Isahluko 38
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Ihubo likaDavide. Elokukhumbuza. Jehova, ungangijezisi ngentukuthelo yakho, ungangishayi ngolaka lwakho.
38:1 AmaH. 6:1; Jer. 10:24.
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Ngokuba imicibisholo yakho ingihlabile; isandla sakho singicindezele kanzima.
38:2 Dut. 32:23; Jobe 6:4.
3
Akukho ukuphila enyameni yami ngenxa yentukuthelo yakho; akukho ukuthula emathanjeni ami ngenxa yesono sami.
4
Ngokuba iziphambeko zami zeqile phezu kwekhanda lami; njengomthwalo osindayo ziyangisinda.
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Izilonda zami ziyanuka, zichicha ubovu ngenxa yobuwula bami.
38:5 AmaH. 40:12.
6
Ngikhonkobele, ngithotshisiwe kakhulu; usuku lonke ngihamba ngilila.
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Ngokuba ukhalo lwami lutshutshumba kakhulu; akukho ukuphila enyameni yami.
8
Ngibuthakathaka, ngidubekile kabi; ngiyakhala ngenxa yokugqiha kwenhliziyo yami.
9
Nkosi, ukufisa kwami konke kuphambi kwakho; ukububula kwami akufihlekile kuwe.
10
Inhliziyo yami iyagquma kakhulu; amandla ami angishiyile, ngisho nokukhanya kwamehlo ami akusekho kimi.
11
Abathandekayo bami nabahlobo bami bemi kude nokuhlupheka kwami; abakwethu bemi kude laphaya.
38:11 Jobe 19:13; AmaH. 27:10.
12
Abafuna umphefumulo wami bayangicupha; abafuna ukungilimaza bakhuluma okubi, bazindla inkohliso usuku lonke.
13
Mina kodwa nginjengesithulu, angizwa; nginjengesimungulu esingavuli umlomo waso.
38:13 Isaya 53:7.
14
Yebo, nginjengomuntu ongezwayo; akukho ukuphikisa emlonyeni wakhe.
15
Ngokuba ngithemba wena Jehova; wena Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami uzakuphendula.
16
Ngokuba ngithe: “Funa bajabule ngami, ekusheleleni konyawo lwami bazikhukhumeze ngami.”
17
Ngokuba ngiseduze kokuwa, nobuhlungu bami buphambi kwami ngezikhathi zonke.
18
Ngokuba ngiyabika ukona kwami; ngiyadabuka ngesono sami.
19
Kepha izitha zami ziphilile, zinamandla; baningi abangizonda ngeze.
38:19 AmaH. 3:1.
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Abaphindisela okubi ngokuhle bamelene nami, ngokuba ngilandela okulungileyo.
38:20 AmaH. 119:95.
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Ungangishiyi, Jehova; Nkulunkulu wami, ungabi kude nami.
22
Phuthuma, ungisize, Nkosi, nsindiso yami.