Ihubo 22
Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Kulandela itshuni ethi, “Impalakazi yekuSeni.” Ihubo likaDavida.
1 Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, kungani usungidelile na?
Kungani ukhatshana kokungisindisa,
khatshana kwamazwi okububula kwami?
2 Oh Nkulunkulu wami, ngiyakhala emini,
kodwa kawuphenduli;
ebusuku, kangithulanga.
3 Kanti usesihlalweni sobukhosi uNguye oNgcwele
uyindumiso ka-Israyeli.
4 Obaba babeka ithemba labo Kuwe;
bona bathemba wena wabakhulula.
5 Bakhala kuwe bakhululwa;
bathemba kuwe kabaze badaniswa.
6 Kodwa ngiyimpethu nje kangisumuntu,
ngihozwa ngabantu njalo abanengi bangeyise.
7 Bonke abangibonayo bayangihleka;
bayangithethisa baze banyikinye amakhanda:
8 “Uthemba uThixo
lowo Thixo kamkhulule.
Kamsindise njengoba ethokoza ngaye.”
9 Kanti wena wangikhupha esiswini;
wangenza ngakuthemba kusukela ebeleni likamama.
10 Kusukela ekuzalweni kwami ngabekwa ezandleni Zakho;
kusukela esiswini sikamama ulokhu unguNkulunkulu wami.
11 Ungabi khatshana kwami,
ngoba uhlupho luseduze njalo
kakho ongangisiza.
12 Inkunzi ezinengi zingihanqile;
inkunzi ezilamandla zaseBhashani zingihonqolozele.
13 Izilwane ezibhongayo ezibamba zidabudabule
zingikhamisela imilomo yazo.
14 Ngiyathululeka njengamanzi,
njalo amathambo ami wonke akhumukile.
Inhliziyo yami isiphenduke yaba yingcino;
isincibilikile ngaphakathi kwami.
15 Amandla ami asetshile qhu ingathi ludengezi,
lolimi lwami luyanamathela elwangeni lwami;
uyangilalisa othulini lokufa.
16 Izinja sezingihanqile;
ixuku labantu ababi selingihonqolozele,
sebengigwaze izandla lezinyawo.
17 Ngingawabala wonke amathambo ami;
abantu bayanginyonkoloza bangiklolodele.
18 Behlukaniselana izembatho zami
njalo benze inkatho ngezigqoko zami.
19 Kodwa wena, Thixo , ungabi kude lami.
Ungamandla ami, woza masinyane uzongisiza.
20 Phephisa impilo yami enkembeni,
impilo yami eligugu emandleni azo izinja.
21 Ngilamulela emlonyeni wezilwane;
ngisindisa empondweni zezinyathi.
22 Ngizamemezela ibizo Lakho kubafowethu;
emphakathini ngizakudumisa.
23 Lina elimesabayo uThixo , mdumiseni!
Lani lina zizukulwane zikaJakhobe, mbabazeni!
Mhlonipheni, lina lonke zizukulwane zika-Israyeli!
24 Ngoba keyisanga loba adelele
ukuhlupheka kwalowo ohlukuluzwayo;
kamfihlelanga ubuso bakhe
kodwa walalela ukukhala kwakhe ecela ukusizwa.
25 Sivela kuwe isithathelo sokudumisa kwami emhlanganweni omkhulu;
ngizagcwalisa izifungo zami phambi kwalabo abakwesabayo.
26 Abayanga bazakudla basuthe
labo abamdingayo uThixo bazamdumisa
sengathi inhliziyo zenu zingaphila nini lanini!
27 Yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba
izakhumbula iphendukele kuThixo ,
njalo lezimuli zonke zezizwe
zizakhothama phansi phambi kwakhe,
28 ngoba umbuso ungokaThixo
njalo uyabusa phezu kwezizwe.
29 Zonke izinothi zomhlaba zizazitika ngokudla
njalo zikhonze;
bonke abangena othulini bazaguqa phambi Kwakhe
labo abangeke baziphilise.
30 Abesikhathi esizayo bazamkhonza;
izizukulwane zizakwaziswa ngoThixo.
31 Bazatshumayela ukulunga kwakhe,
ebantwini abangakazalwa