Isikhalo sikaDavide kuBawo wakhe

Umthandazo kaDavide.

UDavide uthandaza njengomntu olihlwempu nosweleyo, ebeka ndawonye oko akwaziyo ngoBawo wakhe—ulungile, uyaxolela, akafani nawuphi na omnye, uphuphuma luthando lomnqophiso. Phantsi kwaso sonke isicelo kukho esinye: intliziyo engahlukananga, kunye nomqondiso obonakalayo ukuze abamhlaselayo babone ukuba ngubani omncedileyo.

Isahluko 86.

Thoba undive, Bawo wam; ndiphendule, kuba ndilihlwempu ndisweleyo.

Londoloza ubomi bam, kuba ndizinikele kuwe; sindisa isicaka sakho esithemba kuwe—wena unguBawo wam. Ndibabale, Bawo wam oyiNkosi, kuba ndikhala kuwe imini yonke. Vuyisa umphefumlo wesicaka sakho, kuba ndiphakamisela umphefumlo wam kuwe, Bawo wam oyiNkosi.

Kuba wena, Bawo wam oyiNkosi, ulungile uyaxolela, uphuphuma luthando lomnqophiso kubo bonke abakubizayo. Uwuve umthandazo wam, Bawo wam; uphulaphule izibongozo zam zokucela inceba. Xa ndisenkathazweni, ndikhwaza kuwe, uze undiphendule.

Akukho namnye ofana nawe phakathi koothixo, Bawo wam oyiNkosi, yaye akukho misebenzi efana neyakho. Zonke iintlanga ozenzileyo ziya kuza ziqubude phambi kwakho, Bawo wam oyiNkosi, zize zizukise igama lakho. Kuba umkhulu wena, wenza imisebenzi emangalisayo; wena wedwa unguBawo wam.

Ndifundise indlela yakho, Bawo wam, ukuze ndihambe enyanisweni yakho; ndinike intliziyo engahlukananga ukuze ndiloyike igama lakho. Ndiya kukudumisa, Bawo wam oyiNkosi, ngayo yonke intliziyo yam, yaye ndiya kulizukisa igama lakho ngonaphakade. Kuba lukhulu uthando lwakho lomnqophiso kum; umphefumlo wam uwuhlangule enzulwini yengcwaba. ^a

Bawo wam, amadoda anekratshi andivukele; iqela lamadoda angenanceba lifuna ubomi bam, yaye awakunanzi wena. Kodwa wena, Bawo wam oyiNkosi, unguBawo onemfesane nobabalo, uzeka kade umsindo, uphuphuma luthando lomnqophiso nokuthembeka. Phethukela kum undibabale; unike isicaka sakho amandla akho, usindise unyana wesicakakazi sakho. Ndibonise umqondiso wobubele bakho, ukuze abandithiyayo babone badane, kuba wena, Bawo wam, undincedile wandithuthuzela.