelwa eZiyoni,+
Njalo uzadunyiswa eJerusalema,
22 Lapho abantu bezizwe lemibuso etshiyeneyo
Bebuthana ukuze bakhonze uJehova.+
23 Wangenza ngaphela amandla masinyane,
Waquma insuku zami.
24 Ngathi: “Awu Nkulunkulu wami,
Ungangibulali ngisesemutsha,
Wena ophila izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.+
25 Izisekelo zomhlaba wazibeka kudala,
Amazulu angumsebenzi wezandla zakho.+
26 Konke lokhu kuzatshabalala kodwa wena uzahlala ukhona.
Kuzaguga njengesigqoko,
Ukulahle kutshabalale, ufake okunye esikhundleni sakho.
27 Kodwa wena awutshintshi, leminyaka yakho ayisoze iphele.+
28 Abantwana bezinceku zakho bazahlala bevikelekile,
Lezizukulwane zazo zizaqhubeka ziphambi kwakho.”+