Psalms 34

ElikaDavida. Lapho azenza uhlanya ku-Abhimelekhi, owamxotshayo wahamba.

1Ngizamphakamisa uThixo ngezikhathi zonke;
indumiso yakhe izahlala isezindebeni zami.
2Umphefumulo wami uzaziqhenya Thixo
akuthi abahluphekileyo bezwe bajabule.
3Bongani uThixo kanye lami;
kasiphakamiseni ibizo lakhe sonke, ndawonye.

4Ngamdinga uThixo wangiphendula;
wangikhulula kukho konke engangikwesaba.
5Labo abakhangele Kuye bayakhazimula;
ubuso babo abungeke bembeswe lihlazo.
6Isihlupheki lesi samemeza, uThixo wasizwa;
wasisindisa kuzozonke inhlupheko zaso.
7Ingilosi kaThixo iyabazungeza
labo abamesabayo, ibakhulule.

8Nambithani libone ukuthi uThixo ulungile;
ubusisiwe umuntu ophephela Kuye.
9Mesabeni Uthixo, lina bangcwele bakhe,
ngoba labo abamesabayo kabasweli lutho.
10Izilwane zingaphela amandla zilambe,
kodwa labo abamdingayo uThixo kabasweli lutho oluhle.
11Wozani, bantwabami, lalelani kimi;
ngizalifundisa ukumesaba uThixo.
12Lowo othanda ukuphila
abone lezinsuku ezinhle kumele
13anqande ulimi lwakhe kokubi
lezindebe zakhe ekukhulumeni inkohliso.
14Tshiya ububi wenze okulungileyo;
funa ukuthula ukunxwanele.

15Amehlo kaThixo akhangele abalungileyo
lezindlebe zakhe ziyezwa ukukhala kwabo;
16ubuso bukaThixo bumelana lalabo abenza okubi,
ukuba acitshe ukukhunjulwa kwabo emhlabeni.

17Abalungileyo bayakhala kuThixo abezwe;
uyabakhulula kuzozonke inhlupheko zabo.
18 UThixo useduze labo abalezinhliziyo ezephukileyo
asindise labo abadabukileyo emoyeni.

19Umuntu olungileyo angaba lezinhlupheko ezinengi,
kodwa uThixo uyamkhulula kuzozonke.
20Uyawavikela wonke amathambo akhe,
kungephuki loba lalinye.

21Ububi buzambulala oyisixhwali;
izitha zolungileyo zizalahlwa.
22 UThixo uyazihlenga izinceku zakhe;
kakho ozalahlwa ophephela kuye.