Psalms 44— 2020

¹Nkulunkulu, sizwile ngezindlebe zethu, nokhokho bethu besitshela lokho owakwenza emihleni yabo, emihleni yasemandulo.

²Wena ngesandla sakho, waxosha izizwe, bona wabatshala; wazibhubhisa izizwe, bona wabakhulula.

³Ngokuba abalidlanga izwe ngenkemba yabo, nengalo yabo ayibasindisanga, kodwa kwaba yisandla sakho sokunene nengalo yakho, nokukhanya kobukhona bakho, ngokuba wethaba ngabo.

⁴Wena uyiNkosi yami, Nkulunkulu, yaleza ukunqoba kukaJakobe.

⁵Ngawe sizakuzilahla phansi izitha zethu, ngegama lakho sizakubanyathela abasivukelayo.

⁶Ngokuba angethembele emnsalweni wami, nenkemba yami ayingisindisanga.

⁷Kepha nguwe osisindisile ezitheni zethu, wabathela ngehlazo abasizondayo.

⁸Sizincoma njalo ngoNkulunkulu wethu, silibonge igama lakho ingunaphakade.

⁹Nokho usilahlile, wasijabhisa, futhi awusaphumi nezimpi zethu.

¹⁰Usihlehlisela emuva esitheni, abasizondayo bayaziphangela.

¹¹Usenze safana nezimvu zokuhlatshwa, wasihlakazela phakathi kwezizwe.

¹²Isizwe sakho usithengise ngenani eliphansi, wangathola nzuzo ngaso.

¹³Usenze isethuko komakhelwane bethu, inhlekisa nendumalo kwabasiphahlileyo.

¹⁴Usenze isaga kwabezizwe, banikina amakhanda phakathi kwabantu.

¹⁵Usuku lonke, ukudunyazwa kwami kuphambi kwami, ihlazo lemboze ubuso bami

¹⁶ngenxa yoklolodayo nojivazayo, nangenxa yesitha nomphindiseleli.

¹⁷Konke lokhu kusehlele, kodwa akusenzanga sakhohlwa nguwe, asisephulanga isivumelwano sakho.

¹⁸Izinhliziyo zethu azikufulathelanga, izinyathelo zethu aziphambukanga endleleni yakho,

¹⁹kodwa usiphahlazele endaweni yezimpungushe, wasemboza ngethunzi lokufa.

²⁰Uma singakhohlwa yigama likaNkulunkulu wethu, noma izandla zethu sizivulele unkulunkulu ongaziwa,

²¹ngeke yini uNkulunkulu azi ngalokho na? Ngokuba Yena wazi izimfihlo ezisenhliziyweni.

²²Ngenxa yakho, sibulawa usuku lonke, sifana nezimvu zokuhlatshwa.

²³Vuka, Nkosi! Ulaleleni na? Ungasilahli njalonjalo.

²⁴Ubufihlelani ubuso bakho, ukhohlwe ukuhlupheka nokucindezelwa kwethu na?

²⁵Ngokuba sibishe othulini; imizimba yethu inamathele emhlabathini.

²⁶Sukuma, usisize. Sihlenge ngenxa yomusa wakho.