Ukukhala kukaDavide kuBaba wakhe
Umkhuleko kaDavide.
UDavide uthandaza njengomuntu ompofu nomswele, enqwabelanisa lokho akwaziyo ngoBaba wakhe — muhle, uyathethelela, akekho ofana naye, unothando lwesivumelwano oluchichimayo. Ngaphansi kwakho konke akucelayo kukhona okunye: inhliziyo engahlukene, kanye nophawu olubonakalayo ukuze abamhlaselayo babone ukuthi ubani owamsiza.
86 1Thoba indlebe yakho ungizwe, Baba wami; ngiphendule, ngokuba ngimpofu ngiswele.
2Londoloza ukuphila kwami, ngokuba ngizinikele kuwe; sindisa inceku yakho ekuthembayo kuwe—wena unguBaba wami. 3Woba nomusa kimi, Baba wami oyiNkosi, ngokuba ngikhala kuwe usuku lonke. 4Jabulisa umphefumulo wenceku yakho, ngokuba ngiphakamisela kuwe umphefumulo wami, Baba wami oyiNkosi.
5Ngokuba wena, Baba wami oyiNkosi, umuhle uyathethelela, uvame uthando lwesivumelwano kubo bonke ababiza kuwe. 6Zwa umkhuleko wami, Baba wami; lalela izikhalo zami zokucela umusa. 7Mhla ngisenkathazweni, ngiyabiza kuwe, uyangiphendula.
8Akekho ofana nawe phakathi konkulunkulu, Baba wami oyiNkosi, futhi awekho imisebenzi enjengeyakho. 9Zonke izizwe ozenzileyo ziyakuza zikhothame phambi kwakho, Baba wami oyiNkosi, zidumise igama lakho. 10Ngokuba wena umkhulu, wenza izimangaliso; wena wedwa unguBaba wami.
11Ngifundise indlela yakho, Baba wami, ukuze ngihambe eqinisweni lakho; ngiphe inhliziyo engahlukene ukuze ngesabe igama lakho. 12Ngiyakukudumisa, Baba wami oyiNkosi, ngenhliziyo yami yonke, ngikhazimulise igama lakho kuze kube phakade. 13Ngokuba lukhulu uthando lwakho lwesivumelwano kimi; ukhulule umphefumulo wami ekujuleni kwethuna. a a v13 IShiyoli yigama lesiHeberu lendawo yabafileyo, efanekiswa njengendawo ejule kakhulu kunazo zonke umuntu angazicabanga.
14Baba wami, abantu abazidlayo bangivukele; iqembu labantu abanonya lifuna ukuphila kwami, abakunaki wena. 15Kodwa wena, Baba wami oyiNkosi, unguBaba onesihawu nomusa, ophuza ukuthukuthela, ovame uthando lwesivumelwano nokwethembeka. 16Phendukela kimi ube nomusa kimi; unike inceku yakho amandla akho, usindise indodana yencekukazi yakho. 17Ngikhombise isibonakaliso somusa wakho, ukuze abangizondayo babone bajabhe, ngokuba wena, Baba wami, ungisizile wangiduduza.
