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Kumqondisi wokuhlabelela. Ihubo likaDavida, inceku kaBaba wethu.
Ihubo liqala ngaphakathi engqondweni yomuntu omubi, lapho ezithopha kakhulu kangangokuthi angasiboni isono sakhe. Ngokumelene nalokho kuzikhulumela okuminyene, ihubo livulekela phandle kuBaba wethu: uthando olufinyelela emafwini, ukulunga okunjengezintaba, umfula wezinjabulo, ukukhanya esibona ngakho ukukhanya.
36 1Ukuhlubuka kukhuluma komubi ekujuleni kwenhliziyo yakhe; akukho kwesaba uBaba wethu phambi kwamehlo akhe.
2Ngokuba uyazikhohlisa emehlweni akhe kakhulu kangangokuba angesithole isono sakhe noma asizonde. 3Amazwi omlomo wakhe abubi nenkohliso; useyekile ukwenza ngokuhlakanipha nokwenza okuhle. 4Ngisho esembhedeni wakhe uceba okubi; uzimisela endleleni engalungile; akakwali okubi.
5Baba wethu, umusa wakho wesivumelwano ufinyelela emazulwini, ukuthembeka kwakho emafwini. 6Ukulunga kwakho kunjengezintaba ezinkulu, izahlulelo zakho zinjengenziki enkulu; usindisa bobabili abantu nezilwane, Baba wethu. 7Yeka ukubaluleka komusa wakho wesivumelwano, Baba wethu! Bonke abantu bayaphephela emthunzini wamaphiko akho. 8Bayazitika ngenala yendlu yakho, ubanathisa emfuleni wenjabulo yakho. 9Ngokuba kuwe kukhona umthombo wokuphila; ekukhanyeni kwakho sibona ukukhanya.
10Qhubeka nomusa wakho wesivumelwano kulabo abakwaziyo, nokulunga kwakho kwabaqotho enhliziyweni. 11Ungavumeli unyawo lozigqajayo lunginyathele, nesandla sababi singixoshe. 12Lapho abenzi bobubi sebewile; baphoselwe phansi, abakwazi ukuvuka.
