Izibele zikaThixo

Umhobe kaDavide.

1 Mbonge *uNdikhoyo, moya wam!

Mandimbonge uNdikhoyo ngomxhelo wam wonke!

2 Moya wam, mbonge uNdikhoyo,

ungaze uyilibale imisebenzi yakhe emihle nanini-nanini:

3 uloxolela zonk’ izono zam;

ulophilisa zonk’ izifo endinazo;

4 ulohlangula ubomi bam enzonzobileni,

andambese ngezibele nangenceba;

5 ulondenzel’ izintw’ ezintle ebomini,

ndihlale ndingumqaba-qaba njengokhozi.

6 NguNdikhoyo obonelela abacinezelweyo ubulungisa;

ewe, nguye obagwebelayo bonke ngokungenaxanasi.

7 Wamazisa icebo lakhe uMosis;

wawabonisa amaSirayeli amandla akhe.

8 UNdikhoyo unenceba nesisa;

uqumba kade, yimvuze-mvuze enobubele.

9 Kaloku akasolok’ engxolisa, yaye akananqala.

10 Akasohlwayi njengoko sifanelwe kukohlwaywa,

engaziphindezeli ngokwezigqitho zethu.

11 Kungangokuba kude kwesibhakabhaka emhlabeni

ukubalasela kwezibele zakhe kwabamhlonelayo;

12 ulogxoth’ izono zithi qelele kuthi

njengempumalanga nentshonalanga.

13 Bufana nomzali kubantwana

ububele bukaNdikhoyo kwabamnik’ imbeko.

14 Kaloku uyasazi into esiyiyo;

uyaqonda ukuba siluthuli.

15 Yen’ okokwakhe umntu uyafana nje nengca:

uyakhula, achume okwentyatyambo.

16 Suka uvuthuze won’ umoya,

iphephethek’ intyatyambo,

ingab’ ibekho kuloo ndaw’ ibikad’ ikuyo.

17 Ke zon’ izibele zikaNdikhoyo zivelela abamhloneleyo;

uhlala enobubele kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana,

18 kwabanyanisekileyo kumnqophiso wakhe

nabathobela imithetho yakhe.

19 UNdikhoyo ungqendev’ esihlalweni sakhe ebhotw’ ezulwini;

ulawulo lwakhe luqhakamshela ihlabathi liphela.

20 Mbongeni uNdikhoyo, nina zithunywa zakhe ezinamandla;

mbongeni, nina nibalasele ngokumthobela;

liphulaphuleni ilizwi lakhe.

21 Mbongeni, uNdikhoyo, nina mikhosi yezulu;

mbongeni, nina zicaka zakhe.

22 Nani zidalwa, khanimbonge nonke,

kuzo zonk’ iindaw’ alawula kuzo.

Nawe, moya wam, mbonge uNdikhoyo!