Ihubo 86
Umkhuleko kaDavida
Zwana, Oh Thixo, ungiphendule,
ngoba ngingumyanga ngiyaswela.
Vikela impilo yami, ngoba ngizinikele kuwe;
sindisa inceku yakho ekuthembayo;
UnguNkulunkulu wami.
Woba lesihawu kimi, Oh Thixo,
ngoba ngitshona ngikubiza ilanga lonke.
Letha ukuthokoza encekwini yakho,
ngoba kuwe, Oh Thixo,
ngiphakamisela umphefumulo wami.
 
Uyathethelela njalo ulungile, Oh Thixo,
ugcwele uthando kulabo abakhuleka kuwe.
Zwana umkhuleko wami, Oh Thixo;
lalela ukukhala kwami ngicela umusa.
Mhla ngiphakathi kokuhlupheka ngizakhala kuwe,
ngoba uzangiphendula.
 
Phakathi kwabonkulunkulu kakho onjengawe, Oh Thixo;
kakulazenzo ezingalinganiswa lezakho.
Zonke izizwe owazenzayo
zizakuza zikhonze kuwe, Nkosi;
zizaletha udumo ebizweni lakho.
10 Ngoba umkhulu njalo wenza imisebenzi emangalisayo;
wena wedwa unguNkulunkulu.
 
11 Ngifundisa indlela yakho, Oh Thixo,
ukuze ngihambe eqinisweni lakho;
ngipha inhliziyo engaxamalazanga,
ukuze ngilesabe ibizo lakho.
12 Ngizakudumisa, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami,
ngenhliziyo yami yonke;
ngizalidumisa ibizo lakho laphakade.
13 Ngoba lukhulu uthando lwakho kimi;
ungenyule ekujuleni kwendawo yabafileyo.
 
14 Iziqholo ziyangihlasela, Oh Nkulunkulu
iqembu lamadoda alesihluku lizingela impilo yami
abantu abangakunanziyo wena.
15 Kodwa wena, Nkosi, unguNkulunkulu olozwelo, olobubelo,
ophuza ukuzonda, owandayo ngothando lokuthembeka.
16 Phendukela ngakimi ube lesihawu kimi;
veza amandla akho ngenceku yakho,
ngisindise ngoba ngiyakukhonza,
njengokwenziwa ngumama.
17 Ngipha isiboniso sokulunga kwakho,
ukuze izitha zami zisibone ziyangeke,
ngoba wena, Oh Thixo, usungisizile njalo wangiduduza.