IRhubo
Irhubo lakaDavida.
א [Aleph]
37 Ungasilingeki ngebanga labantu abambi
Namkha ube nomona ngabenzi bokumbi.+
2 Bazokutjhwaba msinya njengotjani+
Begodu bazokutjhwaba njengotjani obutjha obuhlaza.
ב [Beth]
4 Fumana ithabo elikhulu kuJehova,
Yena uzokunikela iimfiso zehliziywakho.
ג [Gimel]
6 Uzokwenza ukulunga kwakho kuphazime njengokusa,
Nobulungiswa bakho njengelanga emini ekulu.
ד [Daleth]
Ungasilingwa mumuntu
Ophumelelako ekwenzeni amaqhingakhe.+
ה [He]
ו [Waw]
10 Sekusele kancani ukuthi abakhohlakeleko bangasaba khona;+
Uzokuqala lapho ebebakhona,
Kodwana bazabe bangekho.+
ז [Zayin]
13 Kodwana uJehova uzosihleka,
Ngombana uyazi bona ilanga laso liyeza.+
ח [Heth]
14 Abakhohlakeleko bakhupha iinsabula zabo, bagoba nemisubelabo
Bona bawise ogandelelekileko notlhagako,
Bona barhayile labo abenza okulungileko.
15 Kodwana isabulabo izokuhlaba ihliziywabo;+
Imisubelabo izokuphulwa.
ט [Teth]
16 Kungcono okuncani komuntu olungileko
Kunenala yabakhohlakeleko abanengi.+
17 Ngombana imikhono yabakhohlakeleko izokuphulwa,
Kodwana uJehova uzokusekela abalungileko.
י [Yod]
19 Angeze bahlaziswe ngesikhathi sehlekelele;
Ngesikhathi sendlala bazokuba nenala.
כ [Kaph]
20 Kodwana abakhohlakeleko bazokubhujiswa;+
Amanaba kaJehova azokunyamalala njengamadlelo amahle;
Azokunyamalala njengentuthu.
ל [Lamed]
21 Okhohlakeleko uyaboleka, angabuyiseli,
Kodwana olungileko unomusa, uyaphana.+
22 Labo ababusiswe nguZimu bazokuzuza iphasi,
Kodwana labo abaqalekiswe nguZimu bazokuqedwa nya.+
מ [Mem]
23 UJehova unqophisa* amagadango womuntu+
Lokha nakafumana okuthabisako endlelenakhe.+
נ [Nun]
25 Bengimutjha kodwana nje ngiluphele,
Kodwana akhenge ngibone umuntu olungileko alahliwe,+
Namkha abantwabakhe bafuna uburotho.+
26 Uhlala abolekisa ngokutjhaphulukileko,+
Begodu abantwabakhe balindelwe sibusiso.
ס [Samekh]
27 Fulathela okumbi, wenze okuhle,+
Uzokuhlala ngokungapheliko.
28 Ngombana uJehova uyabuthanda ubulungiswa,
Begodu angeze abalahle abathembekileko bakhe.+
ע [Ayin]
פ [Pe]
30 Umlomo wolungileko udlulisa ukuhlakanipha,
Begodu ilimu lakhe likhuluma ngobulungiswa.+
צ [Tsade]
32 Okhohlakeleko uqala olungileko,
Afune ukumbulala.
33 Kodwana uJehova angeze amlahlele esandleni sokhohlakeleko+
Namkha amfumane amlandu nakahlulelwako.+
ק [Qoph]
34 Thembela kuJehova, ulandele indlelakhe,
Uzokuphakamisa bona ufumane iphasi.
Lokha abakhohlakeleko nabaqedwako,+ uzokubona.+
ר [Resh]
35 Ngibone umuntu omumbi, onganazwela
Atlhurha njengomuthi ohlaza ehlabathinawo evundileko.+
36 Kodwana wahlongakala ngokungakalindeleki, akhenge asaba khona;+
Ngasolo ngimfuna begodu akhenge atholakale.+
ש [Shin]
37 Tjheja umuntu omsulwa,
Ubeke nelihlo lakho kolungileko,+
Ngombana ingomuso lomuntu loyo lizokuba nokuthula.+
38 Kodwana boke abaphula umthetho bazokubhujiswa;
Ingomuso labantu abakhohlakeleko lizokuquntwa.+
ת [Taw]
40 UJehova uzobasiza, abahlenge.+
Uzobahlenga kokhohlakeleko begodu abasindise,
Ngombana baphephela kuye.+