Ukukhutshwa Eludakeni

Kumqondisi weengoma. Umhobe kaDavide.

Iqala ngohlangulo sele lunikiwe: ukunyuswa eludakeni, iinyawo zimiswe eliweni, ingoma entsha. Iza kujika ikhangele phambili, kuba ukuthobela kufunwa ngaphezu kwedini—iphethe isesenkathazweni, izono ezingenakubalwa, icela uBawo wakhe ukuba angxame.

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Ndamlindela ngomonde uBawo wethu; waguqukela kum, wasiva isikhalo sam. Wandikhupha emhadini wentshabalalo, eludakeni oluxinene; wazimisa iinyawo zam eliweni, wazinza amanyathelo am.

Wafaka ingoma entsha emlonyeni wam, ingoma yokudumisa uBawo wethu. Baninzi abaya kubona boyike, bathembele kuBawo wethu. Unoyolo lowo athembele kuBawo wethu, ongaguqukeli kwabanekratshi, kwabasukela ubuxoki.

Mininzi, Bawo wam, imimangaliso oyenzileyo, neengcinga zakho ngathi; akukho namnye unokulinganiswa nawe. Ukuba bendingazivakalisa ndizixele, zibe zininzi kakhulu ukuba zingabalwa. Umbingelelo nomnikelo awuwunqwenelanga, kodwa uzivulile iindlebe zam. Idini elitshiswayo nedini lesono awulifunanga. Ndaza ndathi: “Ndilapha, ndizile— emsongweni wencwadi kubhaliwe ngam.”

Ndinqwenela ukwenza ukuthanda kwakho, Bawo wam; umthetho wakho ungaphakathi entliziyweni yam. Ndizivakalisile iindaba ezilungileyo zobulungisa ebandleni elikhulu; andiyivalanga imilebe yam, Bawo wam, njengoko usazi.

Andibufihlanga ubulungisa bakho entliziyweni yam; ndithethile ngokuthembeka kwakho nosindiso lwakho. Andilufihlanga uthando lwakho lomnqophiso nenyaniso yakho ebandleni elikhulu. Musa ukuyigodla imfesane yakho enothando kum, Bawo wam; uthando lwakho lomnqophiso nenyaniso yakho makundigcine ngonaphakade.

Kuba iinkathazo ezingenakubalwa zindirhangqile; izono zam zindifikele, andisaboni. Zininzi ngaphezu kweenwele zentloko yam, yaye intliziyo yam iyaphela amandla. Nceda, Bawo wam, undihlangule; Bawo wam, khawuleza undincede. Bonke abafuna ukuthabatha ubomi bam mabadane baphoxeke; abanqwenela intshabalalo yam mababuyiselwe umva benezothe.

Abo bathi kum: “Hayi bo! Hayi bo!” mabankwantye yintloni yabo. Kodwa bonke abakufunayo mabavuye bachwayite ngawe; abaluthandayo usindiso lwakho mabasoloko besithi: “Mkhulu uBawo wethu!” Mna, ndilihlwempu ndiyasweleka; iNkosi uBawo makacinge ngam. Wena uluncedo lwam nomhlanguli wam; musa ukulibazisa, Bawo wam.