Isahluko 17
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Umkhuleko kaDavide. Yizwa ukulunga, Jehova, ulalele ukukhala kwami, ubeke indlebe emkhulekweni wami ophuma ezindebeni ezingenankohliso.
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Ukwahlulelwa kwami makuvele ebusweni bakho; amehlo akho mawabheke okulungileyo.
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Uyalinga inhliziyo yami; ungihambele ebusuku, uyangihlolisisa, awufumani lutho; ngiyahlosa ukuba umlomo wami ungaphambuki.
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Emisebenzini yabantu ngiyazilinda, ezindleleni zezidlova ngezwi lezindebe zakho.
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Izinyathelo zami zinamathela ezinyaweni zakho, izinyawo zami azisheleli.
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Ngikhala kuwe, ngokuba uyangizwa, Nkulunkulu; beka indlebe yakho kimi, uzwe izwi lami.
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Bonakalisa isihe sakho esimangalisayo wena osindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene labo abaphephela kuwe kwababahlaselayo.
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Ngigcine njengenhlamvu yeso, ungisithe ethunzini lamaphiko akho
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kubo ababi abangilimazayo, kuzo izitha zokuphila kwami ezingihaqileyo.
10
Bavalelwe ngamanoni abo, bakhuluma ngokuzidla ngomlomo wabo.
11
Noma siyaphi, bayangizungeza; amehlo abo bawabhekisa kukho ukungiwisa phansi emhlabathini.
12
Unjengengonyama ehahela ukubamba, njengebhongo lengonyama elilele ezindaweni ezisithekileyo.
13
Vuka, Jehova, umhlangabeze, umwise phansi; sindisa umphefumulo wami komubi ngenkemba yakho,
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nakubantu ngesandla sakho, Jehova, abantu baleli zwe abasabelo sabo sikulokhu kuphila, nabasisu sabo usigcwalisa ngengcebo yakho, nabashiyela izingane zabo okusele kubo.
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Kepha mina ngiyakubuka ubuso bakho ekulungeni, ngisuthe ngesimo sakho ekuvukeni kwami.