Ihubo 102
Umkhuleko womuntu okhathazekileyo. Lapho esephela umoya eseqhinqa isililo phambi kukaThixo.
1 Zwana umkhuleko wami, Oh Thixo;
ukukhala kwami ngicela uncedo kakufike kuwe.
2 Ungangifihleli ubuso bakho
nxa ngikhathazekile.
Ngipha indlebe yakho;
nxa ngibiza ngiphendula masinyane.
3 Ngoba insuku zami ziyanyamalala njengentuthu;
amathambo ami ayavutha njengamalahle abhebhayo.
4 Inhliziyo yami yonakele, ibunile njengotshani;
ngiyakhohlwa ukudla kwami.
5 Ngenxa yokububula kwami okukhulu sengiphelile,
isikhumba sesinamathela emathanjeni.
6 Sengifana lesikhova senkangala,
njengesikhova semanxiweni.
7 Ngilala ngikhangele;
senginjengenyoni ehlezi yodwa ephahleni.
8 Ilanga lonke izitha zami ziyangichukuluza;
labo abangichothozayo badlala ngebizo lami njengesethuko.
9 Ngoba ngidla umlotha njengokudla kwami,
ngixube okunathwayo kwami ngezinyembezi
10 ngenxa yokuthukuthela kwakho okukhulu,
ngoba ungiqukule wangilahlela eceleni.
11 Insuku zami zifana lesithunzi sakusihlwa;
ngiyabuna njengotshani.
12 Kodwa wena, Oh Thixo, uhlezi ebukhosini lanininini;
udumo lwakho lumi ezizukulwaneni zonke.
13 Uzaphakama uzwele iZiyoni isihawu,
ngoba sekuyisikhathi sokutshengisa umusa kuyo,
isikhathi esimisiweyo sesifikile.
14 Ngoba amatshe ayo aligugu ezincekwini zakho;
othuli lwayo nje lubalethela usizi.
15 Izizwe zizalesaba ibizo likaThixo,
wonke amakhosi omhlaba azahlonipha inkazimulo yakhe.
16 Ngoba uThixo uzayakha kutsha iZiyoni
avele enkazimulweni yakhe.
17 Uzaphendula imikhuleko yabahluphekayo;
kazukweyisa isicelo sabo.
18 Lokhu kakulotshwe phansi kube ngokwesizukulwane sakusasa,
ukuze abantu abangakadalwa bamdumise uThixo :
19 “UThixo wakhangela phansi ephezulu endlini yakhe engcwele,
esezulwini wawuhlola umhlaba,
20 ukuze ezwe ukububula kwezibotshwa
lokukhulula labo ababegwetshelwe ukufa.”
21 Ngalokho-ke ibizo likaThixo lizamenyezelwa eZiyoni
lodumo lwakhe eJerusalema,
22 lapha izizwe lemibuso
sekuhlangana ndawonye ukukhonza uThixo.
23 Wawanciphisa amandla ami ngisaphila;
waziphungula insuku zami.
24 Yikho ngasengisithi,
“Ungangithathi, Oh Nkulunkulu wami,
ngilokhu ngisephakathi kwensuku zami;
iminyaka yakho ihlala ikhona ezizukulwaneni zonke.
25 Ekuqaleni wabeka izisekelo zomhlaba,
lamazulu angumsebenzi wezandla zakho.
26 Konke kuzabhubha, kodwa wena uzasala;
konke kuzaguga njengesigqoko.
Njengesivunulo uzakuguqula
kucine sekulahlwa.
27 Kodwa wena uhlala unjalo,
leminyaka yakho kayiyikuphela.
28 Abantwana bezinceku zakho bazahlala besemehlweni akho;
izizukulwane zazo zizaqiniswa phambi kwakho.”