UMiktam kaDavide Emqolombeni
Kumongameli weemvumo. Ngocwangco oluthi: ‘Musa Ukutshabalalisa.’ Umhobe oyigolide kaDavide, oko wabaleka esuka kuSawule engena emqolombeni.
Ezimele emqolombeni ngexa uSawule emzingela, uDavide ulele phakathi kwabantu abamazinyo ayimikhonto neentolo, neelwimi zingamakrele abukhali. Uzimela phantsi kwamaphiko kaBawo wakhe ade iphele inkqwithela, aze avuse uhadi necembalo phambi kokusa, intliziyo izinzile nangona kungekho nto itshintshileyo.
57 1Ndibabale, Bawo wam, ndibabale, kuba umphefumlo wam uzimela ngawe; emthunzini wamaphiko akho ndiya kuzimela de kudlule iinkqwithela ezitshabalalisayo. 2Ndidanduluka kuBawo wam, oPhezukonke, kuBawo wethu ophumeza injongo yakhe ngam.
3Uya kuthumela esezulwini andisindise; uyamkhalimela lowo undinyathelayo. UBawo wam uya kuthumela inceba yakhe yomnqophiso nokuthembeka kwakhe. 4Umphefumlo wam uphakathi kweengonyama; ndilele phakathi kwabo baphefumla umlilo—abantu amazinyo abo ayimikhonto neentolo, iilwimi zabo ngamakrele abukhali. 5Phakanyiswa, Bawo wam, ngaphezu kwamazulu! Uzuko lwakho malube phezu komhlaba wonke!
6Bandithiyele ngomnatha ezinyaweni zam; ndandicinezelekile. Bandembela umhadi phambi kwam, kodwa bona ngokwabo bawela kuwo. 7Intliziyo yam izinzile, Bawo wam, intliziyo yam izinzile! Ndiya kuvuma ndenze umculo. 8Vuka, zuko lwam! Vukani, hadi necembalo! Ndiya kuvusa ukusa. 9Ndiya kukudumisa phakathi kwezizwe, Bawo oLawulayo; ndiya kuvuma ngawe phakathi kweentlanga. 10Kuba inceba yakho yomnqophiso ifikelela emazulwini, ukuthembeka kwakho kufikelela emafini. 11Phakanyiswa, Bawo wam, ngaphezu kwamazulu! Uzuko lwakho malube phezu komhlaba wonke!
