Ukutshatyalaliswa kwabakhohlakeleyo

Kumbhexeshi-kwayara; ucamngco lukaDavide. Luculwa ngathi yilaa ngoma ithi: “Uze ungatshabalalisi.”

1 Ngaba anikhethi buso na kodwa,

nina balawuli, xa nilawulayo?

Anibalamli ngegobe kodwa abantu?

2 Hayi bo! Niyila inkohlakalo;

kweli hlabathi naba ugonyamelo.

3 Abakhohlakeleyo banxaxha bezalwa nje;

ewe, banxaxha besesesizalweni, bathethe ubuxoki.

4 Banobuhlungu njengeenyoka;

banjengenyushu ezenza isithulu,

5 ukuze ingeva tu xa iculelwa ngabo banemilingo;

ubuqili benkintsela bungasebenzi.

6 Khawubaphule loo mazinyo, Thixo;

wafohloze amabamba engonyama, *Ndikhoyo.

7 Mabaphel’ emehlweni, baxel’ amanzi ehamba ngomsele.

Mabajolise ngeentolo ezibuthuntu.

8 Mabanyibilike, baxel’ inkumba.

Mabaxel’ imva-mbilini ejik’ endleleni.

9 Imbiza ingekawuva umlilo,

noba wokhekile, noba awokhekanga,

izikhohlakali ziqweqwediswa zingabi sabonakala.

10 Ke lona ilungisa liya kugcoba lisakuyibona le mpindezelo;

liya kugxampuza egazini labakhohlakeleyo.

11 Abantu baya kutsho bathi:

“Kuthe kanti kuneziqhamo ukuba lilungisa;

ngenene ukho uThixo olilawulayo ihlabathi.”