IHubo
IBHUKU LESIBILI
(AmaHubo 42-72)
Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Imaskili* yamadodana kaKhora.+
42 Awu Nkulunkulu inhliziyo yami ikomele,
Njengempala* yomele amanzi asezifuleni.
2 Ngomele uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu ophilayo.+
Ngingabuya nini phambi kukaNkulunkulu?+
3 Inyembezi zami seziyikudla kwami ubusuku lemini.
Ilanga lonke abantu bayangihleka besithi: “Ungaphi uNkulunkulu wakho?”+
4 Izinto lezi ngiyazikhumbula njalo ngikhipha konke okusenhliziyweni yami,
Ngoba ngake ngahamba lexuku labantu.
Ngangijayele ukuhamba* phambi kwabo sisiya endlini kaNkulunkulu,
Simemeza ngentokozo futhi sibonga uNkulunkulu,
5 Kungani sengiphelelwe lithemba?+
Kungani ngikhathazekile?
6 Nkulunkulu wami sengiphelelwe lithemba,+
Yikho ngikukhumbula,+
Ngiselizweni leJodani laseziqongweni zeHemoni,
Ngisentabeni iMizari.*
7 Ngizwa amanzi atshonayo ememeza amanye amanzi atshonayo,
Kuzwakala umdumo wezimpophoma zakho.
Amagagasi akho ayangisibekela.+
8 Emini uJehova uzakuba lothando oluqotho kimi,
Ebusuku ngizahlabela ngimdumise, ngikhuleke kuNkulunkulu ongipha ukuphila.+
9 Ngizakuthi kuNkulunkulu olidwala lami:
“Kungani usungikhohliwe?+
Kungani sengihambahamba ngidanile ngenxa yokucindezelwa yizitha zami?”+
10 Izitha zami ezilolunya ziyangihleka,
Zingihleka ilanga lonke zisithi: “Ungaphi uNkulunkulu wakho?”+
11 Kungani sengiphelelwe lithemba?
Kungani ngikhathazekile?