Psalms 37

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1Ungazikhathazi ngabantu ababi
loba uhawukele labo abenza okungalunganga;
2ngoba bazabuna masinyane njengotshani,
njengezimila eziluhlaza bazakufa masinyane.

3Themba kuThixo wenze okulungileyo;
hlala elizweni ukholise amadlelo amahle.
4Zithokozise kuThixo
Yena uzakupha izifiso zenhliziyo yakho.

5Nikela indlela zakho kuThixo;
themba kuye, Yena uzakwenzela lokhu:
6Uzakwenza ukulunga kwakho kukhazimule njengentathakusa,
ubuqotho balokho okulwelayo njengelanga lemini enkulu.

7Chuma phambi kukaThixo
umlindele ngesineke;
ungakhathazeki nxa abantu bephumelela ngezindlela zabo,
nxa bephutshisa amaqhinga abo amabi.

8Xwayana lokuzonda njalo ufulathele intukuthelo;
ungakhathazeki, kukhokhelela ebubini kuphela.
9Ngoba abantu ababi bazasuswa,
kodwa labo abathemba uThixo bazakudla ilifa lelizwe.

10Kuseyisikhatshana nje, ababi bazabe bengasekho;
loba usubadinga kabasayikufunyanwa.
11Kodwa abathobekileyo bazakudla ilifa lelizwe
njalo bakholise ukuthula okukhulu.

12Ababi baceba ukulimaza abalungileyo
babagedlele amazinyo;
13kodwa iNkosi iyabahleka ababi,
ngoba iyazi ukuthi usuku lwabo luyeza.

14Ababi bakhokha inkemba,
badonsa idandili
ngenhloso yokulimaza abahluphekayo labaswelayo,
lokubulala labo abahamba ngokulunga.
15Kodwa izinkemba zabo zizagwaza ezabo inhliziyo,
lamadandili abo azakwephulwa.

16Kungcono ingcosana leyo abalayo abalungileyo
kulenotho yababi abanengi;
17ngoba amandla ababi azaqedwa,
kodwa uThixo uyabaxhasa abalungileyo.

18Insuku zabangelasici ziyaziwa nguThixo,
ilifa labo lizakuma lanini.
19Ngezikhathi zomonakalo abayikubuna;
ngezikhathi zendlala bazasutha.

20Kodwa ababi bazabhubha;
izitha zikaThixo zinjengobuhle beganga,
zizanyamalala, zinyamalale njengentuthu.

21Ababi bayaboleka kodwa kababuyiseli,
kodwa abalungileyo bayapha kakhulu;
22labo uThixo ababusisayo bazakudla ilifa lelizwe;
kodwa labo abathukayo bazasuswa.

23Nxa uThixo ethokoziswa yikuhamba komuntu,
uyaqinisa izinyathelo zakhe;
24loba angakhubeka, kayikuwa,
ngoba uThixo uyamsekela ngesandla sakhe.

25Ngangimutsha, manje sengiluphele,
kodwa angizange ngibone abalungileyo bedelwa
loba abantwababo becela isinkwa.
26Bayaphana kokuphela njalo bayebolekana nje;
abantwababo bazabusiswa.

27Phendukani ebubini lenze ukulunga
lapho-ke lizahlala elizweni nini lanini.
28Ngoba uThixo uthanda abalungileyo
njalo kayikubadela abathembekileyo bakhe.

Bazavikelwa kuze kube nini lanini
kodwa inzalo yababi izalahlwa;
29abalungileyo bazazuza ilifa lelizwe
bahlale kulo lanini.

30Umlomo womuntu olungileyo ukhuluma ukuhlakanipha,
lolimi lwakhe lukhuluma okuqondileyo.
31Umthetho kaNkulunkulu wakhe usenhliziyweni yakhe;
inyawo zakhe kazitsheleli.

32Ababi bacathamela abalungileyo
befuna impilo yabo qobo lwayo;
33kodwa uThixo kayikubayekela bazenzele abakuthandayo
kubo kumbe balahlwe licala nxa bethonisiswa.

34Lindelani uThixo ligcine indlela yakhe.
Uzaliphakamisa lilithathe ilifa lelizwe;
lizakubona lokhu nxa ababi sebesusiwe.

35Sengike ngabona umuntu omubi olesihluku
kulokubhadala ehluma njengesihlahla,
esikhula kuhle emhlabathini waso wemvelo,
36kodwa waphanga wafa kabe esabakhona;
ngathi loba sengimdinga ngamswela.

37Nanzelela abangelecala, qaphela abaqotho.
Likhona ikusasa kumuntu wokuthula.
38Kodwa zonke izoni zizabhujiswa;
ikusasa lezigangi lizasuswa.

39Ukusindiswa kwabalungileyo kuvela kuThixo;
uyinqaba yabo ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka.
40 UThixo uyabasiza abakhulule;
abakhulule kwababi abasindise,
ngoba baphephela kuye.