IRhubo
IMaskili.* Irhubo laka-Asafa.
74 Maye! Zimu, kubayini usilahlele safuthi?+
Kubayini ilaka lakho livuthela umhlambi wamadlelwakho?+
Khumbula iNtaba iZiyoni, lapho ebewuhlala khona.+
3 Iya endaweni ekwenziwe kiyo umonakalo ozokuhlala isikhathi eside.+
Inaba libhubhise yoke into endaweni ecwengileko.+
4 Amanabakho abhodle ngaphakathi kwendawakho yokuhlangana.+
Azibekele amatshwayo wokuhlula endaweni leyo.
5 Bewafana nabantu abajuguja amazembe ehlathini eliminyeneko.
6 Aphule yoke imikghabiso+ yendawo yokuhlangana ngamazembe nangemigqala.
7 Atjhise indawakho ecwengileko.+
Asilaphaza ithaberinakeli elibizwa ngegama lakho, alidula phasi.
8 Wona neenzukulwana zawo athe eenhliziyweni zawo:
“Zoke iindawo zokuhlangana zakaZimu* ezisenarheni kufuze zitjhiswe.”
9 Akunamatshwayo esiwabonako;
Akusanamphorofidi,
Akekho owaziko hlangana nathi ukuthi lokhu kuzokuthatha isikhathi esingangani.
10 Maye! Zimu, kuzabe kube nini inaba lisolo linyefula?+
Inaba lizokudelela igama lakho ngokungapheliko na?+
11 Kubayini uphutha imikhono, ufihla isandla sakho sokudla?+
Sisuse esifubeni sakho uwatjhabalalise.
12 Kodwana uZimu uyiKosami kusukela kade,
Nguye osindisako ephasini.+
13 Urure ilwandle ngamandlakho;+
Waphahlaza iinhloko zeembandana ezikulu zelwandle.
14 Uphahlaze iinhloko zakaLeviyathani;*
Wayinikela abantu bona ibe kukudla kwabo, labo abahlala emmangweni.
16 Imini ngeyakho nobusuku ngebakho.
Wenze ukukhanya nelanga.+
17 Wenze yoke imikhawulo yephasi.+
Wenze ihlobo nobusika.+
18 Maye! Jehova, khumbula ukunyefula kwamanaba,
Indlela iindlhadlha ezidelela ngayo igama lakho.+
19 Unganikeli iimbandana ukuphila kwejuba lakho lommango.
Ungathomi ukhohlwe ukuphila kwabantu bakho abahlunguphazekileko.
20 Khumbula isivumelwano,
Ngombana iindawo ezimnyama zephasi zizele abantu abanenturhu.
21 Ungavumeli ogandelelekileko abuyele emva adanile;+
Kwanga abaqalelwa phasi nabatlhagako bangadumisa igama lakho.+
22 Maye! Zimu, sikima uzilwele.
Khumbula indlela iindlhadlha ezikunyefula ngayo ilanga loke.+
23 Ungakhohlwa ukuthi amanabakho athini.
Itjhada lalabo abakudelelako lihlala likhuphuka.