Isikhalo sikaDavide sokucela inceba
Kumbhexeshi wokuvuma. Umhobe kaDavide, xa umprofeti uNatan weza kuye emva kokuba uDavide engene kuBhatshebha.
UDavide uthandaza emva kokuba uNathan emgxeka ngoBatshebha. Ucela uBawo wakhe angafihli nto: ndihlambe, ndidalele intliziyo ecocekileyo, ungasusi uMoya wakho oyiNgcwele kum. Unikela ngedini kuphela aseleshiyekile ngalo, intliziyo eyaphukileyo netyumkileyo.
51 1Yiba nenceba kum, Bawo wam, ngokothando lwakho lomnqophiso; ngokwemfesane yakho eninzi cima izikreqo zam. 2Ndihlambe kakuhle ebugwenxeni bam, undihlambulule esonweni sam. 3Kuba ndiyazazi izikreqo zam, isono sam sihlala siphambi kwam. 4Ndonile kuwe, kuwe wedwa, ndenza okubi emehlweni akho, ukuze ube nobulungisa emazwini akho, ube msulwa ekugwebeni kwakho. 5Ndazalelwa ebugwenxeni, umama wandimitha esonweni. 6Kodwa wena uyayithanda inyaniso engaphakathi, undifundisa ubulumko entliziyweni efihlakeleyo.
7Ndihlambulule ngehisope, ndiya kucoceka; ndihlambe, ndiya kumhlophe ngaphezu kwekhephu. a a v7 Ihisope yayisisityalo esincinane esasisetyenziswa kumasiko okuhlambulula eTestamenteni eNdala — apha ingumfuziselo wokucoceka ngokupheleleyo. 8Mandive uvuyo nemihlali; mawagcobe amathambo owawaphulayo. 9Sifihle ubuso bakho ezonweni zam, ucime bonke ubugwenxa bam.
10Ndidalele intliziyo ecocekileyo, Bawo wam, uhlaziye umoya ozinzileyo ngaphakathi kum. 11Ungandigxothi ebusweni bakho, ungasusi uMoya wakho oyiNgcwele kum. 12Ndibuyisele uvuyo losindiso lwakho, undixhase ngomoya ovumayo.
13Ngako oko ndiya kubafundisa abenzi bobubi iindlela zakho, baze aboni babuyele kuwe. 14Ndihlangule etyaleni legazi, Bawo wam, Bawo wosindiso lwam, luze ulwimi lwam luvume ngokuvakalayo ngobulungisa bakho. 15Bawo oyiNkosi, vula imilebe yam, uze umlomo wam uvakalise indumiso yakho.
16Kuba akuwuthandi umbingelelo, kungenjalo ngendiwunikele; awukholiswa lidini elitshiswayo. 17Imibingelelo kaBawo wam ngumoya owaphukileyo; intliziyo eyaphukileyo nezohlwayileyo, Bawo wam, akuyi kuyidela.
18Yenzela iZiyon okulungileyo ngokuthanda kwakho; uzakhe iindonga zaseJerusalem. 19Uya kwandula ke uyithande imibingelelo elungileyo, kumadini atshiswayo nakumadini apheleleyo atshiswayo; zize iinkunzi zibingelelwe esibingelelweni sakho.
