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Umthandazo womuntu ogandelelekileko lokha nakaphelelwa mamandla bese atjele uJehova okumtshwenyako.
2 Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho nangigandelelekileko.+
3 Ngombana amalangami aphela njengentuthu,
Namathambami atjhisa njengomlilo eziko.+
4 Ihliziywami injengotjani obutjhwabileko nobomileko,+
Ngombana ngikhohlwa nokudla kwami.
5 Ngebanga lokuthi ngitshwenyeke khulu,*+
Amathambami anamathela enyamenami.+
6 Ngifana negubulu lemmangweni;
Ngifana nesikhova esincani hlangana namarubhi.
8 Amanabami anginyefula ilanga loke.+
Labo abahlekisa ngami basebenzisa igama lami nabaqalekisako.
9 Ngombana ngidla umlotha njengoburotho bami,+
Begodu isiselo sami sivangwe neenyembezi,+
10 Ngebanga lelaka lakho nokusilingeka kwakho,
Ngombana ungiphakamise bona ungiphosele ngeqadi.
13 Ngokuqinisekileko uzokuvuka ube nomusa eZiyoni,+
Ngombana sikhathi sokobana ube nomusa kiyo;+
Isikhathi esibekiweko sifikile.+
15 Iintjhaba zizokusaba igama lakaJehova,
Namakhosi wephasi azokwazi iphazimulwakho.+
19 Ngombana uqala phasi asendawenakhe ecwengileko phezulu,+
UJehova uqala ephasini asezulwini,
20 Bona ezwe ukububula kwesibotjhwa,+
Atjhaphulule abagwetjelwe ukufa,+
21 Ukwenzela bona igama lakaJehova limenyezelwe eZiyoni+
Nedumo lakhe eJerusalema,
22 Lokha iintjhaba zihlangene ndawonye nemibuso
Bona kulotjhwe uJehova.+
23 Ungithathele amandlami ngaphambi kwesikhathi;
Waqunta ukuphila kwami.
24 Ngathi: “Maye! Zimami,
Ungangisusi ngisesephakathi kokuphila kwami,
Ngombana wena bewusolo ukhona isizukulwana ngesizukulwana.+
25 Wabeka iinsekelo zephasi kusukela kade,
Nezulu limsebenzi wezandla zakho.+
26 Zizokutjhabalala kodwana wena uzokuhlala ukhona;
Njengesambatho zizokuluphala.
Njengesambatho uzozitjhugulula, zizokuphelelwa nasikhathi.
27 Kodwana wena usolo unjalo, neminyakakho angeze yaphela.+
28 Abantwana beensebenzi zakho bazokuhlala baphephile,
Begodu inzalwabo izokudzinyeleliswa phambi kwakho.”+