Psalms (17/150)  

1. Zwana ukulunga, Nkosi, ulalele ukukhala kwami; ubeke indlebe emkhulekweni wami onga phum i ezindebeni ezilenkohliso.
2. Ukwahlulelwa kwami kakuphume ebukhoneni bakho, amehlo akho kawabone izinto eziqondileyo.
3. Uyilingile inhliziyo yami, wa ngi hambela ebusuku; ungihlolile, kawuficanga lutho; ngihlosile, umlomo wami kawuyikuphambuka.
4. Mayelana lezenzo zabantu, ngelizwi lendebe zakho, mina ngizinqandile ezindleleni zomchithi,
5. ukusekela izinyathelo zami emikhondweni yakho, ukuze inyawo zami zingatsheleli.
6. Mina ngikubizile, ngoba uzangiphendula, Nkulunkulu; beka indlebe yakho kimi, uzwe inkulumo yami.
7. Tshengisa ukumangalisa kothando lwakho, wena osindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene labo abathembela kuwe kwabavukelayo.
8. Ngigcine njengenhlamvu yelihlo; ungifihle emthunzini wempiko zakho,
9. kubo ubuso bababi abangicindezelayo, izitha zempilo yami ezingihanqileyo.
10. Baya zi valela ngamahwahwa abo; ngomlomo wabo bakhuluma ngokuzigqaja.
11. Sebesihanqile emanyathelweni ethu; amehlo abo bawamise, bezithobele emhlabathini.
12. Unjengesilwane esikhuthalele ukudabula, lanjengebhongo lesilwane eliquthileyo endaweni ezisithekileyo.
13. Vuka, Nkosi ! Uhlangabeze ubuso bakhe, umphosele phansi. Khulula umphefumulo wami komubi, oyi nkemba yakho,
14. kubo abantu, abayi sandla sakho, Nkosi, ebantwini bomhlaba, osabelo sabo sikulokhukuphila, osisu sabo usigcwalisa ngokuligugu kwakho; bagcwele abantwana, njalo batshiyele izingane zabo okuseleyo kwabo.
15. Mina, ngizakhangela ubuso bakho ekulungeni, ngeneliswe yisimo sakho ekuphaphameni kwami.

  Psalms (17/150)