Psalms 91

1Lowo ohlala ekusithekeni koPhezukonke
uzaphumula emthunzini kaSomandla.
2Ngizakuthi kuThixo, “Uyisiphephelo sami lenqaba yami,
uNkulunkulu wami, engithemba kuye.”

3Ngempela uzakuphephisa
emjibileni womthiyi
lasesifeni esibi esibulalayo.
4Uzakusibekela ngezinsiba zakhe,
uzuze isiphephelo ngaphansi kwamaphiko akhe;
ukuthembeka kwakhe kuzakuba yisihlangu sakho lenqaba yakho.
5Awuyikwesaba umnyama wobusuku,
loba umtshoko ontweza emini,
6kumbe ingozi ehahabela emnyameni,
kumbe umkhuhlane obhubhisayo emini enkulu.
7Abazinkulungwane bangawa eceleni lakho;
itshumi lezinkulungwane esandleni sakho sokunene,
kodwa kakusoze kusondele kuwe.
8Uzaphosa nje amehlo akho
ubukele ubone ukujeziswa kwababi.

9Ungenza oPhezukonke abe likhaya lakho
yena uThixo oyisiphephelo sami
10lapho-ke akulangozi engakuwela,
akulamonakalo ozasondela ethenteni lakho.
11Ngoba uzayala izingilosi zakhe ngawe
zikulinde kuzozonke izindlela zakho;
12zizakuphakamisa ezandleni zazo,
ukuze ungakhubeki elitsheni.
13Uzanyathela isilwane lephimpi;
uzasigxoba isilwane esikhulu lenyoka.

14“Ngoba uyangithanda,” kutsho uThixo, “ngizamkhulula;
ngizamvikela, ngoba uyalinaka ibizo lami.
15Uzangibiza, ngimphendule;
ngizakuba laye ekuhluphekeni,
ngizamkhulula ngimenzele udumo.
16Ngizamsuthisa ngempilo ende
ngimtshengise insindiso yami.”