Iliwa Lam, Igwiba Lam
EkaDavide.
UDavide uqala ngezandla ezifundiselwe imfazwe, aze kwangoko avume ukuba umntu uyinto encinane kangakanani—ungumoya, uthunzi oludlulayo. Ucela uBawo wakhe ukuba athobe izulu lehle, aze amhlangule kwabathetha ubuxoki, aze achaze uxolo aluthandayo: amaqonga azele nabantwana abachumayo.
144 1Makabongwe uBawo wam, iliwa lam, ozifundisa izandla zam ukulwa imfazwe, iminwe yam ukulwa idabi, 2inceba yam nenqaba yam, imboniselo yam nomhlanguli wam, ingweletshetshe yam endizimela ngayo, othoba izizwe phantsi kwam.
3Bawo, yintoni na umntu ukuba umbuke, unyana womntu ukuba umcinge? 4Umntu unjengomoya; imihla yakhe ifana nethunzi elidlulayo.
5Bawo, thoba amazulu akho wehle; chukumisa iintaba, ziqhume umsi. 6Benga umbane wakho ubaphangalalise abo; thuma iintolo zakho ubadubaduke. 7Yolula isandla sakho uphezulu; undihlangule undisindise emanzini amaninzi, esandleni soonyana bolunye uhlanga, 8abathetha ubuxoki ngemilomo yabo, nesandla sabo sokunene sifunga ubuxoki.
9Bawo, ndiya kukuvumela ingoma entsha; ngohadi olunezintambo ezilishumi ndiya kukubethela. 10kuwe onika ookumkani uloyiso, osindisa uDavide umkhonzi wakhe ekreleni elibi.
11Undihlangule undisindise esandleni soonyana bolunye uhlanga, abathetha ubuxoki ngemilomo yabo, nesandla sabo sokunene sifunga ubuxoki.
12Ukuze oonyana bethu babe njengezityalo ezikhule zaba zinde ebutsheni bazo, iintombi zethu zibe njengeentsika zeembombo ezikroliweyo zebhotwe. 13Amaqonga ethu aya kuzala, enika zonke iintlobo zemveliso; impahla yethu emfutshane yande ngamawaka, ngamashumi amawaka emasimini ethu; 14iinkomo zethu zithwele, kungekho kudilika kweendonga, kungekho kuthinjwa, kungekho nasikhalo sembandezelo ezitratweni zethu. 15Banoyolo abantu abanezinto ezinjalo; banoyolo abantu abanoBawo wethu ongowabo.
