Amahubo 33

1 Thokozani eNkosini, balungileyo. Ukudumisa kubafanele abaqotho.

2 Dumisani iNkosi ngechacho, lihlabelele kuyo ngogubhu olulentambo ezilitshumi.

3 Ihlabeleleni ingoma entsha, litshaye kuhle ngenhlokomo.

4 Ngoba ilizwi leNkosi liqotho, lomsebenzi wayo wonke ngowobuqotho.

5 Ithanda ukulunga lesahlulelo; umhlaba ugcwele umusa weNkosi.

6 Ngelizwi leNkosi amazulu enziwa, lalo lonke ibutho lawo ngomoya womlomo wayo.

7 Ibuthelela amanzi olwandle njengenqumbi, ifake inziki eziphaleni.

8 Umhlaba wonke kawuyesabe iNkosi, bonke abakhileyo bomhlaba kabathuthumele ngayo.

9 Ngoba yona yakhuluma, kwaba khona; yona yalaya, kwema.

10 INkosi ichitha icebo lezizwe, iphuthisa imicabango yabantu.

11 Icebo leNkosi limi kuze kube nininini, imicabango yenhliziyo yayo ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwana.

12 Sibusisiwe isizwe esiNkulunkulu waso yiNkosi, abantu ebakhethileyo baba yilifa layo.

13 INkosi iyakhangela phansi isemazulwini, ibone bonke abantwana babantu.

14 Isendaweni emisiweyo yokuhlala kwayo ikhangela bonke abakhileyo bomhlaba.

15 Ibumba inhliziyo yabo bonke, inanzelele zonke izenzo zabo.

16 Kayikho inkosi esindiswa yibunengi bebutho, iqhawe kalikhululwa ngamandla amakhulu.

17 Ibhiza liyize ekunqobeni, njalo kalikhululi ngobukhulu bamandla alo.

18 Khangela, ilihlo leNkosi liphezu kwabayesabayo, kwalabo abathembela emuseni wayo,

19 ukukhulula umphefumulo wabo ekufeni, lokubaphilisa endlaleni.

20 Umphefumulo wethu ulindela iNkosi; ilusizo lwethu lesihlangu sethu.

21 Ngoba inhliziyo yethu izathokoza kuyo, ngoba sithembele ebizweni layo elingcwele.

22 Umusa wakho, Nkosi, kawube phezu kwethu, njengokulindela kwethu kuwe.