Psalms 107

Ugwalo 5

AmaHubo 107 – 150

1Mbongeni uThixo ngoba ulungile,
uthando lwakhe lumi laphakade.

2Akuthi abahlengiweyo bakaThixo batsho lokhu,
labo abahlenga esandleni sesitha,
3labo abaqoqa emazweni
kusuka empumalanga kusiya entshonalanga,
kusuka enyakatho laseningizimu.

4Abanye bantula egwaduleni lwenkangala,
baswela indlela eya emzini ababengahlala khona.
5Balamba boma,
impilo zabo zancipha.
6Basebekhala kuThixo besekuhluphekeni kwabo,
wasebakhulula osizini lwabo.
7Wabahola ngendlela eqondileyo
baya edolobheni lapho ababengahlala khona.
8Ngakho kabambonge uThixo ngothando lwakhe olungaphuthiyo
lezenzo zakhe ezimangalisayo azenzela abantu,
9ngoba ubenza bakholwe abomileyo
asuthise abalambileyo ngezinto ezinhle.

10Abanye bahlala emnyameni lasethunzini elinzima
beyizibotshwa ezihluphekayo zibotshwe ngamaketane ensimbi,
11ngoba babewahlamukele amazwi kaNkulunkulu
beyisa iseluleko soPhezukonke.
12Ngakho wabathwalisa umsebenzi onzima;
bawa kodwa kungekho ongabasiza.
13Ngakho basebekhala kuThixo besekuhluphekeni kwabo
wabasindisa osizini lwabo.
14Wabakhupha emnyameni lethunzini elinzima
waqamula amaketane abo.
15Ngakho kabambonge uThixo ngothando lwakhe olungaphuthiyo
lezenzo zakhe ezimangalisayo azenzela abantu,
16ngoba uyawafohloza amasango ethusi
ephule imigoqo yensimbi.

17Abanye baba yiziwula ngenxa yezindlela zabo zokuhlamuka
badliwa yizinhlupheko ngenxa yokuxhwala kwabo.
18Benyanya konke ukudla
balengela emasangweni okufa.
19Bakhala kuThixo besekuhluphekeni kwabo,
wabasindisa osizini lwabo.
20Wathumela ilizwi lakhe labasilisa;
wabahlenga engcwabeni.
21Kabambonge uThixo ngothando lwakhe olungaphuthiyo
lezenzo zakhe ezimangalisayo ebantwini.
22Kabenze imihlatshelo yeminikelo yokubonga
bafakaze ngezenzo zakhe zonke ngezingoma zokuthokoza.

23Abanye bawela olwandle ngemikhumbi;
babengabathengisi emanzini abanzi.
24Bayibona imisebenzi kaThixo,
izenzo zakhe ezimangalisayo ekujuleni.
25Ngoba wakhuluma kwaqubuka isiphepho
esasukumisa amagagasi aba laphaya.
26Akhwela athinta emazulwini, ehla ayatshona ezinzikini;
bekuleyongozi isibindi sabo samemetheka saphela.
27Bazigxobagxoba badiyazela njengabantu abadakiweyo;
baphelelwa lulwazi.
28Basebekhala kuThixo besekuhluphekeni kwabo,
wabakhupha esizini lwabo.
29Wasethulisa isiphepho ngokunyenyeza;
amagagasi olwandle aphola athi cwaka.
30Bajabula bonke sekudedile,
wabahola wabasa ethekwini ababelifuna.
31Kabambonge uThixo ngothando lwakhe olungaphuthiyo
lezenzo zakhe ezimangalisayo ebantwini.
32Kabamphakamise emhlanganweni wabantu
bamdumise enkundleni yabadala.

33Waguqula imifula yaba yinkangala,
imithombo egelezayo yaba ngumhlabathi owomileyo,
34lomhlabathi olezithelo waba lugwadule oluletshwayi,
ngenxa yobubi balabo ababehlala khona.
35Waguqula inkangala yaba ngamachibi amanzi
lomhlabathi owomileyo waba yimithombo egelezayo;
36lapho waletha abalambileyo ukuba bahlale khona,
khonapho basungula umuzi ababezahlala kuwo.
37Bahlanyela amasimu,
bagxumeka amavini athela isivuno esikhulu;
38wababusisa banda baba banengi kakhulu,
akaze ayekela imihlambi yabo inciphe.

39Kwasekusithi ubunengi babo sebunciphile,
bathotshiswa ngokuncindezelwa, ngokuhlupheka langosizi;
40kwathi yena othela ihlazo ezikhulwini
wabantulisa egwaduleni olungakhanyi mzila.
41Kodwa abaswelayo wabakhupha ekuhluphekeni kwabo
wandisa izimuli zabo njengemihlambi yezimvu.
42Abaqotho bayabona bathokoze,
kodwa bonke ababi bagcike imilomo yabo.

43Lowo ohlakaniphileyo, kaqaphele lezizinto
anakane ngothando olukhulu lukaThixo.