Umthandazo wenkosi
Ihubo likaSolomoni.
Umthandazo ocela kuBaba wethu ngendodana yenkosi, ukala ukubusa ngento eyodwa: okwenzeka kwababuthakathaka. Kwangathi angachoboza umcindezeli, ahlenge abaswele abangenamsizi, abheke igazi labo njengeliyigugu — ehle njengemvula phezu kotshani obugundiwe.
72 1Nika inkosi ubulungiswa bakho, Baba wethu, nokulunga kwakho endodaneni yenkosi. 2Makabahlulele abantu bakho ngokulunga, nabahluphekayo bakho ngobulungiswa. 3Izintaba mazilethe ukuthula ebantwini, namagquma alethe ukulunga. 4Makavikele abahluphekayo babantu, asindise abantwana babaswele, achoboze umcindezeli. 5Abantu mabakwesabe lisekhona ilanga, inyanga isekhona, kuzo zonke izizukulwane. 6Makehle njengemvula etshanini obusikiwe, njengezihlambi ezinisela umhlaba. 7Ezinsukwini zakhe abalungileyo mabachume kwande nokuthula, kuze kuphele inyanga. 8Makabuse kusukela olwandle kuze kube kolunye ulwandle, nasukela eMfuleni kuze kube semikhawulweni yomhlaba. a a v8 “UMfula” nguFrathe, umfula omkhulu obonisa umngcele osempumalanga wezwe lesithembiso lika-Israyeli. 9Abahlala ehlane mabaguqe phambi kwakhe, nezitha zakhe zikhothe uthuli. 10Amakhosi aseTharshishi nawasezihlengeni makakhokhe intela; amakhosi aseShebha naseSebha alethe izipho. 11Onke amakhosi mawawe phansi phambi kwakhe, zonke izizwe zimkhonze. 12Ngokuba uyabakhulula abaswele abakhalayo, abahluphekayo abangenamsizi. 13Uyabahawukela ababuthakathaka nabaswele, asindise ukuphila kwabaswele. 14Ekucindezelweni nasebudloveni uhlenga ukuphila kwabo, negazi labo liyigugu kuye. 15Makaphile isikhathi eside; igolide laseShebha malinikwe yena! Abantu mabamkhulekele njalo bambusise usuku lonke. 16Makube khona inala yamabele ezweni; mawanyakaze eziqongweni zezintaba; izithelo zawo mazibe njengaseLebhanoni, abantu mabaqhakaze bevela emizini njengotshani basendle. b b v16 “NjengaseLebhanoni” kukhumbuza amahlathi adumileyo aphakemeyo nemikhiqizo ecebileyo yaseLebhanoni — umfanekiso wenala engavamile. 17Igama lakhe malihlale phakade, udumo lwakhe maluqhubeke lisekhona ilanga. Zonke izizwe mazibusiswe kuye; zonke izizwe mazimbize ngokuthi ubusisiwe. 18Makabusiswe uBaba ka-Israyeli, yena yedwa owenza imisebenzi emangalisayo. 19Malibusiswe igama lakhe elikhazimulayo phakade; umhlaba wonke mawugcwale inkazimulo yakhe! Amen, Amen.
20Imikhuleko kaDavide, indodana kaJese, isiphelile.
