Psalms 22
1 Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na? Ukude namazwi okububula kwami nokusindiswa kwami.
2 Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhala emini, kepha awuphenduli, nasebusuku, ngingabi nakuthula.
3 Kepha Wena ungoNgcwele, uhlezi ezibongweni zika-Israyeli.
4 Okhokho bethu bethembela kuwe; bakwethemba, Wena wabakhulula.
5 Bakhala kuwe, bakhululwa; bethembela kuwe, abaze bajabha.
6 Kepha mina angisemuntu, ngiyimpethu nje; ngiyisigcono sabantu, nendelelo ezizweni.
7 Bonke abangibonayo bayangibhinqa, banginkonkozele, banikine amakhanda,
8 basho nokusho bathi: “Makabeke indaba yakhe kuSimakade; Yena makamkhulule. Makamsindise ngoba uthokozile ngaye!”
9 Nguwe owangihlenga esibelethweni ngaze ngazalwa, wangikhoselisa, ngavikeleka esifubeni sikamame.
10 Nganikelwa kuwe kwasekuzalweni kwami; nguwe owaba nguNkulunkulu wami.
11 Ungabi kude nami, ngokuba inhlupheko iseduze, akekho ongisizayo.
12 Ngihaqwe yizinkunzi zaseBhashani eziningi, ezinamandla, zingizungezile.
13 Zingikhamisele imilomo yazo njengebhubesi elibhodlayo nelidwengulayo.
14 Ngichithiwe njengamanzi; kuxega wonke amalungu ami. Inhliziyo yami incibilika njengengcina ezibilini zami.
15 Umlomo wami wome njengodengezi, ulimi lunamathele olwangeni; ungilalise othulini lokufa.
16 Ngokuba izinja zingihaqile, umgwamanda wabenzi bokubi ungizungezile. Izandla nezinyawo zami bazibhobozile.
17 Sengingawabala wonke amathambo ami. Bangigqolozela, beklibhiza.
18 Behlukaniselana ngezingubo zami, benza unkatho ngesembatho sami.
19 Kepha Wena Simakade, mawungabi kude, Wena mandla ami, shesha ungisize.
20 Hlenga umphefumulo wami enkembeni, impilo yami, esidladleni senja.
21 Ngisindise emlonyeni webhubesi, nasezimpondweni zenyathi; uyangiphendula.
22 Ngiyomemezela ngegama lakho kubafowethu, ngikudumise phakathi kwebandla.
23 Nina enesaba uSimakade, mdumiseni! Nina nonke, bozalo lukaJakobe, mdumiseni, nani nonke, bozalo luka-Israyeli, nimesabe,
24 ngokuba akamedelelanga, akanengwanga yinhlupheko yohlushwayo. Akamfihlelanga ubuso bakhe, kodwa wamuzwa ngesikhathi enxusa.
25 Ukudumisa kwami kuyakuvela kuwe ebandleni elikhulu, izithembiso zami ngiyozifeza phambi kwalabo abamesabayo.
26 Abahluphekayo bayokudla, basuthe; labo abamfunayo uSimakade, bayomdumisa. Sengathi izinhliziyo zenu zingaphila ingunaphakade.
27 Yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba iyokhumbula, bese iphendukela kuSimakade, nayo yonke imindeni yezizwe iyokhothama phambi kwakho;
28 ngokuba umbuso ungokaSimakade; nguye obusa izizwe.
29 Bonke abomhlaba abacebileyo bayokudla, badumise, nalabo asebewuthuli othulini, bayokhothama phambi kwakhe, ngisho nalowo ongenakuwugcina umphefumulo wakhe uphilile.
30 Izizukulwane ziyomkhonza, kulandwe ngayo iNkosi isizukulwane ngesizukulwane.
31 Bayokuza bamemezele ngokulunga kwayo kubantu abasazozalwa, babatshele ukuthi lokho kwenziwa yiyo.