Ihubo 18
Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. ElikaDavida inceku kaThixo Wahlabelela uJehova amazwi alelihubo lapho uJehova wamsindisa esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke lasesandleni sikaSawuli. Wathi:
1 Ngiyakuthanda, Oh Thixo, Mandla ami.
2 UThixo ulidwala lami, inqaba yami, lomsindisi wami;
uNkulunkulu wami ulidwala lami, lapho engiphephela khona,
isihlangu sami lophondo lokusindiswa kwami, inqaba yami.
3 Ngakhuleka kuThixo ofanele ukudunyiswa
njalo ngikhululwe ezitheni zami.
4 Izibopho zokufa zangihilela;
lezikhukhula zokubhubhisa zangikhulela.
5 Izibopho zengcwaba zangithandela;
imijibila yokufa yangijamela.
6 Ekukhathazekeni kwami ngakhuleka kuThixo;
ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami ngicela usizo.
Walizwa ilizwi lami esethempelini lakhe;
ukukhala kwami kwafinyelela kuye,
ezindlebeni zakhe.
7 Umhlaba wagedezela wazamazama,
izisekelo zezintaba zanyikinyeka;
zagedezela ngoba wayethukuthele.
8 Intuthu yalanquka emakhaleni Akhe
umlilo ohangulayo waphuma emlonyeni wakhe,
amalahle avuthayo alavuka ephuma kuwo.
9 Waqhekeza amazulu wehlela phansi;
amayezi amnyama
ayengaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe
10 Wagada amakherubhi waphapha;
wantweza phezu kwamaphiko omoya.
11 Wenza umnyama isembeso sakhe,
isigubuzelo esimhanqileyo,
amayezi ezulu amnyama asemkhathini.
12 Phakathi kokukhazimula kobukhona bakhe
kwaqubuka amayezi,
kulesiqhotho lezikhatha zombane.
13 UThixo wakhwaza esezulwini;
ilizwi loPhezukonke lanqenqetha.
14 Waciba imitshoko wazihlakaza izitha,
ngembane eminengi waziqothula.
15 Izigodi zolwandle zambulwa
lezisekelo zomhlaba zavezwa obala
ekukhuzeni kwakho Thixo,
ngomfutho wokuphefumula kwamakhala akho.
16 Welula isandla Sakhe esezulwini
wangibamba wangihlenga enzikini yamanzi.
17 Wangihlenga esitheni sami esilamandla,
ezitheni zami ezazingigabhela ngamandla.
18 Zangijamela mhla ngisebunzimeni,
kodwa uThixo waba yinsika yami.
19 Wangikhupha wangibeka endaweni ebanzi
wangihlenga ngoba wayethokoza ngami.
20 UThixo ungenzele okulingene ukulunga kwami;
wanginika umvuzo ngokufanele ukuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.
21 Ngoba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaThixo;
angenzanga okubi ngokufulathela uNkulunkulu wami.
22 Yonke imithetho yakhe ibiphambi kwami;
angizifulathelanga izimiso zakhe.
23 Ngibe ngilokhu ngimsulwa phambi kwakhe
njalo ngisixwayile isono.
24 UThixo unginike umvuzo ngokufanele ukulunga kwami,
ngokufanele ukuhlanzeka kwezandla zami phambi Kwakhe.
25 Kwabathembekileyo lawe uthembekile,
kwabamsulwa lawe umsulwa.
26 Kwabahlanzekileyo uziveza uhlanzekile
kodwa kwabangaqondanga uziveza ukhaliphile.
27 Uyabasindisa abathobekileyo;
kodwa uyabehlisela phansi labo abamehlo asesiphundu.
28 Wena, Oh Thixo, gcina isibane sami sibhebha;
uNkulunkulu wami uguqula umnyama wami ube yikukhanya.
29 Ngosizo lwakho ngingaphuma ngimelane lebutho lempi;
ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingaweqa umduli.
30 Izindlela zikaNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe ziphelele;
ilizwi likaThixo kalilasici.
Ulihawu labo bonke abaphephela kuye.
31 Ngoba ngubani uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaThixo?
Njalo ngubani oliDwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?
32 NguNkulunkulu ongihlomisa amandla
enze indlela yami iphelele.
33 Wenza inyawo zami zibe njengezempala;
ungenza ngime ezingqongweni
34 Ufundisa izandla zami ukulwa impi;
izingalo zami zingaligobisa idandili lethusi.
35 Wena uyanginika isihlangu sakho sokunqoba,
lesandla sakho sokunene siyangiqinisa;
uyazehlisela phansi ukuze ungenze ngibe mkhulu.
36 Uqhelisa indlela enginyathela kuyo,
ukuze inqagala zami zingapheci.
37 Ngaxotshana lezitha zami ngazifica;
kangiphendukanga ngingakazibhubhisi zonke.
38 Ngazichoboza, zazingeke zisavuka;
zawela ngaphansi kwezinyawo zami
39 Wangihlomisa ngamandla okulwa impi;
wenza abaxabana lami bakhothama ezinyaweni zami.
40 Wenza izitha zami zafulathela zabaleka,
njalo ngazibhubhisa izitha zami.
41 Bakhala becela uncedo, kodwa wayengekho owayengabalamulela
kuThixo, kodwa kaphendulanga.
42 Ngabatshaya bacholeka njengothuli luphetshulwa ngumoya;
ngabathulula njengodaka ezindleleni.
43 Ungikhulule ekuhlaselweni yilababantu;
usungenze ngaba yinhloko yezizwe;
abantu engangingabazi sebebuswa yimi.
44 Bathi bengizwa nje ngendaba, bangilalele;
abezizweni bayatshotshobala phambi kwami.
45 Bonke badelile;
beza bethuthumela bevela ezinqabeni zabo.
46 Uthixo uyaphila!
Alidunyiswe iDwala lami!
Kaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu uMsindisi wami!
47 UnguNkulunkulu ongiphindiselelayo,
onqoba izizwe zibe ngaphansi kwami,
48 ongisindisayo ezitheni zami.
Wena wangikhuphula ngaphezu kwezitha zami;
wangihlenga ebantwini bodlakela.
49 Ngakho ngizakudumisa phakathi kwezizwe, Oh Thixo;
ngizahlabelela indumiso yebizo lakho.
50 Upha inkosi yakhe ukunqoba okukhulu;
utshengisa umusa wakhe ongaphuthiyo kogcotshiweyo wakhe,
kuDavida kanye lezizukulwane zakhe kuze kube nininini.