Isililo somntu onomva-ndedwa

Umhobe kaDavide; kuJedutun umbhexeshi-kwayara.

1 Ndathi: “Ndiya kuzilumkela iindlela zam,

ndingoni ngokuthetha,

ndilubambe ulwimi lwam xa ndiphakathi kwamatshijolo.”

2 Ndathi cwaka, andathetha nto.

Ukuthula kwam akuncedanga nto,

kodwa noko yona inkxwaleko yathath’ unyawo.

3 Ndavalwa luvalo ndisacamanga,

ndavukwa ngumva-ndedwa,

ndavakala ndibuza ndisithi:

4 “*Ndikhoyo, ndazise isiphelo sobomi bam

nenani lemihla yokuphila kwam.

Ewe, ndazise ubufutshane bobomi bam.

5 Kaloku imihla yam uyicuthe kakhulu;

àyinto konke kuwe imihla yobomi bam;

umntu ufana nomphunga nje kuwe.

6 Uhla enyuke njengesithunzi silandelelana nomntu;

ubila esoma nje ngenxa yelize;

uqweba indyebo engazi nokuba yoba yekabani na.

7 “Xa kunjalo ke, Nkosi, mna ndikholose ngantoni?

Elam ithemba likuwe.

8 Ndikhulule kuzo zonke izono zam,

ndingade ndihlekwe nazizidenge.

9 Ndiya kuthi cwaka, ndingathethi,

kuba nguwe ondifake kule meko.

10 Mus’ ukuba sandohlwaya;

mus’ ukundinkula ndide ndenzakale.

11 Ngokumohlwaya umntu, umbonisa isono.

Uyidlavula njengenundu loo nto ayithandayo.

Ewe, kambe, umntu ufana nomphunga nje kuwe.

12 “Ndikhoyo, wubazel’ iindlebe umthandazo wam;

ndive, ndakuzibika kuwe.

Ungàthi cwaka xa ndikhala kuwe,

kuba ndiselugcinweni lwakho,

nam ndisisibhadu-bhadu njengookhokho.

13 Khawundenzele umnyinyivana, khe ndiphefumle,

ngoku ndingekemki kweli hlabathi.”