Isahluko 88
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Igama. Ihubo lamadodana kaKora. Kumholi wokuhlabelela. NgeMahalati Leyanoti. IMaskili likaHemani umEzra. Jehova Nkulunkulu wensindiso yami, ngikhala imini nobusuku phambi kwakho.
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Umkhuleko wami mawufike ebusweni bakho, indlebe yakho uyibeke ekunxuseni kwami.
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Ngokuba umphefumulo wami ugcwele izinsizi, ukuphila kwami kusondele endaweni yabafileyo.
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Ngibalwa kanye nabashona emgodini, nginjengomuntu ofileyo.
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Icansi lami liphakathi kwabafileyo; nginjengababuleweyo abalele ethuneni, ongasabakhumbuli, benqunyiwe esandleni sakho.
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Ungibekile emgodini ojulile kunayo yonke, ebumnyameni, otweni.
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Kuyangisinda ukuthukuthela kwakho; amadlambi akho onke ayangicindezela phansi. Sela
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Engikade ngazana nabo ubaxoshele kude, wangenza ngibe yisinengiso kubo; ngivalelwe, ngingephume.
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Iso lami liyafa ngosizi; ngikhala kuwe Jehova imihla yonke, ngizelulela izandla zami kuwe.
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Abafileyo uyakubenzela isimangaliso na? Ziyakuvuka yini izithunzi, zikubonge, na? Sela
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Kuyalandiswa yini ethuneni ngomusa wakho, nangokuthembeka kwakho endaweni yokubhujiswa na?
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Izimangaliso zakho ziyaziwa yini ebumnyameni, nokulunga kwakho ezweni lokukhohlwa na?
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Kepha mina, Jehova, ngikhala kuwe; ekuseni umkhuleko wami uyenyuka phambi kwakho.
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Jehova, ulahlelani umphefumulo wami, ungifihlelelani ubuso bakho na?
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Ngihluphekile, ngingofayo kusukela ebusheni bami; ngithwele ukwesabeka kwakho, ngiphelile.
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Ulaka lwakho olushisayo lungehlele; ukwesabisa kwakho kungiqedile.
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Kungizungeza njengamanzi imihla yonke, kungikaka kanyekanye.
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Isihlobo nomngane ubaxoshele kude; ubumnyama bungumhlobo wami.