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Irhubo elimalungana noSolomoni.
72 Maye! Zimu, nikela ikosi izahlulelo zakho,
Nikela indodana yekosi ukulunga kwakho.+
3 Kwanga iintaba zingaletha ukuthula ebantwini,
Nemibundu ilethe ukulunga.
4 Akalwele* abangasililitho hlangana nabantu,
Akasindise amadodana wabatlhagako,
Akaphahlaze umdlelezeli.+
5 Bazokusaba, ikani ilanga nalisesekhona
Nalokha inyanga isesekhona,
Isizukulwana ngemva kwesizukulwana.+
7 Emihlenakhe abalungileko bazokutlhurha,+
Nokuthula kuzokuba kukhulu+ bekube kulapho inyanga ingasekho.
8 Uzokubusa kusukela kwelinye ilwandle kuya kwelinye
10 Amakhosi weTaratjhitjhi namakhosi weenhlengeleni azokuletha umthelo.+
Amakhosi weTjheba namakhosi weSeba azokuletha izipho.+
11 Woke amakhosi azokukhothama phambi kwakhe,
Neentjhaba zoke zizomlotjha.
12 Ngombana uzokuhlangula abatlhagako abalilela isizo,
Kunye nabangasililitho nananyana ngubani onganamsizi.
13 Uzokurhawukela abangasililitho nabatlhagako,
Uzokusindisa ukuphila kwabatlhagako.
14 Uzobahlangula ekugandelelweni nenturhwini,
Begodu iingazi zabo zizokuba ligugu emehlwenakhe.
15 Kwanga angaphila anikelwe negolide leTjheba.+
Kwanga angathandazelwa qobe,
Abusiswe ilanga loke.
Isithelo sakhe sizokutlhurha njengemithi yeLibhanoni,+
Emadorobheni abantu bazokuba banengi njengeemila zephasi.+
Kwanga abantu bangabusiswa ngaye;+
Kwanga zoke iintjhaba zingathi uthabile.
18 Kwanga uJehova uZimu angadunyiswa, uZimu ka-Israyeli,+
Okunguye yedwa owenza izinto ezibabazekako.+
19 Kwanga igama lakhe eliphazimulako lingadunyiswa isiphelani,+
Kwanga iphazimulwakhe ingazala iphasi loke.+
Amen, iye, Amen.
20 Imithandazo kaDavida indodana kaJese iphelela la.+