Bawo wam, Kumkani wam
Umhobe wokudumisa. KaDavide.
Indumiso elandela oonobumba evela kuDavide ehlala isanda: esinye isizukulwana sincomela kwesinye imisebenzi kaBawo wakhe, sonke isidalwa sondliwa xa evula isandla sakhe, nabo bonke abawayo bayaxhaswa. Imfesane yakhe kuthiwa ihleli phezu kwako konke akwenzileyo.
145 1Ndiya kukuphakamisa, Bawo wam, Kumkani wam, ndilibonge igama lakho ngonaphakade kanaphakade.
2Imihla yonke ndiya kukubonga, ndilidumise igama lakho ngonaphakade kanaphakade. 3Mkhulu uBawo wethu, ufanelwe kakhulu kukudunyiswa; ubukhulu bakhe abunakugocwagocwa.
4Esinye isizukulwana siya kuyincoma kwesinye imisebenzi yakho, sivakalise izenzo zakho zobugorha. 5Ndiya kucamngca ngobuqaqawuli bobungangamsha bakho, nangemisebenzi yakho ebalulekileyo. 6Baya kubalisa ngamandla ezenzo zakho zoyikekayo, ndize ndivakalise ubukhulu bakho. 7Baya kuphuphuma ludumo lokulunga kwakho okukhulu, bavume ngemihlali ubulungisa bakho.
8Unobabalo uBawo wethu, ezele yimfesane, ezeka kade umsindo, mkhulu ngenceba. 9Ulungile uBawo wethu kubo bonke, nemfesane yakhe ihleli phezu kwako konke akwenzileyo. 10Imisebenzi yakho yonke iya kubulela kuwe, Bawo wethu, bakubonge abanyanisekileyo bakho. 11Baya kuthetha ngozuko lobukumkani bakho, babalise ngamandla akho, 12ukuze bazise izenzo zakho zamandla koonyana babantu, nobuqaqawuli bobungangamsha bobukumkani bakho. 13Ubukumkani bakho bubukumkani obungunaphakade, nolawulo lwakho luhleli kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana. Uthembekile uBawo wethu kuwo onke amazwi akhe, enobabalo kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe. a a v13 Lo mgca awukho kuninzi lwemibhalo-ngqangi yesiHebhere, kodwa ukho kwiMisongo yoLwandle oLufileyo nakwisiGrike samandulo. Lo mhobe uhamba ngoonobumba besiHebhere, yaye ngaphandle kwalo mgca kukho unobumba osilelayo.
14UBawo wethu uyabaxhasa bonke abawayo, aphakamise bonke abathotyiweyo. 15Amehlo abo bonke akhangele kuwe, uze ubanike ukudla kwabo ngexesha lakho. 16Uvula isandla sakho, wanelise umnqweno wento yonke ephilayo.
17Ulilungisa uBawo wethu kuzo zonke iindlela zakhe, ethembekile kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe. 18USondele uBawo wethu kubo bonke abakhala kuye, kubo bonke abakhala kuye ngenyaniso. 19Uyawuzalisekisa umnqweno wabo bamoyikayo; eve isikhalo sabo, abasindise. 20UBawo wethu uyabalondoloza bonke abamthandayo, kodwa bonke abangendawo uya kubatshabalalisa.
21Umlomo wam uya kuthetha indumiso kaBawo wethu; mayilibonge yonke into ephilayo igama lakhe elingcwele ngonaphakade kanaphakade.