Ukukhala kukaDavide ecela ukusindiswa
Ishigayoni likaDavide, alihlabelela kuBaba wethu mayelana noKhushi, umBhenjamini.
Emangalelwa nguKushi umBenjamini, uDavide wenza isifungo: uma ebuyisele umngane okubi, isitha sakhe masimgxobe othulini. Ucela uBaba wakhe, uMahluleli ohlola izinhliziyo, ukuba enze okuthile, futhi ubona abanodlame bewela emgodini wabo.
7 1Baba wami, ngiphephela kuwe; ngisindise kubo bonke abangixoshayo, ungikhulule, 2funa angidwengule njengebhubesi, angidabudabule kungekho ongikhululayo. 3Baba wami, uma ngikwenzile lokhu—uma kukhona okubi ezandleni zami, 4uma ngibuyisele ngokubi kozwana nami, noma ngaphanga isitha sami ngaphandle kwesizathu, 5khona-ke isitha masingixoshe singifice, masinyathele phansi ukuphila kwami, sibeke udumo lwami othulini.
6Vuka, Baba wami, ngolaka lwakho; phakama umelane nentukuthelo yezitha zami; ngivukele—umisile ukwahlulela. 7Mayibuthane inhlangano yezizwe ikuzungeze; uhlale phezulu ngaphezu kwazo. 8uBaba wethu uyazahlulela izizwe. Ngahlulele, Baba wami, ngokulunga kwami nangobuqotho obukimi. 9Qeda ububi bababi, kodwa usekele abalungileyo—wena ohlola izingqondo nezinhliziyo, Baba olungileyo. 10Isihlangu sami nguBaba wami, osindisa abaqotho ngenhliziyo. 11uBaba wethu ungumahluleli olungileyo, uNkulunkulu othukuthela nsuku zonke. 12Uma umuntu engaphenduki, uBaba wethu uyakulola inkemba yakhe; usewugobile umnsalo wakhe wawulungisa. 13Usezilungisile izikhali zakhe ezibulalayo; wenza imicibisholo yakhe ibe yimicibisholo evutha umlilo. 14Bheka, umuntu omubi ukhulelwe ububi; umitha inkathazo, azale amanga. 15Umba umgodi awugubhe, kodwa uwele emgodini awumbileyo. 16Inkathazo yakhe ibuyela ekhanda lakhe; udlame lwakhe lwehlela ekhakhayini lakhe. 17Ngiyakubonga uBaba wami ngokulunga kwakhe, ngihubele igama likaBaba wami, oPhezukonke.
