Ulimi Oluqhoshayo
Kumqondisi wokuhlabelela. Ihubo lokuhlakanipha likaDavida. Lapho uDowegi umEdomi efika etshela uSawule, wathi: “UDavida usehambele endlini ka-Ahimeleki.”
Libhekiswe kuDoweki, owaceba abapristi kuSawule. Kukhulunywa naye njengomuntu othanda amazwi aqothulayo futhi othemba ingcebo yakhe, atshelwe ukuthi uyosishulwa etendeni lakhe — kanti umhubi ukhula njengomnqumo endlini kaBaba wethu.
52 1Uqhoshelani ngobubi, wena onamandla? Umusa othembekileyo kaBaba wethu umi usuku lonke.
2Ulimi lwakho luceba incithakalo, njengensingo eloliweyo, wena mkhohlisi. 3Uthanda ububi kunokuhle, namanga kunokukhuluma okulungileyo.
4Uthanda lonke izwi elishwabadelayo, wena limi olukhohlisayo. 5Kodwa uBaba wethu uyakukudiliza kuze kube phakade; uyakukuhlwitha akukhiphe etendeni lakho; uyakukusiphula ezweni labaphilayo.
6Abalungileyo bayakubona besabe; bayakumhleka, bethi: 7“Bhekani umuntu ongazange enze uBaba wethu isiphephelo sakhe, kodwa owethemba ingcebo yakhe enkulu, waqina ngokubhubhisa abanye.” 8Kodwa mina nginjengomnqumo ohlumayo endlini kaBaba wethu; ngethembela emuseni othembekileyo kaBaba wethu kuze kube phakade naphakade. 9Ngiyakukudumisa kuze kube phakade ngenxa yalokho okwenzileyo; phambi kwabathembekileyo bakho ngiyakubeka ithemba lami egameni lakho, ngokuba lihle.
