Psalms 51

Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Ihubo likaDavida. Lapho umphrofethi uNathani efike kuye emveni kokuba uDavida efebe loBhathishebha.

1Ake ungihawukele, awu Nkulunkulu,
ngenxa yothando lwakho olungaphuthiyo;
ngenxa yesihawu sakho esikhulu
yesula iziphambeko zami.
2Hlanza wonke amanyala ami
ungihlambulule esonweni sami.

3Phela ngiyazazi iziphambeko zami,
isono sami sihlezi siphambi kwami.
4Ngenzile isono kuwe, wena wedwa,
ngenza okubi phambi kwakho,
ukuze kukhanye ukuthi wena uqondile nxa ukhuluma
njalo kube kufanele nxa usahlulela.
5Ngeqiniso ngavele ngazalwa ngilesono,
ngaba yisoni ngiqalisa esiswini sikamama.
6Ngempela wena ufuna iqiniso elisuka emibilini;
uyangifundisa ukuhlakanipha ngaphakathi kwami.

7Ngihlanza ngehisophi ngihlambuluke;
ngigezisa ngibemhlophe kuleliqhwa.
8Mangizwe intokozo lokuthaba;
makuthi amathambo owacobozileyo ajabule.
9Fihla ubuso bakho esonweni sami
ucitshe nya wonke amanyala ami.

10Dala phakathi kwami inhliziyo ehlanzekileyo, Oh Nkulunkulu
uvuselele ngaphakathi kwami umoya othembekileyo.
11Ungangilahli ebusweni bakho
kumbe ususe kimi uMoya oNgcwele.
12Buyisela kimi intokozo yokusindisa kwakho
njalo ungiphe umoya ovumayo ukuthi ungisekele.

13Lapho-ke ngizafundisa abonayo izindlela zakho,
lezoni zizabuyela kuwe.
14Ngikhulula ecaleni lokuchitha igazi, Oh Nkulunkulu,
uNkulunkulu ongisindisayo,
njalo ulimi lwami luzahlabelela ukulunga kwakho.
15Oh Thixo, vula izindebe zami,
umlomo wami uzamemezela indumiso yakho.
16Kawuthokoziswa yimihlatshelo, ngoba bengizawuletha;
kawuthakazeleli iminikelo yokutshiswa.
17Imihlatshelo kaNkulunkulu iyinhliziyo edabukileyo;
inhliziyo edabukileyo, ezisolayo,
awu Nkulunkulu, kawuyikuyilahla.

18Nxa kuyintando yakho phumelelisa iZiyoni;
yakha imiduli yeJerusalema.
19Lapho-ke kuzakuba lemihlatshelo elungileyo,
iminikelo yokutshiswa egcweleyo elungileyo,
lapho-ke inkunzi zizanikelwa e-alithareni lakho.