Amahubo
40:1 Ngalindela uJehova; wakhuleka kimi, wangizwa
khala.
40:2 Wangikhuphula emgodini owesabekayo, odakeni lodaka,
beka izinyawo zami edwaleni, waqinisa ukuhamba kwami.
40:3 Futhi uye wafaka ingoma entsha emlonyeni wami, indumiso kuNkulunkulu wethu: abaningi
bayakukubona, besabe, bathembele kuJehova.
40:4 Ubusisiwe lowo muntu owenza uJehova ithemba lakhe, futhi enganaki
abazidlayo, nabaphambukela emangeni.
40:5 O Jehova Nkulunkulu wami, ziningi izimangaliso zakho ozenzile, futhi
imicabango yakho kithi: ayinakubalwa ngokulandelana
kuwe: uma ngingathanda ukuyimemezela futhi ngikhulume ngayo, miningi kunaleyo engenziwa
kubalwe izinombolo.
40:6 Umhlatshelo nomnikelo awuwuthandanga; izindlebe zami wena
umnikelo wokushiswa nomnikelo wesono awuwubizanga.
40:7 Ngase ngithi: "Bheka, ngiyeza; emqulwini wencwadi kulotshiwe ngami.
40:8 Ngiyathanda ukwenza intando yakho, O Nkulunkulu wami, futhi umthetho wakho phakathi kwenhliziyo yami.
40:9 Ngishumayele ukulunga ebandleni elikhulu; bheka, angizange
uzibambile izindebe zami, Jehova, wena uyazi.
40:10 Angikufihlanga ukulunga kwakho enhliziyweni yami; ngimemezele eyakho
ukuthembeka nensindiso yakho; angizange ngiwufihle umusa wakho
neqiniso lakho livela ebandleni elikhulu.
40:11 Ungagodli kimi umusa wakho, O Jehova
umusa neqiniso lakho kuyangilondoloza njalo.
40:12 Ngoba ububi obungenakubalwa zingihaqile;
ungibambe, ukuze ngingakwazi ukubheka phezulu; bangaphezu
izinwele zekhanda lami; ngalokho inhliziyo yami iphelile.
40:13 Kujabulele, O Jehova, ukungikhulula: O Jehova, shesha ukungisiza.
40:14 Mababe namahloni futhi bajabhe kanyekanye abafuna umphefumulo wami ukuze
bhubhisa; mababuyiselwe emuva bajabhe abangifisayo
okubi.
40:15 Mababe yincithakalo ngenxa yehlazo labo abathi kimi: Ashila!
aha.
40:16 Ake bonke abakufunayo bajabule futhi bajabule ngawe
Thanda insindiso yakho yisho njalo ukuthi: “Makadunyiswe uJehova.
40:17 Kodwa mina ngimpofu futhi ngimpofu; nokho uJehova uyangikhumbula: wena ulusizo lwami
nomkhululi wami; ungalibali, Nkulunkulu wami.