Amahubo
18:1 Ngizokuthanda, O Jehova, mandla ami.
18:2 UJehova uyidwala lami, nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami; Nkulunkulu wami, wami
amandla engithembele kuye; ihawu lami, nophondo lwami
insindiso, nombhoshongo wami ophakeme.
18:3 Ngiyobiza uJehova, ofanele ukudunyiswa, ngakho ngiyoba
ngisindiswe ezitheni zami.
18:4 Izinhlungu zokufa zangizungeza, nezikhukhula zababi zangenza ngami.
besaba.
18:5 Izinhlupho zesihogo zangizungeza, izihibe zokufa zavinjwa.
mina.
18:6 Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uJehova, ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami, wezwa
izwi lami lisethempelini lakhe, nokukhala kwami kwafika phambi kwakhe kwelakhe
izindlebe.
18:7 Khona-ke umhlaba wazamazama futhi wazamazama; izisekelo zamagquma
wathukuthela wanyakaziswa, ngokuba wayethukuthele.
18:8 Kwakhuphuka intuthu emakhaleni akhe, nomlilo ophuma emlonyeni wakhe
amalahle abaswa ngakho.
18:9 Wathoba amazulu, futhi wehla, futhi ubumnyama ngaphansi kwakhe
izinyawo.
18:10 Wakhwela phezu kwekherubi, wandiza, wandiza phezu kwamaphiko.
lomoya.
18:11 Wenza ubumnyama indawo yakhe esithekile; idokodo lakhe nxazonke zakhe
amanzi amnyama namafu esibhakabhakeni.
18:12 Ekukhazimuleni okwakuphambi kwakhe amafu akhe aminyene wadlula, isichotho
amatshe namalahle omlilo.
18:13 UJehova waduma ezulwini, futhi oPhezukonke wakhipha izwi lakhe.
isichotho namalahle omlilo.
18:14 Yebo, wathuma imicibisholo yakhe, wabahlakaza; wadubula
imibani, yabadumaza.
18:15 Khona kwabonakala imisele yamanzi, futhi izisekelo zomhlaba
zambulwa ngokusola kwakho, Jehova, ngokufutha komoya wakho
amakhala.
18:16 Wathumela phezulu, wangibamba, wangikhipha emanzini amaningi.
18:17 Wangikhulula esitheni sami esinamandla, futhi labo ababengizonda
babenamandla kakhulu kimi.
18:18 Bangihlasela ngosuku lwenhlekelele yami, kodwa uJehova waba yinqaba yami.
18:19 Wangikhiphela endaweni ebanzi; wangikhulula, ngokuba yena
wajabula ngami.
18:20 UJehova wangivuza njengokulunga kwami; ngokusho kwe
ukuhlanzeka kwezandla zami uyangibuyisela.
18:21 Ngoba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaJehova, futhi angizange basuke ngobubi
kuNkulunkulu wami.
18:22 Ngoba zonke izahlulelo zakhe zaziphambi kwami, futhi angizange ngisuse eyakhe
izimiso ezivela kimi.
18:23 Futhi ngangiqotho phambi kwakhe, futhi ngagcina ngokwami ebubini bami.
18:24 Ngakho uJehova ungivuze ngokulunga kwami.
njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami emehlweni akhe.
18:25 Konesihawu uyozibonakalisa unesihe; ngendoda eqotho
uyakuzibonakalisa uqotho;
18:26 Kocwebileyo uyozibonakalisa uhlanzekile; lawena
uzozibonakalisa uphambene.
18:27 Ngoba wena uyosindisa abantu abahluphekayo; kodwa uzokwehlisa ukubukeka okuphezulu.
18:28 Ngoba wena uyokhanyisa isibani sami;
ubumnyama.
18:29 Ngoba ngawe ngigijime phakathi kweviyo; ngoNkulunkulu wami ngeqe
udonga.
18:30 Ngokuqondene noNkulunkulu, indlela yakhe iphelele, izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile
ihawu kubo bonke abamethembayo.
18:31 Ngoba ngubani onguNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaJehova? Ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?
18:32 UnguNkulunkulu ongibhincisa amandla, futhi uphelelisa indlela yami.
18:33 Wenza izinyawo zami zibe njengezezindluzelekazi, futhi wangimisa ezindaweni zami eziphakemeyo.
18:34 Ufundisa izandla zami ukulwa, ukuze aphule umnsalo wensimbi
izingalo.
18:35 Wena unginikile isihlangu sensindiso yakho, futhi isandla sakho sokunene
ungibambile, nobumnene bakho bungikhulisile.
18:36 Wena wakhulisa izinyathelo zami ngaphansi kwami, ukuze izinyawo zami azisheleli.
18:37 Ngizixoshe izitha zami, futhi ngizifice, futhi angizange ngiphenduke
futhi zaze zaqedwa.
18:38 Ngibalimazile, kangangokuthi abazange bakwazi ukuvuka, bawa
ngaphansi kwezinyawo zami.
18:39 Ngoba ungibhincise amandla ukuze ngilwe, futhi unqobile
ngaphansi kwami abangivukelayo.
18:40 Futhi unginike izintamo zezitha zami; ukuze ngichithe
abangizondayo.
18:41 Bakhala, kodwa kwakungekho osindisa kubo: ngisho kuJehova, kodwa yena
kabaphendulanga.
18:42 Khona-ke ngabachoboza kancane njengothuli phambi komoya, mina ngabalahla
ngaphandle njengothuli lwezitaladi.
18:43 Ungikhulule ekuxabaneni kwabantu; futhi unakho
wangenza inhloko yezizwe, abantu engingabaziyo
ngikhonze.
18:44 Ngokushesha nje lapho bezwa ngami, bayolalela kimi: abezizwe ngeke
zithobe kimi.
18:45 Abafokazi bayonyamalala, futhi besaba ezindaweni zabo eziseduze.
18:46 UJehova uphila; malibusiswe idwala lami; futhi uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami
liphakanyiswe.
18:47 UnguNkulunkulu ongiphindiselelayo, futhi othobisa abantu phansi kwami.
18:48 Uyangikhulula ezitheni zami;
abangivukelayo, wangikhulula kumuntu onobudlova.
18:49 Ngakho-ke, Ngizokubonga, O Jehova, phakathi kwabezizwe, futhi
dumisa igama lakho.
18:50 Unika inkosi yakhe ukukhululwa okukhulu; futhi ubonisa umusa kowakhe
ogcotshiweyo, kuDavide, nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube phakade.