Psalms 50

Ihubo lika-Asafi.

1USomandla, uNkulunkulu, uThixo,
uyakhuluma, ubiza umhlaba
kusukela okuphuma khona ilanga kuze kufike lapho elitshona khona.
2EseZiyoni, epheleleyo ngobuhle,
uNkulunkulu uyakhazimula.
3UNkulunkulu wethu uyeza,
kayikuthula;
umlilo uyahangula phambi kwakhe,
emaceleni akhe kukhukhula isiphepho.
4Ubiza amazulu ngaphezulu lomhlaba,
ukuze ehlulele abantu bakhe:
5“Qoqani kimi abahlanjululiweyo bami,
abenza isivumelwano lami ngemihlatshelo.”
6Lamazulu atshumayela ukulunga kwakhe;
ngoba uNkulunkulu ngumahluleli ngokwakhe.

7“Zwanini, bantu bami, ngizakhuluma;
yebo Israyeli, ngizafakaza ngimelane lawe;
nginguNkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wakho
8Kangikukhuzi ngemihlatshelo yakho
kumbe iminikelo yakho yokutshiswa,
ehlezi ikhona phambi kwami.
9Angisweli inkunzi ephuma esibayeni sakho
kumbe imbuzi zesilugu sakho,
10ngoba yiphi layiphi inyamazana yeganga ngeyami,
lenkomo ezisemaqaqeni azinkulungwane.
11Ngazi zonke izinyoni ezisezintabeni,
lezidalwa zeganga ngezami.
12Aluba ngangingolambayo ngangingekulitshela,
ngoba umhlaba ngowami, lakho konke okukuwo.
13Ngidla inyama yezinkunzi yini
kumbe nginatha igazi lembuzi na?

14Yenzani imihlatshelo yokubonga kuNkulunkulu,
gcwalisani izifungo zenu koPhezukonke,
15njalo lize kimi mhla lisekuhluphekeni;
ngizalikhulula, lani lizangidumisa.”
16Kodwa kwababi, uNkulunkulu uthi:

“Lilelungelo bani ukukhuluma imithetho yami
kumbe liphathe isivumelwano sami ezindebeni zenu na?
17Liyazizonda iziqondiso zami,
lilahlela amazwi ami emuva kwenu.
18Lithi lingabona isela lihle libambane lalo;
lisuka lingenelane lezifebe.
19Lisebenzisa imilomo yenu ukukhuluma okubi
lifundise ulimi lwenu inkohliso.
20Linyeya umfowenu njalonjalo,
limgcone umntakanyoko uqobo.
21Lizenzile lezizinto ngazithulela;
lalikhumbula ukuthi ngifana lani.
Kodwa ngizalikhuza
ngilibonisa icala lenu obala.

22Nanzelelani lokhu, lina elikhohlwa uNkulunkulu,
funa ngilidabudabule, kungekho ongalilamulela:
23Lowo onikela iminikelo yokubonga uyangidumisa,
njalo ulungisa indlela ukuze ngimtshengise insindiso yami.”