IMiktamu kaDavide Emhumeni
Kumqondisi womculo. Ngengoma ethi “Ungabhubhisi.” Ihubo eliyigugu likaDavide, mhla ebalekela uSawule waya emhumeni.
Ecashe emhumeni ngesikhathi uSawule emzingela, uDavide ulele phakathi kwabantu abamazinyo ayimikhonto nezilimi eziyizinkemba. Uphephela ngaphansi kwamaphiko kaBaba wakhe kuze kudlule isiphepho, bese evusa ihabhu nelyre kungakasi, inhliziyo yakhe iqinile nakuba kungakaguquki lutho.
57 1Ngihawukele, Baba wami, ngihawukele, ngokuba umphefumulo wami uphephela kuwe; emthunzini wamaphiko akho ngizophephela kuze kudlule izivunguvungu ezibhubhisayo. 2Ngikhala kuBaba wami, oPhezukonke, kuBaba wethu ogcwalisa injongo yakhe ngami.
3Uyakuthumela esezulwini angisindise; uyamkhuza onginyathelayo. UBaba wami uyakuthumela uthando lwakhe lwesivumelwano nokuthembeka kwakhe. 4Umphefumulo wami uphakathi kwamabhubesi; ngilala phakathi kwabaphefumula umlilo—abantu amazinyo abo ayimikhonto nemicibisholo, izilimi zabo ziyizinkemba ezibukhali. 5Phakama, Baba wami, ngaphezu kwamazulu! Inkazimulo yakho mayibe phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba!
6Bakhiphela izinyawo zami inetha; ngagotshiswa phansi. Bangimbela umgodi phambi kwami, kodwa bona ngokwabo bawela kuwo. 7Inhliziyo yami izimisele, Baba wami, inhliziyo yami izimisele! Ngizohlabelela ngenze umculo. 8Vuka, nkazimulo yami! Vukani, habhu nogubhu! Ngizokuvusa ukusa. 9Ngizokudumisa phakathi kwabantu, Baba oBusayo; ngizohlabelela ngawe phakathi kwezizwe. 10Ngokuba uthando lwakho lwesivumelwano lufinyelela emazulwini, ukuthembeka kwakho kuze kufike emafwini. 11Phakama, Baba wami, ngaphezu kwamazulu! Inkazimulo yakho mayibe phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba!
