Isikhalo sikaDavida socela umusa
Kumqondisi wokuhlabelela. Ihubo likaDavida, ngesikhathi umphrofethi uNathani eza kuye emva kokuba uDavida engene kuBhatisheba.
UDavide uthandaza ngemuva kokuba uNatani emsolile ngoBati-Sheba. Ucela uBaba wakhe ukuba angafihli lutho: ngigeze, dala inhliziyo ehlanzekile, ungawususi kimi uMoya wakho oNgcwele. Unikela ngomhlatshelo okuwukuphela kwawo osele kuye, inhliziyo eyaphukile nephendukile.
51 1Ngihawukele, Baba wami, ngokothando lwakho lwesivumelwano; ngokwesihawu sakho esiningi sula iziphambeko zami. 2Ngigeze ngokuphelele ecaleni lami, ungihlambulule esonweni sami. 3Ngokuba ngiyazazi iziphambeko zami, nesono sami sihlala siphambi kwami. 4Kuwe, kuwe wedwa, ngonile ngenza okubi emehlweni akho, ukuze ube olungileyo emazwini akho, ube msulwa ekwahluleleni kwakho. 5Ngazalwa ngisecaleni, umame wangikhulelwa esonweni. 6Kodwa wena uthanda iqiniso elingaphakathi, ungifundisa ukuhlakanipha enhliziyweni efihlekileyo.
7Ngihlambulule ngehisopi, ngiyakuhlanzeka; ngigeze, ngiyakuba mhlophe kuneqhwa. a a v7 Ihisopi kwakuyisihlahlanyana esincane esasisetshenziswa emikhosini yokuhlanza yeTestamente eLidala — lapha kuwuphawu lokuhlambulula okuphelele. 8Ngenze ngizwe injabulo nentokozo; amathambo owachobozileyo awathokoze. 9Fihla ubuso bakho ezonweni zami, usule lonke icala lami.
10Dala kimi inhliziyo ehlanzekileyo, Baba wami, uvuselele umoya oqinileyo ngaphakathi kimi. 11Ungangixoshi ebukhoneni bakho, ungasusi uMoya wakho oNgcwele kimi. 12Ngibuyisele injabulo yensindiso yakho, ungisekele ngomoya ovumayo.
13Khona-ke ngiyakufundisa iziphambeki izindlela zakho, nezoni ziyakubuyela kuwe. 14Ngikhulule ecaleni legazi, Baba wami, Baba wensindiso yami, ulimi lwami luyakuhlabelela ngenjabulo ngokulunga kwakho. 15Baba oyiNkosi, vula izindebe zami, umlomo wami uyakumemezela udumo lwakho.
16Ngokuba awuthandi umhlatshelo, ngabe ngiyawunikela; awujabuleli umnikelo oshisiweyo. 17Imihlatshelo kaBaba wami ngumoya owaphukileyo; inhliziyo eyaphukileyo nedabukileyo, Baba wami, awuyikuyidelela.
18Yenzela iSiyoni okuhle ngenjabulo yakho enhle; wakhe izindonga zaseJerusalema. 19Khona-ke uyakuthanda imihlatshelo elungileyo, iminikelo eshisiweyo neminikelo eshiswa iphelele; khona-ke kuyakunikelwa izinkunzi e-altare lakho.
