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Kumnqophisi weMuthilabheni.* Ingoma kaDavida.
א [Aleph]
9 Maye! Jehova, ngizokudumisa ngayo yoke ihliziywami;
Ngizokukhuluma ngayo yoke imisebenzakho emangalisako.+
2 Ngizokuthaba bengijekezele ngebanga lakho;
Maye! Zimu oPhezukoke, ngizokubhinela igama lakho iindumiso.+
ב [Beth]
3 Lokha amanabami nawahlehlako,+
Azokuwa atjhabalale phambi kwakho.
4 Ngombana uyangivikela bona ngifumane ubulungiswa;
Uhlala esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi wahlulele ngokulunga.+
ג [Gimel]
5 Ukhalime iintjhaba,+ wabhubhisa abakhohlakeleko,
Wasula igama labo ngokungapheliko.
ה [He]
7 Kodwana uJehova uhlezi esihlalweni sobukhosi ngokungapheliko;+
Ubeke isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi bona ahlulele.+
ו [Waw]
9 UJehova uzokuba siphephelo esivikelekileko* kogandelelwako,+
Isiphephelo esivikelekileko ngeenkhathi zokugandeleleka.+
ז [Zayin]
11 Bhinelani uJehova iindumiso, yena ohlala eZiyoni;
Tjelani iintjhaba ngezenzo zakhe.+
12 Uzobakhumbula abahlunguphazwako, abuyiselele neengazi zabo;+
Angeze akukhohlwa ukulilela kwabo isizo.+
ח [Heth]
13 Maye! Jehova, yiba nomusa kimi; tjheja indlela abangihloyileko abangihlunguphaza ngayo,
Wena ongiphakamisa esangweni lokufa,+
14 Bona ngimemezele izenzo zakho ezifanele ukudunyiswa emasangweni wendodakazi yeZiyoni,+
Ngithabe ngombana ungisindisile.+
ט [Teth]
15 Iintjhaba ziwele ngemgodini eziwembileko;
Inyawo lazo libanjwe enedeni eziyifihlileko.+
16 UJehova waziwa ngesahlulelo asikhuphako.+
Okhohlakeleko uwele ngaphakathi kwesifu asenzileko.+
Higayoni.* (Sela)
י [Yod]
17 Abakhohlakeleko bazokuhlehlela eThuneni,*
Zoke iintjhaba ezikhohlwa uZimu.
כ [Kaph]
19 Ngilwela Jehova! Ungavumeli umuntu ofako ahlule.
Kwanga iintjhaba zingahlulelwa phambi kwakho.+
20 Maye! Jehova, babethe ngevalo,+
Yenza iintjhaba zazi bona zimane zibabantu abafako. (Sela)