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UDavida wasekhuluma e Nkosi ni amazwi alelihubo mhla i Nkosi imkhulula esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke lesandleni sikaSawuli.

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Wasesithi: I Nkosi ilidwala lami, lenqaba yami, lomkhululi wami;

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uNkulunkulu wedwala lami, ngizaphephela kuye, isihlangu sami, lophondo losindiso lwami, inqaba yami ephakemeyo, lesiphephelo sami, umsindisi wami; ungisindisile odlakeleni.

4.

Ngizabiza i Nkosi edumisekayo, ngakho ngizasindiswa ezitheni zami.

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Ngoba izinsizi zokufa zingizingelezele, lezikhukhula zobubi zangethusa.

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Izibopho zesihogo zangigombolozela, imijibila yokufa yayiphambi kwami.

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Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngayibiza i Nkosi, ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami; waselizwa ilizwi lami esethempelini lakhe, lokukhala kwami kwafinyelela endlebeni zakhe.

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Khona umhlaba wazamazama, wanyikinyeka, izisekelo zamazulu zaqhaqhazela, zazamazama, ngoba wayethukuthele.

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Kwenyuka intuthu emakhaleni akhe, lomlilo ophuma emlonyeni wakhe waqothula; amalahle avuthiswa yiwo.

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Wasekhothamisa amazulu, wehlela phansi; lomnyama onzima wawungaphansi kwenyawo zakhe.

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Wasegada ikherubhi*, waphapha, wabonakala phezu kwempiko zomoya.

12.

Wasemisa umnyama waba ngamadumba inhlangothi zonke zakhe, lokuqoqana kwamanzi, amayezi amnyama omkhathi.

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Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhe kwavuthiswa amalahle omlilo.

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I Nkosi yaduma isemazulwini, loPhezukonke walikhupha ilizwi lakhe.

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Yathuma imitshoko, yabachitha; imibane, yabaphaphathekisa.

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Khona kwabonakala amaphansi olwandle, kwembulwa izisekelo zomhlaba, ekusoleni kwe Nkosi, ekuvutheleni komoya wamakhala ayo.

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Iphezulu yathuma, yangibamba, yangenyula emanzini amanengi.

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Yangophula esitheni sami esilamandla, kwabangizondayo, ngoba babelamandla kulami.

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Babephambi kwami esukwini lwenhlupheko yami, kodwa i Nkosi yaba yisisekelo sami.

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Yangikhuphela endaweni ebanzi, yangikhulula, ngoba yayithokoza ngami.

21.

I Nkosi yangivuza njengokulunga kwami, yangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.

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Ngoba ngizilondolozile indlela ze Nkosi, kangisukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngenkohlakalo.

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Ngoba zonke izahlulelo zayo zaziphambi kwami, lezimiso zayo, kangiphambukanga kuzo.

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Njalo ngangiqondile phambi kwayo, ngizinqandile ebubini bami.

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Ngakho i Nkosi ingibuyisele njengokulunga kwami, njengokuhlanzeka kwami phambi kwamehlo ayo.

26.

Kolesihawu uzaziveza ulesihawu; koqotho uzaziveza uqotho;

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kohlanzekileyo uzaziveza uhlanzekile; lakophambukileyo uzaziveza uphambukile.

28.

Labantu abahlutshwayo uzabasindisa, kodwa amehlo akho aphezu kwabaziphakamisayo, uzabehlisela phansi.

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Ngoba uyisibane sami, Nkosi, i Nkosi izakhanyisa-ke ubumnyama bami.

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Ngoba ngawe ngigijimile ngadabula phakathi kwebutho, ngoNkulunkulu wami ngeqe umthangala.

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UNkulunkulu, indlela yakhe iphelele; ilizwi le Nkosi lihloliwe; uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye.

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Ngoba ngubani onguNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwe Nkosi? Njalo ngubani olidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu?

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UNkulunkulu uyinqaba yami l amandla, owenza indlela yami iphelele.

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Owenza inyawo zami zibe njenge ze zimpala, wangimisa ezingqongeni zami.

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Ofundisela izandla zami impi, ukuze idandili lethusi ligotshiswe zingalo zami.

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Unginikile lesihlangu sosindiso lwakho, lokuzithoba kwakho kungikhulisile.

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Wenze laba banzi inyathelo lami ngaphansi kwami, ukuze inqagala zami zingatsheleli.

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Ngixotshene lezitha zami ngazibhubhisa, kangibuyanga ngaze ngaziqeda.

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Ngaziqeda, ngazigwaza, ukuze zingavuki; kodwa zawa ngaphansi kwenyawo zami.

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Ngoba ungibhincise amandla kusenzelwa impi, wabakhothamisela phansi kwami abangivukelayo.

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Unginike intamo yezitha zami, labo abangizondayo ngababhubhisa.

42.

Bakhangela, kodwa engekho umsindisi; e Nkosi ni, kodwa kayibaphendulanga.

43.

Ngasengibacholisisa njengothuli lomhlaba, ngabagxoba njengodaka lwezitalada, ngabatsahaza.

44.

Wasungikhulula ekuphikiseni kwabantu bami, wangigcina ngiyinhloko yezizwe; abantu enganginga b azi bangisebenzela.

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Abezizweni bazazithoba kimi ngokuzenzisa; bangenela ukuzwa ngendlebe bazangilalela.

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Abezizweni bazabuna, baphume ezinqabeni zabo bethuthumela.

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I Nkosi iyaphila; njalo kalibusiswe idwala lami, kaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu, idwala losindiso lwami;

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uNkulunkulu onginika impindiselo, lowehlisela izizwe ngaphansi kwami;

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longikhupha ezitheni zami; laphezu kwabangivukelayo wena wangiphakamisa; lemuntwini wodlakela wangikhulula.

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Ngenxa yalokhu ngizakudumisa, Nkosi, phakathi kwezizwe, ngihubele ibizo lakho indumiso.

51.

Iyanika inkosi yayo usindiso olukhulu, isenzela ogcotshiweyo wayo umusa, kuDavida, lenzalweni yakhe kuze kube nininini.

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