Isahluko 22
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UDavide wakhuluma kuJehova amazwi aleli hubo mhla uJehova emophula esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke nasesandleni sikaSawule,
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wathi: “UJehova uyidwala lami, nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami;
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uNkulunkulu uyidwala lami engiphephela kulo, nesihlangu sami, nophondo lokusindiswa kwami, inqaba yami ephakemeyo nesiphephelo sami; msindisi wami, uyangisindisa ebudloveni.
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Ngiyamemeza kuJehova odumisekayo, ngisindiswe ezitheni zami.
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“Ngokuba amaza okufa angihaqa; izikhukhula zokona zangethusa.
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Izintambo zasendaweni yabafileyo zangizungeza, izihibe zokufa zangehlela.
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Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uJehova, ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami; walizwa izwi lami esethempelini lakhe; ukukhala kwami kwangena ezindlebeni zakhe.
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“Umhlaba wawusuzamazama, wadikizela; izisekelo zezulu zathuthumela, zaqhaqhazela ngokuba ethukuthele.
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Kwenyuka umusi emakhaleni akhe, nomlilo odlayo emlonyeni wakhe; amalahle avutha kuye.
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Wathobisa izulu, wehla; ubumnyama babuphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.
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Wakhwela phezu kwekherubi, wandiza; wabonwa emaphikweni omoya.
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Wenza ubumnyama bube ngamadokodo amphahlayo, amanzi aqoqane, amafu abe nzima.
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Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhe kwavuthiswa amalahle omlilo.
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UJehova waduma ezulwini; oPhezukonke walizwakalisa izwi lakhe.
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Wathuma imicibisholo, wabangquzula, yebo, nonyazi, wabadidizelisa.
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Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi; izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwa ngesijeziso sikaJehova, ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akhe.
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Waselula isandla sakhe ephezulu, wangibamba; wangikhipha emanzini amaningi.
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Wangophula esitheni sami esinamandla nakubo abangizondayo, ngokuba base bengahlulile.
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Bangihlasela ngosuku lwesigemegeme sami, kepha uJehova waba yinsika yami.
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Wangiphumisela endaweni ebanzi: wangikhulula, ngokuba ebethokoza ngami.
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“UJehova wangivuza ngokokulunga kwami; wangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.
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Ngokuba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaJehova; angimukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngokushinga.
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Ngokuba yonke imithetho yakhe yayiphambi kwami, nezimiso zakhe angizivumanga ukuba zisuke kimi.
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Ngangiphelele kuye; ngabuxwaya ububi.
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UJehova wayesebuyisela kimi njengokulunga kwami, njengokuhlanzeka kwami phambi kwamehlo akhe.
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“Kothembekileyo uyazibonakalisa ethembekile; kumuntu oqotho uyazibonakalisa eqotho;
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kohlanzekileyo uyazibonakalisa ehlanzekile; koyisigwegwe uyazibonakalisa enenkani.
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Uyasindisa abantu abathobekileyo, kepha amehlo akho aphezu kwabaqhoshileyo ukuba ubathobise.
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Ngokuba wena uyisibani sami, Jehova; uJehova uyakhanyisa ubumnyama bami.
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Ngokuba ngawe ngingahlasela impi; ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingeqa ugange.
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Indlela kaNkulunkulu iphelele; izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile; yena uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye.
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“Ngokuba ngubani onguNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaJehova, ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?
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UNkulunkulu uyangibhincisa amandla; uyenza indlela yami ilunge,
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yena owenza izinyawo zami zibe njengezendluzelekazi, angimise emagqumeni ami;
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ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa, ukuze izingalo zami zinsale umnsalo wethusi.
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Wena unginikile isihlangu sensindiso yakho; ubumnene bakho bungikhulisile.
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Amabanga okunyathela kwami uwandisile; amaqakala ami awaxegi.
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“Ngazixosha izitha zami, ngazifica; angibuyanga ngingakaziqedi.
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Ngaziqeda, ngaziphahlaza, zaze zahluleka ukuvuka; zawa phansi kwezinyawo zami.
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Wangibhincisa amandla okulwa; ababengivukele wabathobisa phansi kwami.
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Wangifulathelisela izitha zami, nabangizondayo ngabaqothula.
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Bakhala, kepha akubangakho osindisayo, nakuJehova, kodwa akaze aphendula.
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Ngabacolisisa njengothuli lomhlabathi; ngabagxoba, ngabalahla njengensila ezitaladini.
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“Wangikhulula ezimpini zabantu bami; wangilonda ngaba yinhloko yabezizwe; abantu engingabaziyo bangikhonza.
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Abafo bazithoba phansi kwami; banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe, base bengilalela.
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Abafo babuna, baphuma ezinqabeni zabo bethuthumela.
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“UJehova usekhona malidunyiswe idwala lami; makaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami,
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uNkulunkulu onginikile impindiselo, wathobisa izizwe phansi kwami;
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ongikhiphile ezitheni zami, wangiphakamisa phezu kwabangivukelayo, wangikhulula kumuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu.
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Ngalokho-ke ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabezizwe, Jehova, ngilihubele igama lakho.
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Uyenza insindiso ibe nkulu enkosini yakhe; uyenza umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe uDavide nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube phakade.”