Ngelulela Izandla Zami Kuwe
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Ezingelwa futhi echotshozwa phansi emhlabathini, ucela ukuba angalethwa ekwahlulelweni, ngoba akekho ophilayo olungile phambi kukaBaba wakhe. Ukhumbula imisebenzi yakudala ukuze aphile kulesi sikhathi samanje, acele izinto ezimbili: izwi ekuseni, nomhlabathi oyisicaba.
143 1Baba wami, yizwa umkhuleko wami; lalela ukuncenga kwami umusa; ngiphendule ngokwethembeka kwakho, ngokulunga kwakho. 2Ungayilethi inceku yakho ekwahlulelweni, ngokuba akekho ophilayo olungileyo phambi kwakho. a a v2 UPawulu wasebenzisa lo mgqa ukufundisa ukuthi akekho olungisiswa noBaba wethu ngemisebenzi yakhe siqu — kuphela ngokuthemba uJesu. 3Ngokuba isitha sixoshile umphefumulo wami; siyichobozele emhlabathini impilo yami; singihlalisile ebumnyameni njengabafa kudala. 4Umoya wami uyaphela phakathi kimi; inhliziyo yami phakathi kwami idangele. 5Ngikhumbula izinsuku zasendulo; ngizindla ngakho konke okwenzileyo; ngicabanga ngomsebenzi wezandla zakho. 6Ngelulela izandla zami kuwe; umphefumulo wami ukomele wena njengomhlaba owomileyo.
7Ngiphendule masinyane, Baba wami; umoya wami uyaphela. Ungabufihli ubuso bakho kimi, funa ngibe njengalabo abehlela egodini. 8Ngivumele ngizwe ngothando lwakho lwesivumelwano ekuseni, ngokuba ngithembela kuwe. Ngibonise indlela engifanele ukuhamba ngayo, ngokuba ngiphakamisela umphefumulo wami kuwe. 9Ngikhulule ezitheni zami, Baba wami; ngibalekele kuwe ukuze ngifihleke. 10Ngifundise ukwenza intando yakho, ngokuba unguBaba wami; uMoya wakho omuhle mawungihole endaweni elelezekile. 11Ngenxa yegama lakho, Baba wami, londoloza impilo yami; ngokulunga kwakho khipha umphefumulo wami enkathazweni. 12Futhi ngothando lwakho lwesivumelwano uyakunquma izitha zami, ubhubhise bonke abamelene nomphefumulo wami, ngokuba ngiyinceku yakho.
