2 Samuel 22

Ihubo LikaDavida Lokudumisa

1UDavida wahlabelela uThixo amazwi alelihubo lapho uThixo wamsindisa esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke lasesandleni sikaSawuli. 2Wathi:

“UThixo ulidwala lami, inqaba yami lomsindisi wami;
3uNkulunkulu wami ulidwala lami, lapho engiphephela khona,
isihlangu sami lophondo lokusindiswa kwami.
Uyinqaba yami, isiphephelo sami lomsindisi wami
uyangisindisa ebantwini abalodlakela.

4Ngakhuleka kuThixo ofanele ukudunyiswa,
njalo ngikhululwe ezitheni zami.
5Amagagasi okufa angikhulela;
lezikhukhula zokubhubhisa zangikhulela.
6Izibopho zengcwaba zangithandela;
imijibila yokufa yangijamela.

7Ekukhathazekeni kwami ngakhuleka kuThixo;
ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami.
Esethempelini lakhe walizwa ilizwi lami;
ukukhala kwami kwafika ezindlebeni zakhe.
8Umhlaba wagedezela wazamazama,
izisekelo zamazulu zanyikinyeka;
zagedezela ngoba wayethukuthele.
9Intuthu yalanquka emakhaleni akhe;
umlilo ohangulayo waphuma emlonyeni wakhe,
amalahle avuthayo alavuka ephuma kuwo.
10Waqhekeza amazulu wehlela phansi;
amayezi amnyama ayengaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.
11Wagada amakherubhi waphapha;
wantweza phezu kwamaphiko omoya.
12Wenza umnyama isigubuzelo esimhanqileyo,
amayezi ezulu amnyama asemkhathini.
13Phakathi kokukhazimula kobukhona bakhe,
izikhatha zombane zalavuza khona.
14 UThixo wakhwaza esezulwini;
ilizwi loPhezukonke lanqenqetha.
15Waciba imitshoko wazihlakaza izitha,
ngezikhatha zombane waziqothula.
16Izigodi zolwandle zambulwa
lezisekelo zomhlaba zavezwa obala
ekukhuzeni kukaThixo,
ngomfutho wokuphefumula kwamakhala akhe.

17Welula isandla sakho usezulwini wangibamba
wangihlenga enzikini yamanzi.
18Wangihlenga esitheni sami esilamandla,
ezitheni zami ezazingigabhela ngamandla.
19Zangijamela mhla ngisebunzimeni,
kodwa uThixo waba yinsika yami.
20Wangikhupha wangibeka endaweni ebanzi;
wangihlenga ngoba wayethokoza ngami.

21 UThixo ungenzele okulingene ukulunga kwami;
wangivuza ngokufanele ukuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.
22Ngoba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaThixo;
angenzanga okubi ngokufulathela uNkulunkulu wami.
23Yonke imithetho yakhe iphambi kwami;
angizifulathelanga izimiso zakhe.
24Ngibe ngilokhu ngimsulwa phambi kwakhe
njalo ngisixwayile isono.
25 UThixo ungivuze ngokufanele ukulunga kwami;
ngokufanele ukuhlanzeka kwami phambi kwakhe.

26Kwabathembekileyo lawe uthembekile,
kwabamsulwa lawe umsulwa,
27kwabahlanzekileyo uziveza uhlanzekile,
kodwa kwabangaqondanga uziveza ukhaliphile.
28Uyabasindisa abathobekileyo;
kodwa amehlo akho akhangele abazigqajayo ukuba ubehlisele phansi.
29Uyisibane sami, Oh Thixo,
uThixo uguqula ubumnyama bami bube yikukhanya.
30Ngosizo lwakho ngingaphuma ngimelane lebutho lempi,
ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingawukhwela umduli.

31Izindlela zikaNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe ziphelele;
ilizwi likaThixo kalilasici.
Ulihawu labo bonke abaphephela kuye.
32Ngoba ngubani uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaThixo?
Njalo ngubani oliDwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?
33NguNkulunkulu ongihlomisa amandla
enze indlela yami iphelele.
34Wenza inyawo zami zibe njengezempala;
ungenza ngime ezingqongweni.
35Ufundisa izandla zami ukulwa impi,
izingalo zami zingaligobisa idandili lethusi.
36Uyanginika isihlangu sakho sokunqoba;
uyazehlisela phansi ukuze ungenze ngibe mkhulu.
37Uqhelisa indlela enginyathela kuyo,
ukuze inqagala zami zingapheci.

38Ngaxotshana lezitha zami ngaziqothula;
kangibuyanga ngingakazibhubhisi zonke.
39Ngaziqothula okupheleleyo, njalo zazingeke zisavuka;
zawela ngaphansi kwezinyawo zami.
40Wangihlomisa ngamandla okulwa impi;
wenza abaxabana lami bakhothama ezinyaweni zami.
41Wenza izitha zami zafulathela zabaleka,
njalo ngazibhubhisa izitha zami.
42Bakhala becela uncedo, kodwa wayengekho owayengabahlenga
kuThixo, kodwa kaphendulanga.
43Ngabatshaya bacholeka njengothuli lomhlabathi;
ngabagxoba ngabanyathela njengodaka ezindleleni.

44Ungikhulule ekuhlaselweni yilababantu;
ungigcine ngiyinhloko yezizwe.
Abantu engangingabazi sebebuswa yimi,
45abezizweni bayatshotshobala phambi kwami;
bathi bengizwa nje ngendaba, bangilalele.
46Bonke badelile;
beza bethuthumela bevela ezinqabeni zabo.

47 UThixo uyaphila! Alidunyiswe iDwala lami!
Kaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu wami, iDwala, uMsindisi wami!
48UnguNkulunkulu ongiphindiselelayo,
obeka izizwe ngaphansi kwami,
49ongikhululayo ezitheni zami.
Wena wangiphakamisela ngaphezu kwezitha zami;
wangihlenga ebantwini bodlakela.
50Ngakho ngizakudumisa, Oh Thixo, phakathi kwezizwe;
ngizahlabelela indumiso yebizo lakho.

51Unika inkosi yakhe ukunqoba okukhulu;
ubonakalisa umusa wakhe ongapheliyo kogcotshiweyo wakhe,
kuDavida lenzalo yakhe kuze kube phakade.”