Ihubo 41
Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Ihubo likaDavida.
1 Ubusisiwe lowo onanza abahluphekayo;
2 UThixo uzamvikela alondoloze impilo yakhe;
uzambusisa phakathi kwelizwe
akasoze amnikele emandleni ezitha zakhe.
3 UThixo uzamqinisa lanxa elele egula
njalo amsilise avuke ekuguleni kwakhe.
4 Ngathi, “Oh Thixo ake ungihawukele;
ngisilisa, ngoba ngonile kuwe.”
5 Izitha zami ziyangigcona zithi,
“Uzakufa nini licitshe ibizo lakhe?”
6 Nxa omunye wabo efika ezongibona,
ukhuluma kuhle angikhohlise,
kodwa enhliziyweni yakhe egaya izibozi;
athi angaphuma ahambe esekhihliza ebantwini.
7 Bonke abangizondayo banyenyezelana ngami;
bangicabangela wonke amanyala besithi,
8 “Usengenwe ngumkhuhlane omubi;
kasoze asile avuke futhi.”
9 Lomngane wami osekhwapheni,
ebengimthembile,
lowo obesidla lami isinkwa
usengihlamukele.
10 Kodwa wena, Oh Thixo ake ungihawukele;
ake ungivuse ukuze ngibakhawulise.
11 Ngiyazi ukuthi uyathokoza ngami,
ngoba isitha sami kasingehluli.
12 Ubuqotho bami busekelwa nguwe
njalo ungimisa phambi kwakho nini lanini.
13 Udumo alube kuye uThixo , uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,
kusukela nininini kuze kube nininini.