Isahluko 18
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Kumholi wokuhlabelela. ElikaDavide, inceku kaJehova, owakhuluma amazwi aleli hubo kuJehova mhla uJehova emsindisile esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke nasesandleni sikaSawule. Wathi: Ngiyakuthanda, Jehova, mandla ami.
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Jehova uyidwala lami, nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami; uNkulunkulu wami uyidwala lami engiphephela kulo, nesihlangu sami, nophondo lokusindiswa kwami, inqaba yami ephakemeyo.
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Ngiyamemeza kuJehova odumisekayo, ngisindiswe ezitheni zami.
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Izintambo zokufa zangizungelezela, 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 phambi kwakhe kwangena ezindlebeni zakhe.
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Umhlaba wawusuzamazama, wadikizela; izisekelo zezintaba zathuthumela, zagubhuzela 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; washweza ngamaphiko omoya.
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Ubumnyama wabenza isisibekelo, idokodo lakhe elimphahlayo; amanzi amnyama, amafu anzima.
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Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhe amafu akhe abanga phambili, isichotho namalahle avuthayo.
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UJehova waduma ezulwini; oPhezukonke walizwakalisa izwi lakhe: isichotho namalahle avuthayo.
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Wathuma imicibisholo yakhe, wabangquzula, nemibani eminingi, wabadidizelisa.
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Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi; izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwa ngesijeziso sakho, Jehova, ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akho.
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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 angivumanga ukuba zisuke kimi.
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Ngangiphelele kuye; ngabuxwaya ububi.
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UJehova wayesebuyisela kimi njengokulunga kwami, njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami phambi kwamehlo akhe.
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Kothembekileyo uyazibonakalisa uthembekile; kumuntu oqotho uzibonakalisa uqotho;
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kohlanzekileyo uyazibonakalisa uhlanzekile; koyisigwegwe uyazibonakalisa unenkani.
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Ngokuba wena uyabasindisa abantu abathobekileyo, kepha amehlo abaqhoshileyo uyawathobisa.
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Ngokuba wena uyokhela isibani sami; uJehova uNkulunkulu wami 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 ongibhincisa amandla, owenza indlela yami ilunge;
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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, isandla sakho sokunene singisekele, nobumnene 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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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 emoyeni; ngabalahla njengensila ezitaladini.
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Wangikhulula ezimpini zabantu; wangimisa ngaba yinhloko yabezizwe; abantu engingabaziyo bangikhonza.
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Banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe, base bengilalela; abafo bazithoba phansi kwami.
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Abafo babuna, baphuma ezinqabeni zabo bethuthumele.
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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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ongikhululile ezitheni zami, yebo, ongiphakamisile 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.