Psalms 144

ElikaDavida.

1Udumo kalube kuThixo iDwala lami,
yena ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa impi,
leminwe yami ukuhlasela.
2UnguNkulunkulu wami othandekayo lenqaba yami,
inqaba yami lomkhululi wami,
isihlangu sami engiphephela kuso,
othobisa abantu bami ngaphansi kwami.

3Kambe Thixo, umuntu uyini ungaze umnanze,
indodana yomuntu ukuthi uyikhumbule na?
4Umuntu unjengomphefumulo;
insuku zakhe zinjengesithunzi esidlulayo masinyane.

5Yahlukanisa izulu lakho, Oh Thixo, wehlele phansi;
thinta izintaba, ukuze zithunqe intuthu.
6Thumela umbane uzihlakaze izitha;
phosa imitshoko yakho zichitheke.
7Yelula isandla sakho sisuka phezulu;
ngihlenga ungikhulule
emanzini alamandla abezizweni
8omilomo yabo igcwele amanga,
ozandla zabo zokunene zilenkohliso.

9Ngizakuhlabelela ingoma entsha, Oh Nkulunkulu;
ngechacho lezintambo ezilitshumi ngizakutshayela ingoma,
10kuye yedwa onika amakhosi ukunqoba,
ohlenga inceku yakhe uDavida enkembeni ebulalayo.

11Ngihlenge, ungikhulule
ezandleni zabezizwe
omilomo yabo igcwele amanga,
ozandla zabo zokunene zilenkohliso.

12Kuzakuthi amadodana ethu ebutsheni bawo
azakuba njengezihlahla ezikhuliswa kuhle,
kuthi amadodakazi ethu
abe njengezinsika ezibazelwe ukucecisa isigodlo.
13Iziphala zethu zizagcwala
ngemihlobo yonke yokudla.
Izimvu zethu zizakwanda ngezinkulungwane,
ngamatshumi ezinkulungwane emadlelweni ethu;
14inkabi zethu zizadonsa imithwalo enzima.
Akusayikuba khona ukubhidlizwa kwemiduli,
ukuya ebugqilini,
lokukhala kosizi emigwaqweni yakithi.
15Babusisiwe labobantu lokhu okuzakwenzakala kubo;
babusisiwe abantu oNkulunkulu wabo ngu Thixo.