Iilwimi Ezilolwe Njengamakrele
Kumqeqeshi weengoma. Umhobe kaDavide.
Isixhobo apha yintetho — iilwimi ezilolwe njengamakrele, amazwi akrakra adutyulwa evela elalisweni kongenabala, ngamaqhinga aqinisekileyo ukuba akukho mntu ulibonayo icebo. Intolo enye evela kuBawo wethu iyayiphendula, zaze iilwimi zabo ngokwazo zibawise phantsi.
64 1Live izwi lam, Bawo wam, ekukhaleni kwam; buyigcine ubomi bam kuloyiko lwalo utshaba. 2Ndifihle kumayelenqe afihlakeleyo abangendawo, kwisihlwele esixokozelayo sabenza ububi. 3Baloola iilwimi zabo njengamakrele; bakhomba amazwi abo akrakra njengeentolo, 4ukuze badubule bevela elalisweni kongenabala; bamdubula ngequbuliso bengenaloyiko. 5Babambelele enjongweni yabo embi; bathetha ngokufihla imigibe besithi: “Ngubani oya kuyibona?”
6Baceba intswela-bulungisa besithi: “Silifezekisile icebo eliceduke kakuhle.” Iingcinga zangaphakathi nentliziyo yomntu zinzulu. 7Kodwa uBawo wethu uya kubadubula ngentolo; ngequbuliso baya kwenzakala. 8Benziwa bakhubeke; iilwimi zabo ngokwazo ziya kujika zichasane nabo; bonke ababonayo baya kunikina iintloko.
9Ngoko bonke abantu baya koyika; baya kuvakalisa umsebenzi kaBawo wethu, bacamngce ngoko akwenzileyo. 10Mabavuye amalungisa ngoBawo wethu, baze bazimele kuye; mabamemelele ngovuyo bonke abanyulu ngentliziyo!