Verse 1: IMaskili lika-Ethani umEzra. Ngiyakuhlabelela ngomusa kaJehova kuze kube phakade, ngomlomo wami ngazise izizukulwane ngezizukulwane ukuthembeka kwakho.
Verse 2: Ngokuba ngithe: “Umusa uyakwakhiwa kuze kube phakade; ezulwini uyaqinisa ukuthembeka kwakho.”
Verse 3: Ngenzile isivumelwano nokhethiweyo wami, ngifungile kuye uDavide inceku yami ukuthi:
Verse 4: “Ngiyakuqinisa inzalo yakho kuze kube phakade, ngisakhe isihlalo sobukhosi ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.” Sela
Verse 5: Izimangaliso zakho, Jehova, ziyadunyiswa ngamazulu, ukuthembeka kwakho ebandleni labangcwele.
Verse 6: Ngokuba ngubani osemafwini ongalinganiswa noJehova na? Ngubani phakathi kwamadodana kaNkulunkulu ongafaniswa noJehova na?
Verse 7: UNkulunkulu uyesabeka kakhulu emhlanganweni wabangcwele; umelwe ukuhlonishwa yibo bonke abangakuye.
Verse 8: Jehova Nkulunkulu Sebawoti, ngubani onjengawe na? Unamandla, Jehova, nokuthembeka kwakho kuyakuhaqa.
Verse 9: Wena uyabusa ukukhukhumala kolwandle; uma kuphakama amadlambi alo, uyawathulisa.
Verse 10: Wena uchobozile uRahabi njengobuleweyo; uhlakazile izitha zakho ngengalo yakho enamandla.
Verse 11: Ngelakho izulu, ngowakho umhlaba; izwe nokugcwala kwalo, kukho konke ubeke isisekelo.
Verse 12: Inyakatho neningizimu wakudala wena; iThabori neHermoni kuyajabula egameni lakho.
Verse 13: Ingalo yakho inobuqhawe, isandla sakho sinamandla, esokunene sakho siphakeme.
Verse 14: Ukulunga nokwahlulela kuyisisekelo sesihlalo sakho sobukhosi; umusa neqiniso kuyahamba phambi kobuso bakho.
Verse 15: Sibusisiwe isizwe esikwazi ukuhlabelela ngenjabulo; siyahamba, Jehova, ekukhanyeni kobuso bakho.
Verse 16: Egameni lakho siyathokoza usuku lonke; ngokulunga kwakho siyaphakanyiswa.
Verse 17: Ngokuba wena uyinkazimulo yamandla abo; ngomusa wakho uphondo lwethu luyaphakama.
Verse 18: Ngokuba isihlangu sethu singesikaJehova; inkosi yethu ingeyoNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
Verse 19: Ngaleso sikhathi wakhuluma ngombono kubo abakholwayo bakho, wathi: “Ngibekile usizo eqhaweni, ngiphakamisile okhethiwe phakathi kwabantu.
Verse 20: Ngifumene inceku yami uDavide, ngimgcobile ngamafutha ami angcwele.
Verse 21: Isandla sami siyakuba naye siqinile, ingalo yami iyakumqinisa.
Verse 22: Isitha asiyikumahlula, nendodana yobubi ayiyikumhlupha.
Verse 23: Ngiyakuchoboza izitha zakhe ebusweni bakhe, ngihluphe abamzondayo.
Verse 24: Ukuthembeka kwami nomusa wami kuyakuba naye; egameni lami luyakuphakama uphondo lwakhe.
Verse 25: Ngiyakubeka isandla sakhe phezu kolwandle, esokunene sakhe phezu kwemifula.
Verse 26: Uyakungibiza ngokuthi: ‘UnguBaba, unguNkulunkulu wami nedwala lensindiso yami.’
Verse 27: Ngiyakumenza abe yizibulo nophakamileyo kunamakhosi omhlaba.
Verse 28: Ngiyakumgcinela umusa wami kuze kube phakade; isivumelwano sami soba siqinile kuye.
Verse 29: Ngiyakwenza inzalo yakhe ime kuze kube phakade, isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe njengezinsuku zezulu.
Verse 30: “Uma abantwana bakhe beshiya umthetho wami bengahambi ngezahlulelo zami,
Verse 31: uma bephula izimiso zami bengagcini imiyalo yami,
Verse 32: ngiyakuhambela izono zabo ngenduku, namacala abo ngemivimbo.
Verse 33: Kepha umusa wami angiyikuwususa kuye, ngingaphikisi ukuthembeka kwami.
Verse 34: Angiyikwaphula isivumelwano sami, nokuphumileyo ezindebeni zami angiyikukuguqula.
Verse 35: Ngafunga kanye ubungcwele bami, angiyikuqamba amanga kuDavide.
Verse 36: Inzalo yakhe iyakuma phakade, isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi sibe njengelanga phambi kwami.
Verse 37: Iyakuma phakade njengenyanga nanjengofakazi othembekileyo osemafwini.” Sela
Verse 38: Kepha usumlahlile, wamala, wamthukuthelela ogcotshiweyo wakho.
Verse 39: Uchithile isivumelwano senceku yakho, wadumaza umqhele wayo, wawuphonsa emhlabathini.
Verse 40: Udilizile zonke izindonga zakhe, wazenza izinqaba zakhe zaba yincithakalo.
Verse 41: Bonke abadlula ngendlela bayamphanga; waba yihlazo kwabakhelene naye.
Verse 42: Uphakamisile esokunene sabamelene naye, wajabulisa zonke izitha zakhe.
Verse 43: Futhi ubuyisele emuva usiko lwenkemba yakhe, awumvumelanga ukuma ekulweni.
Verse 44: Ususile inkazimulo yakhe, wawisa phansi emhlabathini isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi.
Verse 45: Ufinyezile izinsuku zobusha bakhe, wamthela ngamahloni. Sela
Verse 46: Koze kube nini uyakuzisitha, Jehova, nentukuthelo yakho ivutha njengomlilo, na?
Verse 47: Khumbula ukuthi isikhathi sami singakanani nokuthi wadalela ize bonke abantwana babantu.
Verse 48: Ngubani oyakuphila engayikubona ukufa, akhulule umphefumulo wakhe emandleni endawo yabafileyo, na? Sela
Verse 49: Nkosi, uphi umusa wakho wakuqala owawufungela kuDavide ngokuthembeka kwakho na?
Verse 50: Khumbula, Nkosi, ihlazo lezinceku zakho nokuthi ngithwele esifubeni sami ihlazo lezizwe eziningi kakhulu,
Verse 51: ezisola ngalo izitha zakho, Jehova, ezisola ngalo ukuhamba kogcotshiweyo wakho.
Verse 52: Makabongwe uJehova kuze kube phakade. Amen, Amen.