UBawo wam, Amandla am

Kumongameli weengoma. EkaDavide, isicaka sikaBawo wethu, owathi wavumela uBawo wethu la mazwi ngemini awahlangulwa ngayo kuzo zonke iintshaba zakhe nasesandleni sikaSawule.

Emva kokuhlangulwa kwakhe kuSawule, uDavide ubalisa lonke ibali. Wayezika kwiintambo zokufa, saza isikhalo sakhe sehlisa uBawo wakhe emazulwini ephezu kwamaphiko omoya, esemsini nasesichothweni, ukuze amkhuphe emanzini anzulu ammise endaweni ephakamileyo.

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Ndiyakuthanda, Bawo wam, mandla am. UBawo wam uliwa lam nenqaba yam nomhlanguli wam; uBawo wam, iliwa lam, endizimela kuye, ikhaka lam, namandla am osindiso, inqaba yam yokuzimela. Ndimbiza uBawo wam, ofanele ukudunyiswa, ndize ndisindiswe kwiintshaba zam.

Iintambo zokufa zandirhangqa; imikhukula yentshabalalo yandigubungela. Iintambo zengcwaba zandithandela; izirhintyelo zokufa zandijamela. Ekuxinezelekeni kwam ndambiza uBawo wam; ndakhala kuBawo wam ndicela uncedo. Esuka ethempeleni lakhe weva ilizwi lam, saza isikhalo sam safika ezindlebeni zakhe.

Waza umhlaba wazamazama wagungqa; iziseko zeentaba zagungqa zanyikima, kuba wayenomsindo. Kwenyuka umsi emathatheni akhe, nomlilo oqwengayo emlonyeni wakhe; amalahle avuthayo abhabhuma kuye. Wawathoba amazulu wehla; ubumnyama obushinyeneyo babungaphantsi kweenyawo zakhe. Wakhwela phezu kwekerubhi waphaphazela; wandiza phezu kwamaphiko omoya. Wenza ubumnyama bube sisigubungelo sakhe, umnquba wakhe omjikelezileyo—amanzi amnyama namafu ashinyeneyo esibhakabhaka. Ngenxa yokuqaqamba okuphambi kwakhe amafu akhe aqhekeka, kunesichotho namalahle omlilo. UBawo wam waduduma kwakhona emazulwini, waza oPhezukonke wakhupha ilizwi lakhe, kunesichotho namalahle omlilo. Wathumela iintolo zakhe wabachithachitha; wagibisela ngemibane wabagxotha. Zaza zabonakala iziphethu zolwandle, zaza zahlwengulwa iziseko zehlabathi ngenxa yokukhalimela kwakho, Bawo wam, ngokuvuthela komphunga wamathatha akho.

Welula isandla esuka phezulu wandibamba; wandirhola emanzini amakhulu. Wandihlangula kutshaba lwam olunamandla, kwabo babendithiyile, kuba babenamandla ngaphezu kwam. Bandijamela ngemini yentlekele yam, kodwa uBawo wam waba sisixhasi sam. Wandikhuphela kwindawo ebanzi; wandihlangula, kuba wayekholiswa ndim.

UBawo wam waphatha nam ngokobulungisa bam; wandivuza ngokokuhlambuluka kwezandla zam. Kuba ndizigcinile iindlela zikaBawo wam, andaza ndamka kuBawo wam ngenkohlakalo. Kuba yonke imithetho yakhe yayiphambi kwam, andaza ndayibekela bucala imimiselo yakhe. Ndandingenakusoleka phambi kwakhe, ndazigcina kude nokona. Ngoko uBawo wam undivuzile ngokobulungisa bam, ngokokuhlambuluka kwezandla zam emehlweni akhe.

Kothembekileyo uzibonakalisa uthembekile; kongenakusoleka uzibonakalisa ungenakusoleka; Kohlambulukileyo uzibonakalisa uhlambulukile, kodwa kogwenxa uzibonakalisa unobuqili. Kuba uyabasindisa abantu abathobekileyo, kodwa amehlo anekratshi uyawathoba. Kuba nguwe okhanyisa isibane sam; uBawo wam ukhanyisa ubumnyama bam. Kuba ngawe ndingahlasela umkhosi, nangaye uBawo wam ndingatsiba udonga.

Ke yena uBawo wam—indlela yakhe igqibelele; ilizwi likaBawo wam liyaqinisekiswa; uyikhaka kubo bonke abazimela kuye. Kuba ngubani na onguBawo wethu ngaphandle koBawo wam? Yaye ngubani na oliliwa ngaphandle koBawo wethu? NguBawo wam ondixhobisa ngamandla, nowenza indlela yam igqibelele. Wenza iinyawo zam zibe njengeenyawo zebhadi, wandimisa ndikhuselekile ezindaweni eziphakamileyo. Uqeqesha izandla zam zemfazwe, ukuze iingalo zam zikwazi ukugoba isaphetha sobhedu. Undinikile ikhaka losindiso lwakho; isandla sakho sokunene siyandixhasa, ubulali bakho bundenze ndaba mkhulu. Wenza indawo ebanzi yamanyathelo am ngaphantsi kwam, zaye iinyawo zam azityibiliki.

Ndazisukela iintshaba zam ndazifikelela; andabuya umva de zaphela. Ndazityhida zada azaba nako ukuvuka; zawa phantsi kweenyawo zam. Undixhobise ngamandla emfazweni; wenza abo bandivukelayo bawa phantsi kweenyawo zam. Wenza iintshaba zam zandifulathela, baza abo babendithiyile ndabatshabalalisa. Bakhala becela uncedo, kodwa akubangakho bani wokusindisa; bakhala kuBawo wam, kodwa akabaphendula. Ndabatyumza baba njengothuli oluphetshethwa ngumoya; ndabaphalaza njengodaka lwezitalato. Wandihlangula ekuphikisaneni kwabantu; wandenza intloko yeentlanga; isizwe endandingasazi ngoku siyandikhonza. Bathi bakuva ngam, bandithobele; abasemzini beza berhuqa kum. Abasemzini bayancama baze baphume beqhaqhazela ezinqabeni zabo.

Uyaphila uBawo wam! Malibongwe iliwa lam, aphakanyiswe uBawo ondisindisayo, uBawo ondinika okusesikweni, athobe izizwe phantsi kwam, owandihlangula ezintshabeni zam. Ewe, wandiphakamisa ngaphezu kwabo bandivukelayo; wandihlangula emntwini onogonyamelo. Ngenxa yoku ndiya kukudumisa, Bawo wam, phakathi kweentlanga, ndivume iindumiso egameni lakho.

Unika uloyiso olukhulu kukumkani wakhe, abonakalise uthando lomnqophiso kumthanjiswa wakhe, kuDavide nenzala yakhe ngonaphakade.