Intliziyo Yam Iqinisekile
Ingoma. Umhobe kaDavide.
Ithungelelwe kwiindumiso zombini zikaDavide zangaphambili: umculo wakusasa ovusa ukusa, ize ibe luqhayiso lukaBawo wethu lwemandulo ngobunini beShekem, neGiliyadi, no-Edom. Phakathi kwazo kumi umgca onobulumko othi usindiso lomntu lulilize, nesikhalo soncedo lwenene.
108 1Intliziyo yam iqinisekile, Bawo; ndiya kuvuma, ndikubethele uhadi ngako konke endikuko. 2Vuka, hadi nomrhubhe! Ndiya kukuvusa ukusa. 3Ndiya kukudumisa phakathi kwezizwe, Bawo; ndiya kukubethela uhadi phakathi kweentlanga. 4Kuba inceba yakho yomnqophiso inkulu, iphakame ngaphezu kwamazulu, lufikelela esibhakabhakeni ukuthembeka kwakho.
5Ziphakamise, Bawo, ngaphezu kwamazulu, luthi saa uzuko lwakho phezu komhlaba wonke. 6Sisindise ngesandla sakho sokunene, undiphendule, ukuze bahlangulwe abo ubathandayo.
7UBawo wethu uthethile ebungcweleni bakhe: “Ndoloyisa, ndilabe iShekem, ndiwulinganise umfula waseSukoti. 8ElaseGiliyadi lelam, elaseManase lelam; uEfrayim sisigcinantloko sam, uYuda yintonga yam yobukhosi.
9UMowabhi sisitya sam sokuhlambela; ndiyiphosa phezu kukaEdom imbadada yam; ndiyamemeza ndoyisile phezu kwamaFilisti.”
10Ngubani na oya kundisa kuloo mzi unqatyisiweyo? Ngubani na oya kundikhokela ukuya kwaEdom? 11Asinguwe na, Bawo, owathi wasilahla, ongasaphumiyo nemikhosi yethu? 12Siphe uncedo kutshaba, kuba usindiso lomntu lulilize. 13NoBawo wethu siya kuloyisa, yena woziluhlahla phantsi iintshaba zethu.