Ihubo 25
ElikaDavida.
1 Kuwe, Thixo,
ngiphakamisela umphefumulo wami.
2 Ngethemba kuwe,
ungangiyekeli ngiyangeka,
futhi ungayekeli izitha zami zinginqobe.
3 Kakukho bani othemba lakhe likuwe
ozayangiswa lanini,
kodwa bazayangiswa
abadinga ukulimaza kungelasizatho.
4 Ngibonisa izindlela Zakho, Oh Thixo,
ngifundisa izindlela Zakho;
5 ngikhokhela eqinisweni Lakho ungifundise
ngoba unguNkulunkulu, uMsindisi wami,
lethemba lami likuwe insuku zonke.
6 Khumbula, Oh Thixo, isihawu Sakho esikhulu kanye lothando,
ngoba konke kuvela ekadeni.
7 Ungakhumbuli izono zobutsha bami
lezindlela zokuhlamuka kwami;
ngikhumbula ngokufanele uthando Lwakho,
ngoba ulungile, Oh Thixo.
8 UThixo ulungile, uqotho;
ngakho weluleka izoni ngezindlela zakhe.
9 Uhola abathobekileyo kulokho okuqondileyo
abafundise indlela yakhe.
10 Zonke izindlela zikaThixo zilothando, ziyathembeka
kulabo abagcina izimiso zesivumelwano Sakhe.
11 Ngenxa yegama Lakho, Oh Thixo,
thethelela ububi bami, loba bubukhulu.
12 Ngubani-ke umuntu omesabayo uThixo?
Uzameluleka ngaleyondlela ayimiselweyo.
13 Uzaphila insuku zakhe ekhomba ngophakathi,
lezizukulwane zakhe zizakudla ilifa lelizwe.
14 Bayathenjwa nguThixo labo abamesabayo;
ubenza basazi isivumelwano Sakhe.
15 Amehlo ami ahlezi ekuThixo lanini,
ngoba nguye kuphela ozakhumula inyawo zami esithiyweni.
16 Phendukela kimi ube lobubele lami,
ngoba ngilesizungu, ngikhathazekile.
17 Inhlupheko zenhliziyo yami sezandile;
ngikhulula ekudabukeni kwami.
18 Khangela ukukhathazeka kwami lokuhawula kwami,
ususe zonke izono zami.
19 Ake ubone ukuthi izitha zami sezande kangakanani,
lokuthi zingizonda kubi kanjani!
20 Linda impilo yami ungihlenge;
ungangiyekeli ngiyangeke,
ngoba ngizuza isiphephelo Kuwe.
21 Sengathi ubuqotho lokuqonda kungangivikela,
ngoba ngizuza isiphephelo Kuwe.
22 Hlenga u-Israyeli, Oh Nkulunkulu,
kuzozonke inhlupheko zakhe.