Iindumiso
44:1 Sivile ngeendlebe zethu, Thixo, oobawo basixelele, ukuba siyintoni na isenzo
owakwenzayo ngemihla yabo, ngemihla yamandulo.
44:2 Okokuba isandla sakho sagqogqa iintlanga, sabatyala bona;
owabacinezelayo abantu, wabagxotha.
44:3 Ngokuba abalihlutha ilizwe ngekrele labo, kananjalo
Basindise ngengalo yabo; isandla sakho sokunene, nengalo yakho, nengalo yakho
Ukukhanya kobuso bakho, ngokuba wawubabale.
44:4 Wena unguKumkani wam, Thixo; Yitsho lubekho usindiso kuYakobi.
44:5 Ngawe siya kuzinyothula iintshaba zethu, ngegama lakho
Banyathele phantsi kwabasukela phezulu kuthi.
44:6 Ngokuba andikholose ngasaphetha sam, Andisindiswa ngakrele lam.
44:7 Ke wena usihlangule ezintshabeni zethu, kwaye uye wabahlazisa
wasicaphukela.
44:8 NgoThixo sidumisa imihla yonke, Sidumise igama lakho ngonaphakade. Selah.
44:9 Ke wena usihlambile, wasihlazisa; kwaye akaphumi nayo
imikhosi yethu.
44:10 Uyasibuyisa umva ezintshabeni, Babhunyule abasithiyayo
ngokwabo.
44:11 Usinike njengeegusha ezidliwayo; wasichithachitha
phakathi kweentlanga.
44:12 Wathengisa ngabantu bakho, akwazuza, akwazuza ubutyebi bakho
ixabiso labo.
44:13 Wasenza isingcikivo kubamelwane bethu, Isigculelo nesicukucezo kubamelwane bethu.
abasingqongileyo.
44:14 Wasenza umzekelo ezintlangeni, Abokuhlunguzelelwa intloko
abantu.
44:15 Ihlazo lam liphambi kwam ngamaxesha onke, neentloni zobuso bam
ndigqume,
44:16 Ngenxa yezwi lomngcikivi nomnyelisi; ngenxa ye
utshaba nomphindezeli.
44:17 Konke oku kusifikele; ukanti asikulibalanga, asikulibalanga
sixoke emnqophisweni wakho.
44:18 Ayibuyanga umva intliziyo yethu, Ukunyathela kwethu akuthanga gu bucala emke kuwe
indlela;
44:19 Ukuba usityumze endaweni yeempungutye, Usigubungele
ngethunzi lokufa.
44:20 Ukuba besililibele igama loThixo wethu, Solule izandla zethu kuye
uthixo ongaqhelekanga;
44:21 Ubengayi kuyigocagoca na uThixo loo nto? kuba yena uyazazi izinto ezifihlakeleyo zentliziyo.
44:22 Ewe, ngenxa yakho sibulawa imini yonke; sibalwa njengo
iigusha zokuxhelwa.
44:23 Vuka, yini na ukuba ulale, Yehova? Vuka, ungasilahli naphakade.
44:24 Ubusitheliselani na ubuso bakho, Ukulibale ukucinezeleka kwethu, neentsizi zethu
ingcinezelo?
44:25 Kuba umphefumlo wethu uphelele eluthulini, isisu sethu sinamathele kuYehova
umhlaba.
44:26 Khawusuk’ ume usincede, Usikhulule ngenxa yenceba yakho.