Psalms 161959

1Ngilondoloze, Nkulunkulu, ngokuba ngiyaphephela kuwe.

2Ngithi kuJehova: “Wena uyiNkosi yami; anginakho okuhle ngaphandle kwakho.”

3Abangcwele abasemhlabeni, abayizikhulu, yonke intokozo yami ikubona.

4Ziningi izinhlupheko zabazizuzela omunye unkulunkulu; angiyikunikela ngeminikelo yabo yegazi; angiyikuwaphatha amagama abo ngezindebe zami.

5UJehova uyisabelo esahlukaniselwe mina, nendebe yami; wena uqinisa ifa lami.

6Izabelo zingehlele ezindaweni ezinhle, yebo, nginalo ifa elihle.

7Ngiyakumbonga uJehova ongilulekayo; nasebusuku izinso zami ziyangiyala.

8Ngimbeke uJehova njalo phambi kwami, ngokuba ungakwesokunene sami, angiyikuzanyazanyiswa.

9Ngakho-ke inhliziyo yami iyajabula, nomphefumulo wami uyethaba, nenyama yami iyakuhlala ngokwethemba.

10Ngokuba awuyikunikela umphefumulo wami endaweni yabafileyo; awuyikuvuma ukuba ongcwele wakho abone ukubola.

11Uyakungazisa indlela yokuphila; ukugcwala kwenjabulo kusebusweni bakho; intokozo isesandleni sakho sokunene kuze kube phakade.

© Bible Society of South Africa 1959, 1997. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

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