Psalms 144
1 Makabongwe uSimakade, idwala lami, ofundisa izandla zami ukuhlasela, neminwe yami, ukulwa,
2 umusa wami nenqaba yami, umbhoshongo wami ophakemeyo nomkhululi wami, isihlangu sami, nengiphephela kuye, nothobisa izizwe phansi kwami.
3 Simakade, uyini umuntu ukuba umazi, nendodana yomuntu ukuba uyikhumbule na?
4 Umuntu ufana nomoya; izinsuku zakhe zinjengethunzi elidlulayo.
5 Thobisa amazulu akho, Simakade, wehle, thinta izintaba, zithunqe.
6 Imibani mayinyazime, ubahlakaze, thumela imicibisholo yakho, ubaphithizise.
7 Yelulela isandla sakho phezulu, ungikhulule, ungihlenge emanzini amaningi, nasesandleni sabafokazi
8 abamlomo wabo ukhuluma inkohliso, nesandla sabo sokunene singesokunene samanga.
9 Ngiyakuhlabelela kuwe Nkulunkulu isihlabelelo esisha, ngogubhu olunezintambo ezilishumi, ngiyakukuhubela.
10 Nguye opha amakhosi insindiso, osindisa inceku yakhe, uDavide, enkembeni yababi.
11 Ngikhulule, ungihlenge esandleni sabafokazi abamlomo wabo ukhuluma inkohliso, nesandla sabo sokunene singesokunene samanga.
12 Makuthi amadodana ethu, ebusheni bawo, afane nezithombo ezikhule kahle, amadodakazi ethu afane nezinsika zamakhona eziqoshelwe ukwakha isigodlo.
13 Kwangathi izinqolobane zethu zingaphuphuma isivuno esehlukahlukene, izimvu zethu zande ngezinkulungwane, izinkulungwane ezilishumi emadlelweni akithi.
14 Sengathi izinkomo zethu zingaba namathole amaningi. Makungabi bikho kufohla ogangeni, kungathunjwa muntu, futhi kungabi bikho ukukhala emigwaqweni yakithi.
15 Babusisiwe abantu abayokwehlelwa yizibusiso ezinjalo, babusisiwe abantu abaNkulunkulu wabo unguSimakade.