Amahubo 86
1 Umkhuleko kaDavida Zwana, Oh Thixo, ungiphendule, ngoba ngingumyanga ngiyaswela.
A Prayer of David. Bow down thy ear, O LORD, hear me: for I [am] poor and needy.
2 Vikela impilo yami, ngoba ngizinikele kuwe; sindisa inceku yakho ekuthembayo; UnguNkulunkulu wami.
Preserve my soul; for I [am] holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
3 Woba lesihawu kimi, Oh Thixo, ngoba ngitshona ngikubiza ilanga lonke.
Be merciful to me, O LORD: for I cry to thee daily.
4 Letha ukuthokoza encekwini yakho, ngoba kuwe, Oh Thixo, ngiphakamisela umphefumulo wami.
Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for to thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
5 Uyathethelela njalo ulungile, Oh Thixo, ugcwele uthando kulabo abakhuleka kuwe.
For thou, LORD, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy to all them that call upon thee.
6 Zwana umkhuleko wami, Oh Thixo; lalela ukukhala kwami ngicela umusa.
Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
7 Mhla ngiphakathi kokuhlupheka ngizakhala kuwe, ngoba uzangiphendula.
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
8 Phakathi kwabonkulunkulu kakho onjengawe, Oh Thixo; kakulazenzo ezingalinganiswa lezakho.
Among the gods [there is] none like thee, O LORD; neither [are there any works] like thy works.
9 Zonke izizwe owazenzayo zizakuza zikhonze kuwe, Nkosi; zizaletha udumo ebizweni lakho.
All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O LORD; and shall glorify thy name.
10 Ngoba umkhulu njalo wenza imisebenzi emangalisayo; wena wedwa unguNkulunkulu.
For thou [art] great, and doest wondrous things: thou [art] God alone.
11 Ngifundisa indlela yakho, Oh Thixo, ukuze ngihambe eqinisweni lakho; ngipha inhliziyo engaxamalazanga, ukuze ngilesabe ibizo lakho.
Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
12 Ngizakudumisa, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami, ngenhliziyo yami yonke; ngizalidumisa ibizo lakho laphakade.
I will praise thee, O LORD my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
For great [is] thy mercy towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. (Sheol h7585)
14 Iziqholo ziyangihlasela, Oh Nkulunkulu iqembu lamadoda alesihluku lizingela impilo yami abantu abangakunanziyo wena.
O God, the proud have risen against me, and the assemblies of violent [men] have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
15 Kodwa wena, Nkosi, unguNkulunkulu olozwelo, olobubelo, ophuza ukuzonda, owandayo ngothando lokuthembeka.
But thou, O LORD, [art] a God full of compassion, and gracious; long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and truth.
16 Phendukela ngakimi ube lesihawu kimi; veza amandla akho ngenceku yakho, ngisindise ngoba ngiyakukhonza, njengokwenziwa ngumama.
O turn to me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
17 Ngipha isiboniso sokulunga kwakho, ukuze izitha zami zisibone ziyangeke, ngoba wena, Oh Thixo, usungisizile njalo wangiduduza.
Show me a token for good; that they who hate me may see [it], and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast helped me, and comforted me.
