Amahubo
17:1 Zwana, Jehova, ukulunga, ulalele ukukhala kwami, ubeke indlebe emkhulekweni wami.
okungaphumi ezindebeni zamanga.
17:2 Ukwahlulela kwami makuphume ebusweni bakho; amehlo akho mawabone
izinto ezilinganayo.
17:3 Uyihlolile inhliziyo yami; ungihambele ebusuku; wena
ungihlolile, kepha kawutholanga lutho; ngizimisele ukuthi umlomo wami uphume
hhayi ukweqa.
17:4 Mayelana nemisebenzi yabantu, ngezwi lezindebe zakho, Ngivimbile kimi
izindlela zomchithi.
17:5 Phakamisa izinyathelo zami emikhondweni yakho, ukuze izinyathelo zami zingasheleli.
17:6 Ngikhala kuwe, ngokuba uyangizwa, Nkulunkulu; beka indlebe yakho.
kimi, nizwe ukukhuluma kwami.
17:7 Bonisa umusa wakho omangalisayo, wena osindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene
banikeze abathembela kuwe kwabakuvukelayo
bona.
17:8 Ngigcine njengenhlamvu yeso, ungifihle ngaphansi komthunzi wamaphiko akho.
17:9 Kwababi abangicindezelayo, kusukela ezitheni zami ezibulalayo, abangihaqileyo
mayelana.
17:10 Bavalelwe emafutheni abo, bakhuluma ngokuzidla ngomlomo wabo.
17:11 Manje sebesihaqile ezinyathelweni zethu;
phansi emhlabeni;
17:12 Njengengonyama ehahela impango, nanjengebhongo lengonyama.
ecathama ezindaweni ezicashile.
17:13 Vuka, O Jehova, mdumaze, umphonse phansi, ukhulule umphefumulo wami kuJehova
omubi, okuyinkemba yakho;
17:14 Kubantu abayisandla sakho, O Jehova, kusukela abantu bezwe, abaye
isabelo sabo kulokhu kuphila, nesisu sabo usigcwalisa ngesifihla sakho
ingcebo: bagcwele abantwana, bashiya okusele kwabo
okubalulekile ezinganeni zabo.
17:15 Mina-ke, ngizobona ubuso bakho ekulungeni
nganelisekile, lapho ngivuka, ngomfanekiso wakho.