Amahubo
88:1 O Jehova, Nkulunkulu wensindiso yami, ngikhala imini nobusuku phambi kwakho.
88:2 Umkhuleko wami mawuze phambi kwakho, beka indlebe yakho ekukhaleni kwami.
88:3 Ngoba umphefumulo wami ugcwele izinhlupheko, futhi ukuphila kwami kusondele kuJehova
ithuna.
88:4 Ngibalwa nalabo abehlela egodini: Nginjengomuntu ukuthi
kanamandla;
88:5 Free phakathi kwabafileyo, njengoba ababulewe elele ethuneni, labo wena
ungabe usakhumbula, banqunyiwe esandleni sakho.
88:6 Ungibeke egodini eliphansi, ebumnyameni, ekujuleni.
88:7 Intukuthelo yakho iphezu kwami, ungihluphile ngakho konke ulaka lwakho.
amagagasi. Sela.
88:8 Ubasusile kude nami abangazi bami; ungenze ngaba
ngiyisinengiso kubo: ngivalelwe, angikwazi ukuphuma.
88:9 Iso lami liyalila ngenxa yosizi
phezu kwakho, Ngelulela izandla zami kuwe.
88:10 Uyakwenza izimangaliso kwabafileyo? abafileyo bayakuvuka, badumise
wena? Sela.
88:11 Ingabe umusa wakho uzomenyezelwa ethuneni? kumbe ukuthembeka kwakho
ekubhujisweni?
88:12 Izimangaliso zakho zaziwa ebumnyameni? nokulunga kwakho kuJehova
izwe lokukhohlwa?
88:13 Kodwa ngikhala kuwe, O Jehova; ekuseni umkhuleko wami uyakuba khona
vimbela wena.
88:14 Nkosi, kungani ulahla umphefumulo wami? ungifihlelani ubuso bakho na?
88:15 Ngihluphekile futhi ngilungele ukufa kusukela ebusheni bami kuze kube manje, kuyilapho ngihlupheka ngenxa yakho
uvalo ngiyaphazamiseka.
88:16 Ukufutheka kwentukuthelo yakho phezu kwami. ezesabisa zakho zingiqedile.
88:17 Bangizungeza njengamanzi nsuku zonke; bangihaqa
ndawonye.
88:18 Othandiweyo nomngane udedisile kimi, futhi abangane bami phakathi
ubumnyama.