Nambithani Nibone
Ihubo likaDavide, lapho azenza uhlanya phambi kuka-Abhimeleki, owamxosha, wase ehamba.
UDavide wabhala lokhu ngemva kokuphunyuka ku-Abimeleki ngokuzenza uhlanya. Umema wonke umuntu ukuba azivivinyele yena uqobo uBaba wethu — nambithani nibone — bese efundisa ngokucacile: qapha ulimi lwakho, phishekela ukuthula. UBaba wethu uhlala eseduze nabanenhliziyo ephukile, hhayi kuphela nabahlengiweyo.
34 1Ngiyakumbusisa uBaba wethu ngazo zonke izikhathi; udumo lwakhe luyakuhlala njalo ezindebeni zami.
2Umphefumulo wami uyaziqhayisa ngoBaba wethu; abathobekileyo mabezwe bathokoze. 3Mkhulisani uBaba wethu kanye nami; asiliphakamise igama lakhe sindawonye.
4Ngamfuna uBaba wethu, wangiphendula; wangikhulula kukho konke ukwesaba kwami. 5Ababheka kuye bayakhazimula; ubuso babo abusoze baba namahloni. 6Lo mphofu wakhala, uBaba wethu wamuzwa; wamsindisa kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zakhe. 7Ingelosi kaBaba wethu imisa inkamba izungeze abamesabayo, iyabakhulula.
8Nambithani nibone ukuthi uBaba wethu muhle; ubusisiwe lowo ophephela kuye. 9Mesabeni uBaba wethu, nina bangcwele bakhe, ngokuba abamesabayo abasweli lutho. 10Amabhongo ezingonyama ayalamba aswele, kodwa abafuna uBaba wethu abasweli lutho oluhle.
11Wozani, bantwana, lalelani kimi; ngiyakunifundisa ukwesaba uBaba wethu. 12Ngubani umuntu ofisa ukuphila othanda izinsuku eziningi ezinhle? 13Gcina ulimi lwakho kokubi, nezindebe zakho ekukhulumeni inkohliso. 14Phenduka kokubi wenze okuhle; funa ukuthula ukuphishekele.
15Amehlo kaBaba wethu aphezu kwabalungileyo, nezindlebe zakhe zivulekele ukukhala kwabo. 16Ubuso bukaBaba wethu bumelene nabenza okubi, ukuze asuse ukukhunjulwa kwabo emhlabeni. 17Abalungileyo bayakhala, uBaba wethu uyezwa; uyabakhulula kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zabo. 18UBaba wethu useduze nabanhliziyo zaphukileyo; usindisa abanomoya ochotshoziweyo.
19Izinhlupheko zabalungileyo ziningi, kodwa uBaba wethu uyamophula kuzo zonke. 20UBaba wethu uyawagcina wonke amathambo olungileyo; alikho ngisho nelilodwa kuwo elaphukileyo.
21Okubi kuyakumbulala omubi, nabazonda olungileyo bayakulahlwa. 22UBaba wethu uyawuhlenga umphefumulo wezinceku zakhe; akekho ophephela kuye oyakulahlwa.
