Akukho Ndawo Angafinyeleli Kuyo
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Ayikho indawo engaphandle kokwazi kukaBaba wakhe: izulu, ithuna, ngaphesheya kolwandle, noma ubumnyama obugcina bungebona ubumnyama. Lokho kuhlanganisa nesisu, lapho umbhali alukwa khona. Uphetha ngokumema ukuhlolwa: yazi inhliziyo yami.
139 1Ungihlolile, Baba wami, uyangazi. 2Uyazi lapho ngihlala phansi nalapho ngisukuma; uqonda imicabango yami usekude. 3Uhlola indlela yami nokuphumula kwami, uzazi kahle zonke izindlela zami. 4Ngisho ngaphambi kokuba izwi libe selimini lwami, uyalazi ngokuphelele, Baba wami. 5Ungizungezile, ngemuva nangaphambili, ubeka isandla sakho phezu kwami. 6Lolu lwazi lumangalisa kakhulu kimi; luphakeme kakhulu, angikwazi ukulufinyelela.
7Ngingayaphi ngisuke kuMoya wakho? Ngingabalekelaphi ebukhoneni bakho? 8Uma ngikhuphukela emazulwini, ukhona lapho; uma ngendlala umbhede wami ethuneni, ukhona lapho. 9Uma ngigibela amaphiko okusa ngihlale ngaphesheya kolwandle, 10ngisho khona lapho isandla sakho siyongihola, nesandla sakho sokunene siyongibamba siqinise. 11Uma ngithi: “Ngempela ubumnyama buyongisibekela, nokukhanya okungizungezile kuyoba ubusuku,” 12ngisho ubumnyama abumnyama kuwe; ubusuku bukhanya njengemini, ngokuba ubumnyama bunjengokukhanya kuwe.
13Ngokuba wena wadala ingaphakathi lami; wangeluka esiswini sikamama. a a v13 Umuntu ngamunye ubunjwa futhi aziwe mathupha nguBaba wethu kusukela esiswini — akukho ukuphila okuzenzeka ngengozi. 14Ngiyakudumisa, ngokuba ngenziwe ngokwesabekayo nangokumangalisayo; iyamangalisa imisebenzi yakho, nomphefumulo wami uyakwazi lokho kahle kakhulu. 15Isimo sami sasingafihliwe kuwe lapho ngangenziwa ekusithekeni, ngelukwa ngobuciko ekujuleni komhlaba. 16Amehlo akho abona umzimba wami ungakabunjwa; zonke izinsuku zami zazilotshiwe encwadini yakho zamiselwa mina, lungakabi khona noluyodwa lwazo. 17Yeka ukuba yigugu kwemicabango yakho kimi, Baba wami! Yeka ubuningi bayo! 18Uma bengingazibala, zaziyokuba ziningi kunezinhlamvu zesihlabathi. Lapho ngivuka, ngisenawe.
19Sengathi ungababulala ababi, Baba wami! Sukani kimi, nina enomele igazi! 20Bakhuluma ngawe ngenhloso embi; izitha zakho zithatha igama lakho ngeze. 21Angibazondi yini labo abakuzondayo, Baba wami? Angibenyanyi yini labo abakuvukelayo? 22Ngibazonda ngenzondo epheleleyo; ngibabala njengezitha zami.
23Ngihlole, Baba wami, wazi inhliziyo yami; ngivivinye wazi imicabango yami ekhathazekile, 24ubone ukuthi ikhona yini indlela ecunulayo kimi, ungihole endleleni engunaphakade.