Idwala Lami, Isiphephelo Sami
Ihubo likaDavide.
UDavida uqala ngezandla eziqeqeshelwe impi, bese evuma ngokushesha ukuthi umuntu mncane kangakanani — ungumoya, isithunzi esidlulayo. Ucela uBaba wakhe ukuba agobise isibhakabhaka ehle, amkhulule kubaqambimanga, bese echaza ukuthula akufunayo: iziphala ezigcwele nabantwana abachumayo.
144 1Makabongwe uBaba wami, idwala lami, ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa impi, iminwe yami ukuhlasela, 2uthando lwami lwesivumelwano nenqaba yami, isiphephelo sami esivikelekile nomkhululi wami, isihlangu sami engiphephela kuso, othobisa izizwe ngaphansi kwami.
3Baba wami, uyini umuntu ukuba umnake, indodana yomuntu ukuba uyikhumbule? 4Umuntu unjengomoya; izinsuku zakhe zinjengethunzi elidlulayo.
5Baba wami, thoba amazulu akho wehle; thinta izintaba, zithunqe intuthu. 6Benyezelisa umbani wakho ubahlakaze; ciba imicibisholo yakho ubachithe. 7Yelula isandla sakho uphezulu; ngisindise ungikhulule emanzini amakhulu, esandleni sabezizwe, 8imilomo yabo ekhuluma amanga nesandla sabo sokunene esifunga amanga.
9Baba wami, ngizakuhlabelela kuwe ihubo elisha; ngogubhu olunezintambo eziyishumi ngizakwenza umculo kuwe, 10kuwe onika amakhosi ukunqoba, okhulula uDavide inceku yakhe enkembeni enonya.
11Ngisindise ungikhulule esandleni sabezizwe, imilomo yabo ekhuluma amanga nesandla sabo sokunene esifunga amanga.
12Khona-ke amadodana ethu ayakuba njengezimila ezikhule zaba zinde ebusheni bawo, amadodakazi ethu njengezinsika zasemagumbini ezibaziwe zesigodlo. 13Izinqolobane zethu ziyakugcwala, zinike zonke izinhlobo zokudla; imihlambi yethu iyakwanda ngezinkulungwane, ngezinkulungwane eziyishumi emasimini ethu; 14izinkomo zethu zikhulelwe, kungekho ukubhidlika kwezindonga, kungekho ukuthunjwa, nokukhala kosizi ezitaladini zethu. 15Babusisiwe abantu okunjalo okungokwabo; babusisiwe abantu uBaba wethu ongowabo.
