Psalms 38

Umkhuleko wohluphekayo

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1Nkosi, ungangikhuzi entukuthelweni yakho, ungangijezisi ekuvutheni kolaka lwakho a. 2Ngoba imitshoko yakho ihlabe yatshona kimi b, lesandla sakho sehle nzima phezu kwami c. 3Kakukho ukuphila enyameni yami ngenxa yentukuthelo yakho d; kakukho ukuthula emathanjeni ami ngenxa yesono sami e. 4Ngoba iziphambeko zami zedlule phezu kwekhanda lami f, njengomthwalo onzima zinzima kakhulu kimi g. 5Izilonda zami zilevumba zilobomvu ngenxa yobuthutha bami h. 6Ngigungubele, ngagotshiselwa phansi kakhulu i, usuku lonke ngihamba j ngikwezimnyama k. 7Ngoba ukhalo lwami lugcwele okutshileyo, njalo kakukho ukuphila enyameni yami l. 8Ngibuthakathaka ngichobozekile kakhulukazi m, ngiyabhonga ngenxa yokububula kwenhliziyo yami n.

9Nkosi, sonke isiloyiso sami siphambi kwakho, lokububula kwami kakufihlakalanga kuwe o. 10Inhliziyo yami iyatshaya, amandla ami angitshiyile; lokukhanya kwamehlo ami lakho kakukho kimi p. 11Abangithandayo labangane bami q bema ummango lenhlupheko yami r, labakwethu s bema khatshana lami t. 12Labo abadinga impilo yami bayangithiya u, labo abadinga ukoniwa kwami bakhuluma v izincithakalo w, bezindla inkohliso usuku lonke x.

13Kodwa mina nginjengesacuthe, kangizwa y, lanjengesimungulu, esingavuli umlomo waso z. 14Yebo, nginjengomuntu ongezwayo aa, okungekho ukuphikisa emlonyeni wakhe ab. 15Ngoba kuwe, Nkosi, ngiyathemba; wena uzaphendula, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami. 16Ngoba ngathi: Hlezi bathokoze ngami ac, lapho unyawo lwami lutshelela ad, bazikhukhumeze bemelene lami ae. 17Ngoba sengiseduze lokuwa, lobuhlungu bami buphambi kwami njalonjalo af. 18Ngoba ngizakwazisa ububi bami ag, ngizakhathazeka ngesono sami ah. 19Kodwa izitha zami ziphilile zilamandla ai, labangizonda ngeze sebandile aj. 20Abaphindisela okubi esikhundleni sokuhle ak bayizitha zami al, ngoba nginxwanela okulungileyo am.

21Ungangitshiyi, Nkosi; Nkulunkulu wami, ungabi khatshana lami an. 22Phangisa ungisize, Nkosi, nsindiso yami ao.

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