Psalms 74

Ukucela kuNkulunkulu ukuthi asize abantu bakhe

IMasikili kaAsafi

1Nkulunkulu, usilahleleni kokuphela? Ulaka lwakho luvuthelani ngakuzo izimvu zedlelo lakho? 2Khumbula ibandla lakho owalithenga endulo, intonga yelifa lakho owayihlengayo, le intaba yeZiyoni ohlala kuyo. 3Phakamisa inyawo zakho ezincithakalweni eziqhubekayo, konke okubi izitha ezikwenzileyo endaweni engcwele.

4Izitha zakho zibhongile phakathi kwezindawo zakho zokubuthanela, zamisa impawu zazo zibe zimpawu. 5Umuntu waziwa njengophakamisa amahloka eguswini lezihlahla. 6Kodwa khathesi zitshaye okubaziweyo kwayo ndawonye ngamahloka lezando. 7Zinikele indlu yakho engcwele emlilweni, zangcolisa indawo yokuhlala yebizo lakho ngokuyiwisela emhlabathini. 8Zathi enhliziyweni yazo: Kasibachithe ndawonye. Zatshisa zonke indawo zokubuthanela zikaNkulunkulu elizweni.

9Impawu zethu kasiziboni; kakusekho mprofethi; kakho kithi owaziyo ukuthi koze kube nini. 10Koze kube nini, Nkulunkulu, umcindezeli edelela? Isitha sizahlambaza ibizo lakho kokuphela yini? 11Usifinyezeleni isandla sakho, yebo isandla sakho sokunene? Sikhuphe phakathi kwesifuba sakho.

12Kanti uNkulunkulu uyiNkosi yami kusukela endulo, eyenza insindiso phakathi komhlaba. 13Nguwe owehlukanisa ulwandle ngamandla akho; wafohloza amakhanda emigobho emanzini. 14Nguwe owachoboza amakhanda kaLeviyathani*, wamnikela waba yikudla kwabantu enkangala. 15Nguwe owaqhekeza umthombo lesifula, nguwe owomisa imifula egeleza njalo. 16Usuku ngolwakho, lobusuku ngobakho; nguwe owamisa ukukhanya lelanga. 17Nguwe owamisa yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba; nguwe owenza ihlobo lobusika.

18Khumbula lokhu, isitha siyangisile, Nkosi, labantu abayizithutha bahlambazile ibizo lakho. 19Ungawunikeli umphefumulo wejuba lakho ezinyamazaneni zendle; ungakhohlwa ixuku lezihlupheki zakho phakade. 20Nanzelela isivumelwano; ngoba indawo ezimnyama zomhlaba zigcwele indawo zokuhlala zesihluku. 21Kangabuyeli eyangekile ocindezelweyo; ohluphekayo loswelayo kabalidumise ibizo lakho.

22Vuka, Nkulunkulu! Ulumele udaba lwakho, ukhumbule ihlazo lakho ngoyisiwula usuku lonke. 23Ungakhohlwa ilizwi lezitha zakho, ukuxokozela kwabakuvukelayo kwenyuka njalonjalo.

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