Psalms 102

Umkhuleko womuntu okhathazekileyo. Lapho esephela umoya eseqhinqa isililo phambi kukaThixo.

1Zwana umkhuleko wami, Oh Thixo;
ukukhala kwami ngicela uncedo kakufike kuwe.
2Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho
nxa ngikhathazekile.
Ngipha indlebe yakho;
nxa ngibiza ngiphendula masinyane.

3Ngoba insuku zami ziyanyamalala njengentuthu;
amathambo ami ayavutha njengamalahle abhebhayo.
4Inhliziyo yami yonakele, ibunile njengotshani;
ngiyakhohlwa ukudla kwami.
5Ngenxa yokububula kwami okukhulu sengiphelile,
isikhumba sesinamathela emathanjeni.
6Sengifana lesikhova senkangala,
njengesikhova semanxiweni.
7Ngilala ngikhangele;
senginjengenyoni ehlezi yodwa ephahleni.
8Ilanga lonke izitha zami ziyangichukuluza;
labo abangichothozayo badlala ngebizo lami njengesethuko.
9Ngoba ngidla umlotha njengokudla kwami,
ngixube okunathwayo kwami ngezinyembezi
10ngenxa yokuthukuthela kwakho okukhulu,
ngoba ungiqukule wangilahlela eceleni.
11Insuku zami zifana lesithunzi sakusihlwa;
ngiyabuna njengotshani.

12Kodwa wena, Oh Thixo, uhlezi ebukhosini lanininini;
udumo lwakho lumi ezizukulwaneni zonke.
13Uzaphakama uzwele iZiyoni isihawu,
ngoba sekuyisikhathi sokutshengisa umusa kuyo,
isikhathi esimisiweyo sesifikile.
14Ngoba amatshe ayo aligugu ezincekwini zakho;
othuli lwayo nje lubalethela usizi.
15Izizwe zizalesaba ibizo likaThixo,
wonke amakhosi omhlaba azahlonipha inkazimulo yakhe.
16Ngoba uThixo uzayakha kutsha iZiyoni
avele enkazimulweni yakhe.
17Uzaphendula imikhuleko yabahluphekayo;
kazukweyisa isicelo sabo.

18Lokhu kakulotshwe phansi kube ngokwesizukulwane sakusasa,
ukuze abantu abangakadalwa bamdumise uThixo :
19“UThixo wakhangela phansi ephezulu endlini yakhe engcwele,
esezulwini wawuhlola umhlaba,
20ukuze ezwe ukububula kwezibotshwa
lokukhulula labo ababegwetshelwe ukufa.”
21Ngalokho-ke ibizo likaThixo lizamenyezelwa eZiyoni
lodumo lwakhe eJerusalema,
22lapha izizwe lemibuso
sekuhlangana ndawonye ukukhonza uThixo.

23Wawanciphisa amandla ami ngisaphila;
waziphungula insuku zami.
24Yikho ngasengisithi,
“Ungangithathi, Oh Nkulunkulu wami,
ngilokhu ngisephakathi kwensuku zami;
iminyaka yakho ihlala ikhona ezizukulwaneni zonke.
25Ekuqaleni wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba,
lamazulu angumsebenzi wezandla zakho.
26Konke kuzabhubha, kodwa wena uzasala;
konke kuzaguga njengesigqoko.
Njengesivunulo uzakuguqula
kucine sekulahlwa.
27Kodwa wena uhlala unjalo,
leminyaka yakho kayiyikuphela.
28Abantwana bezinceku zakho bazahlala besemehlweni akho;
izizukulwane zazo zizaqiniswa phambi kwakho.”