Amahubo
22:1 Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na? kungani ukude kangaka
ungisiza, nasemazwini okubhonga kwami?
22:2 O Nkulunkulu wami, ngiyakhala emini, kodwa awuzwa; nasebusuku
inkathi, futhi angithuli.
22:3 Kodwa wena ungcwele, O ohlezi ezibongweni zika-Israyeli.
22:4 Obaba bethu babethembele kuwe, bathembela, futhi wena wabakhulula.
22:5 Bakhala kuwe, futhi bakhululwa, bathembela kuwe, futhi baba
hhayi ukudideka.
22:6 Kodwa mina ngiyisibungu, futhi angiyena umuntu; ihlazo labantu, nedelelwa ngabangcwele
abantu.
22:7 Bonke abangibonayo bayangihleka;
anikine ikhanda,
22:8 Wethembela kuJehova ukuthi uzakumkhulula;
ebona ukuthi wayethokoza ngaye.
22:9 Kodwa nguwe owangikhipha esizalweni, wanginika ithemba
lapho ngisemabeleni kamama.
22:10 Ngaphonswa phezu kwakho kusukela esizalweni, wena unguNkulunkulu wami kusukela umama
isisu.
22:11 Ungabi kude nami; ngoba inkathazo iseduze; ngoba kakho osizayo.
22:12 Izinkunzi eziningi zingihaqile, izinkunzi ezinamandla zaseBashani zingihaqile
nxazonke.
22:13 Bakhamise phezu kwami ngemilomo yabo, njengengonyama ephangayo nebhongayo.
22:14 Ngithululiwe njengamanzi, futhi wonke amathambo ami ahlangene: inhliziyo yami
kufana nengcina; liyancibilika phakathi kwezibilini zami.
22:15 Amandla ami omile njengodengezi; nolimi lwami lunamathele kolwami
imihlathi; wangingenisa othulini lokufa.
22:16 Ngokuba izinja zingihaqile, umhlangano wababi ungihaqile.
babhoboza izandla zami nezinyawo zami.
22:17 Ngingabala wonke amathambo ami;
22:18 Babelana izingubo zami phakathi kwabo, futhi benza inkatho ngesambatho sami.
22:19 Kodwa ungabi kude nami, O Jehova: O mandla ami, shesha wena ukusiza
mina.
22:20 Khipha umphefumulo wami enkembeni; sithandwa sami emandleni enja.
22:21 Ngisindise emlonyeni wengonyama, ngokuba ungizwile ezimpondweni zezilwane.
ama-unicorns.
22:22 Ngizomemezela igama lakho kubafowethu, phakathi kwezwe
bandla ngiyakukudumisa.
22:23 Nina enimesabayo uJehova, mdumiseni; nonke nzalo kaJakobe, dumisani
yena; nimesabe nina nonke nzalo ka-Israyeli.
22:24 Ngoba akazange adelele noma anengwa ukuhlupheka ohluphekile;
futhi akamfihlelanga ubuso bakhe; kodwa lapho ekhala kuye, yena
yezwa.
22:25 Ukudunyiswa kwami kuyakuba kuwe ebandleni elikhulu, ngigcwalise izithembiso zami
phambi kwabamesabayo.
22:26 Abathobekileyo bayokudla basuthe, bayomdumisa uJehova
mfuneni: inhliziyo yenu iyakuphila kuze kube phakade.
22:27 Zonke imikhawulo yezwe bayokhumbula futhi baphendukele kuJehova, futhi bonke
imindeni yezizwe iyakukhuleka phambi kwakho.
22:28 Ngoba umbuso ungokaJehova, futhi nguye umbusi phakathi kwezizwe.
22:29 Bonke abakhulupheleyo emhlabeni bayodla futhi bakhuleke: bonke abahambayo
uyakukhothama othulini phambi kwakhe, akakho ongabasindisa owakhe
umphefumulo.
22:30 Inzalo iyakumkhonza; kuzabalelwa eNkosini
isizukulwane.
22:31 Bayofika, futhi bayomemezela ukulunga kwakhe kubantu ukuthi
uyakuzalwa ukuthi ukwenzile lokho.