Amahubo ISAHLUKO 1 1 Ubusisiwe umuntu ongahambi ngeziluleko zababi, ongemi endleleni yezoni, ongahlali enkundleni yabaklolodayo. 2 Kepha okuthokoza kwakhe kusemthethweni kaJehova; uzindla ngomthetho wakhe imini nobusuku. 3 Uyakuba njengesihlahla esitshalwe ngasemifuleni yamanzi, esithela isithelo saso ngesikhathi saso; iqabunga lakhe aliyikubuna; futhi konke akwenzayo kuyaphumelela. 4 Ababi abanjalo, kepha banjengamakhoba apheshulwa ngumoya. 5 Ngakho ababi abayikuma ekwahlulelweni, nezoni ebandleni labalungileyo. 6 Ngokuba uJehova uyayazi indlela yabalungileyo, kepha indlela yababi iyobhubha. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Kungani abezizwe bexokozela, nabantu bacabange okuyize na? 2 Amakhosi omhlaba ayazimisa, nababusi benza icebo ngoJehova nangogcotshiweyo wakhe, bathi: 3 Masigqabule izibopho zabo, silahle izintambo zabo kithi. 4 Ohlezi emazulwini uyahleka, iNkosi iyakubahleka usulu. 5 Khona iyakukhuluma kubo ngolaka lwayo, ibathukuthelise ngentukuthelo yayo enkulu. 6 Nokho ngimisile inkosi yami phezu kwentaba yami engcwele yaseSiyoni. 7 Mina ngizamemezela isinqumo: UJehova uthe kimi: Wena uyiNdodana yami; namuhla ngikuzele. 8 Cela kimi, ngiyakukunika abezizwe babe yifa lakho, nemikhawulo yomhlaba ibe yimpahla yakho. 9 Uzazaphula ngentonga yensimbi; uyakuziphahlaza njengesitsha sombumbi. 10 Ngakho hlakaniphani lina makhosi; 11 Mkhonzeni uJehova ngokwesaba, nethabe ngokuthuthumela. 12 Yangeni iNdodana, funa ithukuthele, nibhubhe endleleni, lapho ulaka lwayo luvutha kancane. Babusisiwe bonke abathembela kuye. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Ihubo likaDavide ekubalekeni kwakhe u-Abisalomu indodana yakhe. Jehova, yeka ukuthi banda kangakanani abangihluphayo! baningi abangivukelayo. 2 Baningi abathi ngomphefumulo wami: "Akukho ukusindiswa kwakhe kuNkulunkulu." Sela. 3 Kepha wena Jehova uyisihlangu sami; inkazimulo yami, nokuphakamisa ikhanda lami. 4 Ngakhala kuJehova ngezwi lami, wangizwa esentabeni yakhe engcwele. Sela. 5 Ngalala phansi, ngazunywa ubuthongo; Ngavuka; ngoba uJehova wangisekela. 6 Angiyikwesaba izinkulungwane eziyishumi zabantu abangihaqile nxazonke.
7 Vuka, Jehova; ngisindise, Nkulunkulu wami, ngokuba uzishaye zonke izitha zami emhlathini; amazinyo ababi uwaphulile. 8 Insindiso ingekaJehova; isibusiso sakho masibe phezu kwabantu bakho. Sela. ISAHLUKO 4 1 Kumholi wokuhlabelela ngeNeginoti. Ihubo likaDavide. Ngizwe lapho ngikhala, Nkulunkulu wokulunga kwami; wandisa kakhulu ekuhluphekeni kwami; ngihawukele, uzwe umkhuleko wami. 2 Nina madodana abantu, koze kube nini inkazimulo yami ibe yihlazo na? Koze kube nini nithanda okuyize nifuna ukuqasha na? Sela. 3 Kepha yazini ukuthi uJehova uzihlukanisele owesaba uNkulunkulu; uJehova uyakuzwa lapho ngimbiza. 4 Thuthumelani, ningoni; khulumani ngenhliziyo yenu phezu kwemibhede yenu, nithule. Sela. 5 Nikelani iminikelo yokulunga, nethembe uJehova. 6 Baningi abathi: “Ngubani ongasibonisa okuhle na? Jehova, phakamisa ukukhanya kobuso bakho phezu kwethu. 7 Ufake intokozo enhliziyweni yami kunesikhathi okwandiswa ngaso amabele abo newayini labo. 8 Ngiyakucambalala ngokuthula, ngilale ubuthongo, ngokuba wena Jehova wedwa ungihlalisa ngokulondeka. ISAHLUKO 5 1 Kumholi wokuhlabelela ngeNehiloti. Ihubo likaDavide. Beka indlebe emazwini ami, Jehova, uqaphele ukuzindla kwami. 2 Lalela izwi lokukhala kwami, Nkosi yami, Nkulunkulu wami, ngokuba ngiyakukhuleka kuwe. 3 O Jehova, ekuseni uyakuzwa izwi lami; ekuseni ngiyakuwubhekisa umkhuleko wami kuwe, ngibheke phezulu. 4 Ngokuba wena awusiye uNkulunkulu othanda ububi, nomubi akayikuhlala nawe. 5 Iziwula aziyikuma phambi kwakho; uyabazonda bonke abenza okubi. 6 Uyakubhubhisa abakhuluma amanga; uJehova uyanengwa umuntu wegazi nokhohlisayo. 7 Kepha mina ngiyakungena endlini yakho ngobuningi bomusa wakho, ngikhuleke ngibhekise ethempelini lakho elingcwele ngokukwesaba. 8 Ngihole, Jehova, ngokulunga kwakho ngenxa yezitha zami; lungisa indlela yakho phambi kobuso bami. 9 Ngokuba akukho ukuthembeka emlonyeni wabo; ingaphakathi labo libi kakhulu; umphimbo wabo uyithuna elivulekile; bayathopha ngolimi lwabo. 10 Babhubhise, Nkulunkulu; mabawe ngamacebo abo; bakhiphe ngobuningi beziphambeko zabo; ngoba bakuhlubukile. 11 Kepha mabajabule bonke abathembela kuwe, mabajabule njalonjalo, ngokuba uyabavikela; abathanda igama lakho mabajabule ngawe. 12 Ngokuba wena Jehova uyakubusisa olungileyo; uyakuyihaqa ngomusa njengesihlangu.