Izililo 3

1 Ngiyindodaebone inhlupheko ngentonga yolaka lwayo.

2 Ingikhokhele yangihambisa emnyameni kodwa hatshi ekukhanyeni.

3 Isibili iphenduke yamelana lami; iphendule isandla sayo imelene lami usuku lonke.

4 Igugisile inyama yami lesikhumba sami; yephulile amathambo ami.

5 Yakhile imelene lami, yangihanqa ngenyongo lobunzima.

6 Ingihlalise endaweni ezimnyama, njengabafa endulo.

7 Ingibiyele ukuze ngingaphumi, yenza iketane lami lethusi laba nzima.

8 Njalo nxa ngikhala ngimemeza, ivalela phandle umkhuleko wami.

9 Ibiyele indlela yami ngamatshe abaziweyo, yenza izindlela zami zagoba.

10 Yaba kimi njengebhere elicathemeyo, isilwane ezindaweni zensitha.

11 Iphambule izindlela zami, yangidabudabula, yangenza unxiwa.

12 Igobisile idandili layo, yangimisa njengento yokunenjwa ngomtshoko.

13 Yenze amadodana esamba semitshoko yayo angena ezinsweni zami.

14 Ngaba yinhlekisa kibo bonke abantu bakithi, ingoma yabo usuku lonke.

15 Ingisuthise ngezinto ezibabayo, yanginathisa umhlonyane.

16 Njalo ichoboze amazinyo ami ngokhethe, yangigiga emlotheni.

17 Njalo wena walahla umphefumulo wami khatshana lokuthula; ngikhohlwe okuhle.

18 Ngakho ngithi: Kubhubhile amandla ami lethemba lami eNkosini.

19 Khumbula inhlupheko yami lokuzulazula kwami, umhlonyane lenyongo.

20 Umphefumulo wami uhlala ukukhumbula, njalo ukhotheme phakathi kwami.

21 Lokhu ngiyakubuyisela enhliziyweni yami, ngakho-ke ngiyathemba.

22 Kuyizihawu zeNkosi ukuthi kasiqedwanga, ngoba izisa zakhe kazipheli;

23 zintsha ikuseni yonke; lukhulu uthembeko lwayo.

24 INkosi iyisabelo sami, kutsho umphefumulo wami; ngakho-ke ngizathemba kiyo.

25 INkosi ilungile kwabayilindelayo, kumphefumulo oyidingayo.

26 Kuhle ukuthi umuntu athembe, njalo ngokuthula kusindiso lweNkosi.

27 Kuhle emuntwini ukuthi athwale ijogwe ebutsheni bakhe.

28 Kahlale yedwa, athule, ngoba isimethese lona.

29 Kabeke umlomo wakhe othulini; mhlawumbe kungaba khona ithemba.

30 Kanikele isihlathi sakhe komtshayayo; asuthe inhlamba.

31 Ngoba iNkosi kayiyikulahla kuze kube phakade.

32 Ngoba lanxa idabukisile, kanti izakuba lesihawu ngobunengi bezisa zayo.

33 Ngoba kayihluphi ngenhliziyo yayo idabukise abantwana babantu;

34 ukuchoboza ngaphansi kwenyawo zayo zonke izibotshwa zomhlaba;

35 ukuphambukisa ilungelo lomuntu phambi kobuso boPhezukonke;

36 ukuphambanisa umuntu kudaba lwakhe, iNkosi kayikuboni yini?

37 Ngubani ongakukhuluma, njalo kwenzeke, nxa iNkosi ingakulayanga?

38 Kakuphumi ububi lokuhle emlonyeni woPhezukonke yini?

39 Ngakho usolelani umuntu ophilayo, umuntu ngezono zakhe?

40 Asihlole silinge izindlela zethu, sibuyele eNkosini.

41 Asiphakamisele inhliziyo lezandla zethu kuNkulunkulu emazulwini.

42 Thina siphambukile, saba lenkani; wena kawuthethelelanga.

43 Wembese ngolaka, waxotshana lathi, wabulala, kawuhawukelanga.

44 Uzembese ngeyezi, ukuze kungedluli umkhuleko.

45 Usenze saba yimfucuza lezibi phakathi kwezizwe.

46 Zonke izitha zethu zivule umlomo wazo zimelene lathi.

47 Ukwesaba lomgodi kukhona phambi kwethu, incithakalo lokwephuka.

48 Ilihlo lami lehlisa imifula yamanzi ngokuchitheka kwendodakazi yabantu bami.

49 Ilihlo lami liyajuluka, kaliyekeli, kungelakuma,

50 ize ikhangele phansi ibone iNkosi isezulwini.

51 Ilihlo lami lenza umphefumulo wami ube buhlungu ngenxa yawo wonke amadodakazi omuzi wakithi.

52 Izitha zami zingizingele kabuhlungu njengenyoni, kungelasizatho.

53 Bayiqumile impilo yami emgodini, baphosa ilitshe phezu kwami.

54 Amanzi ageleza phezu kwekhanda lami; ngathi: Ngiqunyiwe.

55 Ngabiza ibizo lakho, Nkosi, ngisemgodini phansi;

56 wezwa ilizwi lami; ungafihli indlebe yakho ekuphefumuleni kwami, ekukhaleleni kwami usizo.

57 Wasondela ngosuku lapho ngikubiza, wathi: Ungesabi.

58 Nkosi, uzimele izindaba zomphefumulo wami, wahlenga impilo yami.

59 Nkosi, ubonile ukoniwa kwami; yahlulela udaba lwami.

60 Ubonile yonke impindiselo yabo, wonke amacebo abo amelene lami.

61 Uzwile inhlamba yabo, Nkosi, wonke amacebo abo amelene lami,

62 indebe zabangivukelayo, lokuzindla kwabo kumelene lami lonke usuku.

63 Khangela ukuhlala kwabo, lokusukuma kwabo; ngiyingoma yabo.

64 Buyisela kibo impindiselo, Nkosi, njengokomsebenzi wezandla zabo.

65 Banike ubulukhuni benhliziyo, isiqalekiso sakho kibo.

66 Xotshana labo ngolaka, ubabhubhise bangabi ngaphansi kwamazulu eNkosi.