IRhubo
IMaskili.* Irhubo laka-Ethani umZerarhi.
89 Ngizokubhina ngokungapheliko.
Ngezenzo zakaJehova zethando elithembekileko, ngomlomami ngizokwazisa zoke iinzukulwana ngokuthembeka kwakho.
2 Ngombana ngithe: “Ithando elithembekileko lizokuhlala ngokungapheliko,+
Udzimelelise ukuthembeka kwakho emazulwini.”
4 ‘Ngizokudzimelelisa inzalwakho+ ngokungapheliko,
Ngizokwenza isihlalo sakho sobukhosi sihlale isizukulwana ngesizukulwana.’”+ (Sela)
5 Maye! Jehova izulu lidumisa iimangaliso zakho,
Iye lidumisa ukuthembeka kwakho ebandleni labacwengileko.
6 Ngubani ongamadaniswa noJehova emkayini?+
Ngubani ofana noJehova hlangana namadodana kaZimu?+
8 Maye! Jehova Zimu wamabutho,
Ngubani onamandla njengawe Jah?+
Ukuthembeka kwakho kukubhodile.+
10 Uphihlize uRarhabu+ njengomuntu obuleweko.+
Ngesandla sakho esinamandla uphadlhalaje amanabakho.+
14 Ukulunga nobulungiswa busisekelo sesihlalo sakho sobukhosi;+
Ithando nokuthembeka kujame phambi kwakho.+
15 Bayathaba abantu abarhuwelela ngethabo.+
Maye! Jehova, bakhamba ekukhanyeni kobuso bakho.
16 Bazokuthaba ngegama lakho ilanga loke,
Begodu bayaphakanyiswa ngokulunga kwakho.
18 Ngombana isihlangu sethu sivela kuJehova,
Nekosethu ivela koCwengileko ka-Israyeli.+
19 Ngesikhatheso wakhuluma nabathembekileko ngombono wathi:
21 Isandla sami sizomsekela,+
Begodu umkhonwami uzomqinisa.
22 Akunanaba elizomkatelela bona akhuphe umthelo,
Begodu akunamuntu ongakalungi ozomgandelela.+
23 Ngizokuphihliza boke abamphikisako babe ziinquqwana phambi kwakhe+
Begodu ngizokurhayila labo abamhloyako.+
24 Ngizomtjengisa ukuthembeka nethando lami,+
Begodu ngebanga legama lami amandlakhe azokuphakanyiswa.
25 Ngizokubeka isandla sakhe phezu kwelwandle
Ngibeke isandla sakhe sokudla phezu kwemilambo.+
26 Uzongibiza athi: ‘UnguBabami,
UZimami neDwala lesindiswami.’+
28 Ngizomthanda ngokungapheliko,*+
Begodu isivumelwano sami naye angekhe saphela.+
29 Ngizokudzimelelisa isizukulwana sakhe ngokungapheliko
Ngenze isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sihlale ngokungapheliko njengezulu.+
30 Nakungenzeka amadodanakhe alise umthethwami
Begodu angasakhambi ngezahlulelo zami,
31 Nakungenzeka eqe imithethwami
Begodu angalaleli imiyalwami,
32 Ngizowajezisa ngeswazi ngebanga lokungalaleli kwawo+
Begodu ngizowaritha ngebanga lomtjhaphwawo.
35 Ngifunge ngokucwengeka kwami, ngifunge kanye bengaphetha;
Angekhe ngamtjela amala uDavida.+
36 Inzalwakhe izokuhlala ngokungapheliko;+
Isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sizokuhlala nini nanini phambi kwami njengelanga.+
37 Sizokudzinyeleliswa nini nanini
Njengenyanga ehlala ivela* emkayini.” (Sela)
38 Kodwana wena umlahlile bese wamala;+
Usilingekile ngebanga lozesiwekwakho.
39 Uphayele eqadi isivumelwano sakho nencekwakho;
Warhubutjha isihlohlo sayo ngokusiphosela phasi.
40 Ugirize yoke imithangalakhe yamatje;
Wenza amabodakhe aba marubhi.
41 Boke abadlulako bamdlelezele;
Abomakhelwana bakhe bahlekisa ngaye.+
42 Wenze abaphikisi bakhe baphumelela;+
Wenza woke amanabakhe bona athabe.
43 Wenze nesabulakhe yaba lilize,
Begodu akhenge umsekele epini.
44 Uqede iphazimulwakhe
Walahlela nesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi phasi.
45 Wenze amalangakhe wobutjha aba mafitjhani.
Wambathisa ihlazo. (Sela)
46 Maye! Jehova uzozifihla bekube kunini? Ngokungapheliko na?+
Kghani ilaka lakho lizokusolo livutha njengomlilo?
47 Khumbula bona ukuphila kwami kufitjhani kangangani!+
Kghani bewunganahloso nawudala boke abantu?
48 Ngimuphi umuntu ongaphila, angafi?+
Kghani angazisindisa na emandleni weThuna?* (Sela)
49 Maye! Jehova ziphi izenzo zakho zethando* zekadeni,
Owafunga ngazo kuDavida ngokuthembeka kwakho?+
50 Maye! Jehova khumbula indlela iinceku zakho ezinyefulwe ngayo;
Indlela okufuze ngikghodlhelele ngayo ukunyefulwa ziintjhaba;
51 Maye! Jehova indlela amanabakho athukene ngayo;
Indlela athuke ngayo ozesiwekwakho koke la akhamba khona.
52 Akudunyiswe uJehova ngokungapheliko. Amen iye Amen.+