Psalms 17

Umkhuleko wozingelwa engelacala

Umkhuleko kaDavida

1Zwana ukulunga, Nkosi, ulalele ukukhala kwami a; ubeke indlebe emkhulekweni wami ongaphumi ezindebeni ezilenkohliso. 2Ukwahlulelwa kwami kakuphume ebukhoneni bakho b, amehlo akho kawabone izinto eziqondileyo c. 3Uyilingile inhliziyo yami d, wangihambela e ebusuku f; ungihlolile, kawuficanga lutho; ngihlosile, umlomo wami kawuyikuphambuka g. 4Mayelana lezenzo zabantu, ngelizwi lendebe zakho, mina ngizinqandile ezindleleni zomchithi, 5ukusekela izinyathelo zami h emikhondweni yakho i, ukuze inyawo zami zingatsheleli.

6Mina ngikubizile j, ngoba uzangiphendula, Nkulunkulu k; beka indlebe yakho kimi, uzwe inkulumo yami l. 7Tshengisa ngokumangalisayo uthandolomusa wakho m, wena osindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene labo abathembela kuwe kwabavukelayo n. 8Ngigcine njengenhlamvu yelihlo o; ungifihle emthunzini wempiko zakho p, 9kubo ubuso bababi abangicindezelayo, izitha zempilo yami ezingihanqileyo. 10Bayazivalela ngamahwahwa abo q; ngomlomo wabo bakhuluma ngokuzigqaja r. 11Sebesihanqile emanyathelweni ethu s; amehlo abo bawamise besithobele emhlabathini t. 12Unjengesilwane esikhuthalele ukudabula, lanjengesilwane esitsha esiquthileyo endaweni ezisithekileyo.

13Vuka, Nkosi! Uhlangabeze ubuso bakhe, umphosele phansi u. Khulula umphefumulo wami komubi, oyinkemba yakho v, 14kubo abantu, abayisandla sakho, Nkosi, ebantwini bomhlaba w, osabelo sabo sikulokhukuphila x, osisu sabo usigcwalisa ngokuligugu kwakho y; bagcwele abantwana, njalo batshiyele izingane zabo okuseleyo kwabo z.

15Mina, ngizakhangela ubuso bakho ekulungeni aa, ngeneliswe ab yisimo sakho ac ekuphaphameni kwami ad.

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