Amahubo
144:1 Makabongwe uJehova, inqaba yami, ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa, futhi ami
iminwe ukulwa:
144:2 Umusa wami, nenqaba yami; umbhoshongo wami ophakeme, nomkhululi wami; okwami
isihlangu, nalowo engimethembayo; othobisa abantu bami phansi kwami.
144:3 Jehova, uyini umuntu ukuba umazi? noma indodana yomuntu,
ukuthi uzilandisele ngaye!
144:4 Umuntu unjengeze, izinsuku zakhe zinjengethunzi elidlulayo.
144:5 Khothamisa amazulu akho, O Jehova, futhi wehle
uzobhema.
144:6 Phakamisa imibani, ubahlakaze; cima imicibisholo yakho.
babhubhise.
144:7 Yelula isandla sakho uvela phezulu; ngikhulule, ungikhulule emanzini amakhulu;
esandleni sezingane ezingaziwa;
144:8 Omlomo wabo ukhuluma okuyize, futhi isandla sabo sokunene singesokunene sika
amanga.
144:9 Ngizokuhlabelela ihubo elisha, O Nkulunkulu: ngogubhu nengoma.
insimbi yezintambo eziyishumi ngiyakukuhubela indumiso.
144:10 Nguye onika amakhosi insindiso, okhulula uDavide wakhe
inceku evela enkembeni elimazayo.
144:11 Ngisuse, futhi ungikhulule esandleni sabantwana bezizwe, omlomo wabo
bakhuluma okuyize, nesandla sabo sokunene singesokunene samanga.
144:12 Ukuze amadodana ethu abe njengezitshalo ezikhulile ebusheni bazo; ukuthi wethu
amadodakazi angaba njengamatshe egumbi, aphucuziwe njengomfanekiso a
isigodlo:
144:13 Ukuze izinqolobane zethu zigcwale, zithenge zonke izinhlobo zesitolo: ukuze zethu
izimvu zingazala izinkulungwane nezinkulungwane ezitaladini zethu;
144:14 Ukuze izinkabi zethu zisebenze kanzima. ukuthi kungabikho ukugqekezwa, noma
ukuphuma; ukuthi kungabikho ukukhononda emigwaqweni yethu.
144:15 Babusisiwe abantu abanjalo: yebo, babusisiwe abantu,
oNkulunkulu wabo nguJehova.