Amahubo
74:1 O Nkulunkulu, kungani usilahle kuze kube phakade? intukuthelo yakho ithunqa
ngezimvu zedlelo lakho na?
74:2 Khumbula ibandla lakho oye wathenga kusukela kudala. induku ye
ifa lakho olihlengileyo; lentaba yaseSiyoni, lapho
uhlezi.
74:3 Phakamisela izinyawo zakho ezincithakalweni zaphakade. ngisho konke lokho isitha
wenze okubi endlini engcwele.
74:4 Izitha zakho zibhongile phakathi kwebandla lakho; bamise okwabo
izimpawu zezimpawu.
74:5 Indoda yayidume ngokuphakamisa izimbazo phezu koqweqwe
izihlahla.
74:6 Kodwa manje babhidliza izithombe zayo ezibaziweyo kanye ngezimbazo futhi
izando.
74:7 Baye baphonsa umlilo endlini yakho engcwele, baye bangcolisa ngokuphonsa
phansi indawo yokuhlala yegama lakho emhlabathini.
74:8 Bathi ezinhliziyweni zabo: "Masibachithe kanyekanye
washisa onke amasinagoge kaNkulunkulu ezweni.
74:9 Izibonakaliso zethu asiziboni, akusekho mprofethi, futhi akukho
phakathi kwethu ngubani owaziyo ukuthi koze kube nini.
74:10 O Nkulunkulu, koze kube nini isitha sihlambalaza? isitha siyakuhlambalaza
igama lakho kuze kube phakade?
74:11 Usihoshelani isandla sakho, isandla sakho sokunene? yikhiphe kuwe
esifubeni.
74:12 Ngoba uNkulunkulu uyiNkosi yami kwasendulo, owenza insindiso phakathi komhlaba.
74:13 Nguwena owahlukanisa ulwandle ngamandla akho, waphula amakhanda olwandle.
amadragons emanzini.
74:14 Nguwena owaphula amakhanda kaLeviyathani waba yizicucu, wamnika abe ngukudla.
kubantu abahlala ehlane.
74:15 Wena waqhekeza umthombo nesikhukhula;
imifula.
74:16 Usuku ngolwakho, nobusuku ngobakho, futhi ulungisile ukukhanya
kanye nelanga.
74:17 Wena uye wamisa yonke imingcele yomhlaba, wena wenza ihlobo futhi
ubusika.
74:18 Khumbula lokhu, ukuthi isitha uye wahlambalaza, O Jehova, futhi ukuthi
abantu abayiziwula bahlambalazile igama lakho.
74:19 Ungawunikezi umphefumulo wejuba lakho esixukwini
ababi, ungakhohlwa kuze kube phakade ibandla labampofu bakho.
74:20 Bheka isivumelwano, ngoba izindawo ezimnyama emhlabeni
egcwele izindawo zokuhlala ezinonya.
74:21 Ungavumeli abacindezelweyo ukubuya enamahloni: ake abampofu nabampofu badumise
igama lakho.
74:22 Vuka, O Nkulunkulu, uzimela indaba yakho, khumbula indlela umuntu oyisiwula
uyakuthuka imihla ngemihla.
74:23 Ungakhohlwa izwi lezitha zakho: ukuxokozela labo abavukayo
Ukwanda ngokumelene nawe njalo.