UDavide wakhuluma kuJehova amazwi aleli hubo mhla uJehova emophula esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke nasesandleni sikaSawule, wathi:
“UJehova uyidwala lami,
nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami;
uNkulunkulu uyidwala lami
engiphephela kulo,
nesihlangu sami,
nophondo lokusindiswa kwami,
inqaba yami ephakemeyo nesiphephelo sami;
msindisi wami, uyangisindisa ebudloveni.
Ngiyamemeza kuJehova
odumisekayo,
ngisindiswe ezitheni zami.
“Ngokuba amaza okufa angihaqa;
izikhukhula zokona zangethusa.
Izintambo zasendaweni yabafileyo
zangizungeza,
izihibe zokufa zangehlela.
Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza
uJehova,
ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami;
walizwa izwi lami esethempelini lakhe;
ukukhala kwami kwangena ezindlebeni zakhe.
“Umhlaba wawusuzamazama,
wadikizela;
izisekelo zezulu zathuthumela,
zaqhaqhazela ngokuba ethukuthele.
Kwenyuka umusi emakhaleni akhe,
nomlilo odlayo emlonyeni wakhe;
amalahle avutha kuye.
Wathobisa izulu, wehla;
ubumnyama babuphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.
Wakhwela phezu kwekherubi,*
wandiza;
wabonwa emaphikweni omoya.
Wenza ubumnyama bube
ngamadokodo amphahlayo,
amanzi aqoqane, amafu abe nzima.
Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhe
kwavuthiswa amalahle omlilo.
UJehova waduma ezulwini;
oPhezukonke walizwakalisa izwi lakhe.
Wathuma imicibisholo,
wabangquzula,
yebo, nonyazi, wabadidizelisa.
Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi;
izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwa
ngesijeziso sikaJehova,
ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akhe.
Waselula isandla sakhe ephezulu,
wangibamba;
wangikhipha emanzini amaningi.
Wangophula esitheni sami
esinamandla
nakubo abangizondayo,
ngokuba base bengahlulile.
Bangihlasela ngosuku lwesigemegeme
sami,
kepha uJehova waba yinsika yami.
Wangiphumisela endaweni ebanzi:
wangikhulula, ngokuba ebethokoza ngami.
“UJehova wangivuza ngokokulunga
kwami;
wangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.
Ngokuba ngizigcinile izindlela
zikaJehova;
angimukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngokushinga.
Ngokuba yonke imithetho yakhe
yayiphambi kwami,
nezimiso zakhe angizivumanga ukuba zisuke kimi.
Ngangiphelele kuye;
ngabuxwaya ububi.
UJehova wayesebuyisela kimi
njengokulunga kwami,
njengokuhlanzeka kwami phambi kwamehlo akhe.
“Kothembekileyo uyazibonakalisa
ethembekile;
kumuntu oqotho uyazibonakalisa eqotho;
kohlanzekileyo uyazibonakalisa
ehlanzekile;
koyisigwegwe uyazibonakalisa enenkani.
Uyasindisa abantu abathobekileyo,
kepha amehlo akho aphezu kwabaqhoshileyo ukuba ubathobise.
Ngokuba wena uyisibani sami,
Jehova;
uJehova uyakhanyisa ubumnyama bami.
Ngokuba ngawe ngingahlasela impi;
ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingeqa ugange.
Indlela kaNkulunkulu iphelele;
izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile;
yena uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye.
“Ngokuba ngubani onguNkulunkulu
ngaphandle kukaJehova,
ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?
UNkulunkulu uyangibhincisa
amandla;
uyenza indlela yami ilunge,
yena owenza izinyawo zami zibe
njengezendluzelekazi,
angimise emagqumeni ami;
ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa,
ukuze izingalo zami zinsale umnsalo wethusi.
Wena unginikile isihlangu sensindiso
yakho;
ubumnene bakho bungikhulisile.
Amabanga okunyathela kwami
uwandisile;
amaqakala ami awaxegi.
“Ngazixosha izitha zami, ngazifica;
angibuyanga ngingakaziqedi.
Ngaziqeda, ngaziphahlaza, zaze
zahluleka ukuvuka;
zawa phansi kwezinyawo zami.
Wangibhincisa amandla okulwa;
ababengivukele wabathobisa phansi kwami.
Wangifulathelisela izitha zami,
nabangizondayo ngabaqothula.
Bakhala, kepha akubangakho
osindisayo,
nakuJehova, kodwa akaze aphendula.
Ngabacolisisa njengothuli
lomhlabathi;
ngabagxoba, ngabalahla njengensila ezitaladini.
“Wangikhulula ezimpini zabantu
bami;
wangilonda ngaba yinhloko yabezizwe;
abantu engingabaziyo bangikhonza.
Abafo bazithoba phansi kwami;
banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe,
base bengilalela.
Abafo babuna,
baphuma ezinqabeni zabo bethuthumela.
“UJehova usekhona malidunyiswe
idwala lami;
makaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami,
uNkulunkulu onginikile impindiselo,
wathobisa izizwe phansi kwami;
ongikhiphile ezitheni zami,
wangiphakamisa phezu kwabangivukelayo,
wangikhulula kumuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu.
Ngalokho-ke ngizakukubonga
phakathi kwabezizwe, Jehova,
ngilihubele igama lakho.
Uyenza insindiso ibe nkulu enkosini
yakhe;
uyenza umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe uDavide
nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube phakade.”
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