Isahluko 22
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Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Indlela: Indluzelekazi yokusa. Ihubo likaDavide. Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungishiyeleni na? Ukude namazwi okubububula kwami nokusindiswa kwami.
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Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhala emini, kepha awuphenduli, nasebusuku, ngingabi nakuthula.
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Kepha wena ungoNgcwele ohlezi ezibongweni zika-Israyeli.
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Obaba bethu babekwethemba; babethemba, wena wabakhulula.
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Bakhala kuwe, bakhululwa; bethemba wena, abaze bajabha.
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Kepha mina ngiyimphethu, angisiye umuntu; ngiyisithuko sabantu, ngiyindelelo yabantu.
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Bonke abangibonayo bayangiklolodela, baphukule imilomo, banikine amakhanda,
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bathi: “Zinikele kuJehova; makamsindise, amkhulule, njengokuba emthanda.”
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Impela nguwe owangikhipha esizalweni, wangikhoselisa ngasemabeleni kamame.
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Ngaphonswa phezu kwakho kwasesizalweni; unguNkulunkulu wami kwasesizalweni sikamame.
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Ungabi kude nami, ngokuba inhlupheko iseduze, nosizayo akakho.
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Izinkunzi eziningi zingibunganyele, ezinamandla zaseBashani zingizungezile.
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Zingikhamisele umlomo wazo njengengonyama edwengulayo nebhodlayo.
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Ngichithiwe njengamanzi; onke amathambo ami enyele; inhliziyo yami injengengcina, incibilikile phakathi kwezibilini zami.
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Amandla ami omile njengodengezi; ulimi lwami lunamathela olwangeni lwami; ungibeka othulini lokufa.
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Ngokuba izinja ziyangibungayela; umbonda wababi ungizungezile; izandla zami nezinyawo zami bazibhobozile.
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Ngingabala onke amathambo ami; bayabukela, bangibuke bengiklibhizela.
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Babelana izingubo zami, benzelana inkatho ngesambatho sami.
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Kepha wena Jehova mawungabi kude, wena mandla ami, shesha ungisize.
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Sindisa umphefumulo wami enkembeni, ukuphila kwami emandleni ezinja.
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Ngisindise emlonyeni wengonyama; nasezimpondweni zezinyathi uyangizwa.
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Ngiyakushumayeza abafowethu igama lakho, ngikudumise phakathi kwebandla.
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Nina enesaba uJehova, mbongeni; nina nonke nzalo kaJakobe, mdumiseni, nimesabe nina nonke nzalo ka-Israyeli.
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Ngokuba akadelelanga, akanengwanga yinhlupheko yohluphekayo; akamfihlelanga ubuso bakhe, kepha nalapha ekhala kuye, wezwa.
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Kuyakuvela kuwe ukudumisa kwami ebandleni elikhulu; izithembiso zami ngiyakuzigcwalisa phambi kwabamesabayo.
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Abamnene bayakudla, basuthe; abafuna uJehova bayakumdumisa; inhliziyo yenu mayiphile kuze kube phakade.
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Imikhawulo yonke yomhlaba iyakukhumbula, iphendukele kuJehova, nezizukulwane zonke zezizwe ziyakukhuleka ebusweni bakho.
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Ngokuba umbuso ungokaJehova; nguye obusa izizwe.
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Bonke abacebileyo bomhlaba bayakudla, bakhuleke; bonke abehlela othulini bayakukhothama phambi kwakhe, naye ongenakugcina umphefumulo wakhe ekuphileni.
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Inzalo iyakumkhonza; isizukulwane esizayo siyakulandiswa ngayo iNkosi.
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Bayakuza bashumayele ukulunga kwayo kuso isizwe esiyakuzalwa ngokuthi ikwenzile.