Psalms 55

Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Kutshaywa iziginci. Ihubo likaDavida.

1Lalela umkhuleko wami, Oh Nkulunkulu,
ungafulatheli isikhalazo sami;
2ngizwa ungiphendule.
Imicabango yami iyangikhathaza, ngididekile
3ngelizwi lesitha sami,
lokunyonkolozwa ngababi;
ngoba bangibangela
inhlupho bangithuka bethukuthele.

4Inhliziyo yami iyatshiseka ngaphakathi kwami;
ukwesaba ukufa kuyangiqinela.
5Ukwesaba lokuthuthumela sekungihlasele;
isithuli sesingigabhela.
6Ngathi, “He, aluba ngangilamaphiko njengejuba!
Ngangizaphapha ngizoziphumulela kude.
7Ngangizabaleka ngiye kude
ngiyehlala enkangala;
8ngangizaphanga ngiye enqabeni yami,
kude kwesikhukhula lesiphepho.”

9Sanganisa ababi, Oh Thixo,
sanganisa ukukhuluma kwabo,
ngoba ngibona udlakela lengxabano edolobheni.
10Emini lebusuku bayacathama emidulini yalo;
umona lenzondo kugcwele lapho.
11Imimoya yokubhidliza yiyo esibusa;
izisongo lamanga akusasuki emigwaqweni.

12Aluba ngithukwa yisitha
ngingakubhensela lokho;
aluba ongizondayo engivukela
ngingamcatshela.
13Kodwa nguwe, umuntu njengami,
umkhula wami, umngane wami oseduze,
14engake ngaba lobudlelwano obukhulu laye
lapho sasihamba ndawonye
labanengi endlini kaNkulunkulu.

15Yekela ukufa kuzijume izitha zami;
yekela bagqitshelwe bephila engcwabeni,
ngoba ububi buthe khoxo phakathi kwabo.

16Kodwa ngiyambiza uNkulunkulu,
uThixo angisindise.
17Kusihlwa, ekuseni lemini
ngiyakhala ngisosizini,
yena uyalizwa ilizwi lami.
18Uyangihlenga ngingakalimali
kuleyompi engihlaselayo,
loba bebanengi abaxabana lami.
19UNkulunkulu osesihlalweni sobukhosi lanininini,
uzabezwa abachithachithe
abantu abangaguqukiyo ezindleleni zabo
njalo abangamesabiyo uNkulunkulu.

20Umkhula wami uyabahlasela abangane bakhe;
wephula isivumelwano asenzayo.
21Inkulumo yakhe ibutshelezi njengolaza,
kodwa kulempi enhliziyweni yakhe
amazwi akhe alolozela ukwedlula amafutha
kodwa abukhali kulensingo.

22Yethula inswelo zakho kuThixo
yena uzakusekela;
akazukuyekela abalungileyo bawe.
23Kodwa wena, Nkulunkulu
ababi uzabawisela egodini lokungcola;
abantu abomele igazi njalo abakhohlisayo
kabasoze bayiphile ingxenye yezinsuku zabo.

Kodwa mina, ngithemba kuwe.