Psalms 102
1 Simakade, yizwa umkhuleko wami, ukukhala kwami makufiyinyelele kuwe.
2 Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho ngosuku losizi lwami; beka indlebe yakho kimi, ngosuku engikumemeza ngalo, usheshe ungiphendule.
3 Izinsuku zami ziphele njengomusi, namathambo asha njengezinkuni.
4 Umphefumulo wami udangele, wabunisa okotshani, inhliziyo yami imnyama, ukudla akusangeni.
5 Ngenxa yokugqiha kwami, ngibubula, amathambo ami asenamathele esikhumbeni.
6 Ngifana nomandukulu ehlane, nginjengesikhova kwahlongasibi.
7 Abehli ubuthongo, ngifana nenyoni ehleli yodwa ophahleni lwendlu.
8 Izitha zami zingethuka usuku lonke, abangihlambalazayo bayangiqalekisa.
9 Ngikhume umlotha njengesinkwa, nengikuphuzayo ngakuxubanisa nezinyembezi,
10 ngenxa yentukuthelo nolaka lwakho, ungiqukule wangilahla kude.
11 Izinsuku zami zifana nethunzi seliyoshona, mina luqobo, ngibuna njengotshani.
12 Wena Simakade uyohlala kuze kube phakade, nesikhumbuzo sakho, izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
13 Uzovuka, uhawukele iZiyoni, ngokuba sekuyisikhathi somusa wakho kulo, isikhathi esinqunyiweyo sesifikile.
14 Ngokuba izinceku zakho ziyathokoza ngamatshe alo, ziyadabuka ngothuli lwalo.
15 Yikhona abezizwe bezolesaba igama likaSimakade, namakhosi wonke omhlaba, inkazimulo yakho.
16 Ngokuba uSimakade ulakhile iZiyoni, ubonakele enkazimulweni yakhe.
17 Wawunaka umkhuleko wabangenalutho, akaze awedelela umthandazo wabo.
18 Lokhu makulotshelwe isizukulwane, ukuze abantu abangakazalwa bamdumise uSimakade.
19 USimakade wabuka phansi, esekuphakameni ezulwini, endaweni yakhe engcwele, wabuka emhlabeni
20 ukuba ezwe ukububula kweziboshwa, akhulule labo abase beqonde ekufeni,
21 ukuze igama likaSimakade lishunyayelwe eZiyoni, nodumo lwakhe, eJerusalema,
22 lapho izizwe zibuthana ndawonye nemibuso, ukuzodumisa uSimakade.
23 Wanciphisa amandla ami endleleni, wafinyeza izinsuku zami.
24 Ngithi: “Nkulunkulu wami, uze ungangithathi ngisemncane, Wena ominyaka yakho ihlezi izizukulwane ngezizukulwane.
25 Izisekelo zomhlaba wazibeka kwasemandulo, namazulu angumsebenzi wezandla zakho.
26 Kuyobhubha lokhu, kodwa Wena uyokuma, konke kuyoguga njengengubo, njengesembatho, uyokuguqula kushabalale,
27 kepha Wena unguwe njalo, iminyaka yakho ayinasiphetho.
28 Abantwana bezinceku zakho bayakuhlala, izizukulwane zabo ziyovikeleka phambi kwakho.”