Ukucela uncedo

Kumbhexeshi-kwayara; ucamngco lukaDavide ekuphuncukeni kwakhe kuSawule emqolombeni.

Luculwa ngathi yilaa ngoma ithi: “Uzungatshabalalisi.”

1 Khawube nenceba uvelane nam, Thixo;

kaloku igwiba lam nguwe.

Ndizimela kuloo maphiko akho zide zidlule iinkqwithela.

2 Ndibhenela kuThixo uPhezukonke,

kuThixo ongenakundiyekela,

3 eve esezulwini andihlangule,

abahlazise abo bandixobongayo.

Ngokuthembeka kwakhe uThixo,

ngokunjalo nangezibele zothando lwakhe,

yena uya kuphendula.

4 Ndiphahlwe ziingonyama ezibaqwengayo oonyana babantu.

Zisineke ngeengxavula ezingathi yimikhonto neentolo;

zitsho ngeelwimi ezilencayo.

5 Awu, Thixo, zimaseka phezulu esibhakabhakeni;

isidima nesihomo sakho masibe phezu kwehlabathi jikelele.

6 Bandithiyela ngezabatha; ndatsho ke ndaminxeka.

Bandimbela umwonyo; suka kweyela kwabona.

7 Awu, Thixo, ndizimisele ngokupheleleyo;

ewe, ngenene, andithandabuzi;

ndiza kumemelela nditsholoze!

8 Awuhoyi na, mphefumlo wam?

Ndosuka ndiqubul’ ihapu nekatala;

ewe, ndovuka xa kumpondo zankomo.

9 Ndiya kukuncoma phakathi kweentlanga, Nkosi;

ewe, ndokudumisa naphakathi kwezizwe.

10 Izibele zakho zibalasele ezulwini;

ukuthembeka kwakho kurhec’ amafu.

11 Awu, Thixo, zimaseka esibhakabhakeni;

isidima nesihomo sakho masibe phezu kwehlabathi jikelele!