Chapter 17
1 Umthandazo kaDavide. Buve, Yehova, ubulungisa; kubazele indlebe ukuhlahlamba kwam; Wubekele indlebe umthandazo wam, ongengamlomo ukhohlisayo.
2 Ibango lam malivele ebusweni bakho, Amehlo akho akhangele ngokuthe tye.
3 Uyicikidile intliziyo yam; undivelele ebusuku; Undinyibilikisile, akwafumana nto; Ndiyinkqangiyele into embi, ayiyi kuwugqitha umlomo wam.
4 Malunga nemisebenzi yabantu, ngelizwi lomlomo wakho, Mna ndizigcinile, andangena kwiindlela zamanyangaza.
5 Imikhondo yam ibambe iindlela zakho, Azashukuma iinyawo zam.
6 Mna ndinqula wena, ngokuba undiphendula, Thixo; Ndithobele indlebe yakho, kuve ukuthetha kwam.
7 Zibalule iinceba zakho, wena wabasindisayo abazimela ngawe, Ngesandla sakho sokunene, ngenxa yabasukela phezulu kubo.
8 Ndigcine njengeliso, njengokhozo lwalo, Ndisithelise ngesithunzi samaphiko akho,
9 Phambi kwabangendawo abandibhuqayo, Phambi kweentshaba zam ngokwasemphefumlweni ezindingungelayo.
10 Zithe fithi kukutyeba; Ngomlomo wazo zithetha ngekratshi.
11 Zindijikelezile ngoku ekuhambeni kwam; Amehlo azo ziwamisele ukundinqumela emhlabeni.
12 Ukufana kwazo kunjengengonyama engxamele ukuqwenga, Kunjengengonyama entsha ihleli entsithelweni.
13 Khawusuk’ ume, Yehova, Uyihlangabeze, uyiwise yona; Wusindise umphefumlo wam kongendawo ngekrele lakho;
14 Kubafo, ngesandla sakho, Yehova, Kubafo beli phakade, abasahlulo sikobu bomi; Osizalisileyo isisu sabo ngeengqwebo zakho; Bakholisile ngoonyana, Ukuphuphuma kwabo bakushiya neentsapho zabo.
15 Mna ndiya kububona ubuso bakho ndisebulungiseni; Ndiya kwaneliswa sisithomo sakho ekuvukeni kwam.