2 Samuel - Chapter 22

Verse 1: UDavide wakhuluma kuJehova amazwi aleli hubo mhla uJehova emophula esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke nasesandleni sikaSawule,

Verse 2: wathi: “UJehova uyidwala lami, nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami;

Verse 3: uNkulunkulu uyidwala lami engiphephela kulo, nesihlangu sami, nophondo lokusindiswa kwami, inqaba yami ephakemeyo nesiphephelo sami; msindisi wami, uyangisindisa ebudloveni.

Verse 4: Ngiyamemeza kuJehova odumisekayo, ngisindiswe ezitheni zami.

Verse 5: “Ngokuba amaza okufa angihaqa; izikhukhula zokona zangethusa.

Verse 6: Izintambo zasendaweni yabafileyo zangizungeza, izihibe zokufa zangehlela.

Verse 7: Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uJehova, ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami; walizwa izwi lami esethempelini lakhe; ukukhala kwami kwangena ezindlebeni zakhe.

Verse 8: “Umhlaba wawusuzamazama, wadikizela; izisekelo zezulu zathuthumela, zaqhaqhazela ngokuba ethukuthele.

Verse 9: Kwenyuka umusi emakhaleni akhe, nomlilo odlayo emlonyeni wakhe; amalahle avutha kuye.

Verse 10: Wathobisa izulu, wehla; ubumnyama babuphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.

Verse 11: Wakhwela phezu kwekherubi, wandiza; wabonwa emaphikweni omoya.

Verse 12: Wenza ubumnyama bube ngamadokodo amphahlayo, amanzi aqoqane, amafu abe nzima.

Verse 13: Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhe kwavuthiswa amalahle omlilo.

Verse 14: UJehova waduma ezulwini; oPhezukonke walizwakalisa izwi lakhe.

Verse 15: Wathuma imicibisholo, wabangquzula, yebo, nonyazi, wabadidizelisa.

Verse 16: Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi; izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwa ngesijeziso sikaJehova, ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akhe.

Verse 17: Waselula isandla sakhe ephezulu, wangibamba; wangikhipha emanzini amaningi.

Verse 18: Wangophula esitheni sami esinamandla nakubo abangizondayo, ngokuba base bengahlulile.

Verse 19: Bangihlasela ngosuku lwesigemegeme sami, kepha uJehova waba yinsika yami.

Verse 20: Wangiphumisela endaweni ebanzi: wangikhulula, ngokuba ebethokoza ngami.

Verse 21: “UJehova wangivuza ngokokulunga kwami; wangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.

Verse 22: Ngokuba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaJehova; angimukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngokushinga.

Verse 23: Ngokuba yonke imithetho yakhe yayiphambi kwami, nezimiso zakhe angizivumanga ukuba zisuke kimi.

Verse 24: Ngangiphelele kuye; ngabuxwaya ububi.

Verse 25: UJehova wayesebuyisela kimi njengokulunga kwami, njengokuhlanzeka kwami phambi kwamehlo akhe.

Verse 26: “Kothembekileyo uyazibonakalisa ethembekile; kumuntu oqotho uyazibonakalisa eqotho;

Verse 27: kohlanzekileyo uyazibonakalisa ehlanzekile; koyisigwegwe uyazibonakalisa enenkani.

Verse 28: Uyasindisa abantu abathobekileyo, kepha amehlo akho aphezu kwabaqhoshileyo ukuba ubathobise.

Verse 29: Ngokuba wena uyisibani sami, Jehova; uJehova uyakhanyisa ubumnyama bami.

Verse 30: Ngokuba ngawe ngingahlasela impi; ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingeqa ugange.

Verse 31: Indlela kaNkulunkulu iphelele; izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile; yena uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye.

Verse 32: “Ngokuba ngubani onguNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaJehova, ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?

Verse 33: UNkulunkulu uyangibhincisa amandla; uyenza indlela yami ilunge,

Verse 34: yena owenza izinyawo zami zibe njengezendluzelekazi, angimise emagqumeni ami;

Verse 35: ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa, ukuze izingalo zami zinsale umnsalo wethusi.

Verse 36: Wena unginikile isihlangu sensindiso yakho; ubumnene bakho bungikhulisile.

Verse 37: Amabanga okunyathela kwami uwandisile; amaqakala ami awaxegi.

Verse 38: “Ngazixosha izitha zami, ngazifica; angibuyanga ngingakaziqedi.

Verse 39: Ngaziqeda, ngaziphahlaza, zaze zahluleka ukuvuka; zawa phansi kwezinyawo zami.

Verse 40: Wangibhincisa amandla okulwa; ababengivukele wabathobisa phansi kwami.

Verse 41: Wangifulathelisela izitha zami, nabangizondayo ngabaqothula.

Verse 42: Bakhala, kepha akubangakho osindisayo, nakuJehova, kodwa akaze aphendula.

Verse 43: Ngabacolisisa njengothuli lomhlabathi; ngabagxoba, ngabalahla njengensila ezitaladini.

Verse 44: “Wangikhulula ezimpini zabantu bami; wangilonda ngaba yinhloko yabezizwe; abantu engingabaziyo bangikhonza.

Verse 45: Abafo bazithoba phansi kwami; banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe, base bengilalela.

Verse 46: Abafo babuna, baphuma ezinqabeni zabo bethuthumela.

Verse 47: “UJehova usekhona malidunyiswe idwala lami; makaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami,

Verse 48: uNkulunkulu onginikile impindiselo, wathobisa izizwe phansi kwami;

Verse 49: ongikhiphile ezitheni zami, wangiphakamisa phezu kwabangivukelayo, wangikhulula kumuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu.

Verse 50: Ngalokho-ke ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabezizwe, Jehova, ngilihubele igama lakho.

Verse 51: Uyenza insindiso ibe nkulu enkosini yakhe; uyenza umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe uDavide nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube phakade.”