‏ Psalms 18

Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. ElikaDavida inceku kaThixo Wahlabelela uJehova amazwi alelihubo lapho uJehova wamsindisa esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke lasesandleni sikaSawuli. Wathi:

1Ngiyakuthanda, Oh Thixo, Mandla ami.

2 UThixo ulidwala lami, inqaba yami, lomsindisi wami;
uNkulunkulu wami ulidwala lami, lapho engiphephela khona,
isihlangu sami lophondo lokusindiswa kwami, inqaba yami.

3Ngakhuleka kuThixo ofanele ukudunyiswa
njalo ngikhululwe ezitheni zami.
4Izibopho zokufa zangihilela;
lezikhukhula zokubhubhisa zangikhulela.
5Izibopho zengcwaba zangithandela;
imijibila yokufa yangijamela.

6Ekukhathazekeni kwami ngakhuleka kuThixo;
ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami ngicela usizo.
Walizwa ilizwi lami esethempelini lakhe;
ukukhala kwami kwafinyelela kuye,
ezindlebeni zakhe.
7Umhlaba wagedezela wazamazama,
izisekelo zezintaba zanyikinyeka;
zagedezela ngoba wayethukuthele.
8Intuthu yalanquka emakhaleni Akhe
umlilo ohangulayo waphuma emlonyeni wakhe,
amalahle avuthayo alavuka ephuma kuwo.
9Waqhekeza amazulu wehlela phansi;
amayezi amnyama
ayengaphansi kwezinyawo zakhe
10Wagada amakherubhi waphapha;
wantweza phezu kwamaphiko omoya.
11Wenza umnyama isembeso sakhe,
isigubuzelo esimhanqileyo,
amayezi ezulu amnyama asemkhathini.
12Phakathi kokukhazimula kobukhona bakhe
kwaqubuka amayezi,
kulesiqhotho lezikhatha zombane.
13 UThixo wakhwaza esezulwini;
ilizwi loPhezukonke lanqenqetha.
14Waciba imitshoko wazihlakaza izitha,
ngembane eminengi waziqothula.
15Izigodi zolwandle zambulwa
lezisekelo zomhlaba zavezwa obala
ekukhuzeni kwakho Thixo,
ngomfutho wokuphefumula kwamakhala akho.

16Welula isandla Sakhe esezulwini
wangibamba wangihlenga enzikini yamanzi.
17Wangihlenga esitheni sami esilamandla,
ezitheni zami ezazingigabhela ngamandla.
18Zangijamela mhla ngisebunzimeni,
kodwa uThixo waba yinsika yami.
19Wangikhupha wangibeka endaweni ebanzi
wangihlenga ngoba wayethokoza ngami.

20 UThixo ungenzele okulingene ukulunga kwami;
wanginika umvuzo ngokufanele ukuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.
21Ngoba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaThixo;
angenzanga okubi ngokufulathela uNkulunkulu wami.
22Yonke imithetho yakhe ibiphambi kwami;
angizifulathelanga izimiso zakhe.
23Ngibe ngilokhu ngimsulwa phambi kwakhe
njalo ngisixwayile isono.
24 UThixo unginike umvuzo ngokufanele ukulunga kwami,
ngokufanele ukuhlanzeka kwezandla zami phambi Kwakhe.

25Kwabathembekileyo lawe uthembekile,
kwabamsulwa lawe umsulwa.
26Kwabahlanzekileyo uziveza uhlanzekile
kodwa kwabangaqondanga uziveza ukhaliphile.
27Uyabasindisa abathobekileyo;
kodwa uyabehlisela phansi labo abamehlo asesiphundu.
28Wena, Oh Thixo, gcina isibane sami sibhebha;
uNkulunkulu wami uguqula umnyama wami ube yikukhanya.
29Ngosizo lwakho ngingaphuma ngimelane lebutho lempi;
ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingaweqa umduli.

30Izindlela zikaNkulunkulu uqobo lwakhe ziphelele;
ilizwi likaThixo kalilasici.
Ulihawu labo bonke abaphephela kuye.
31Ngoba ngubani uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaThixo?
Njalo ngubani oliDwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?
32NguNkulunkulu ongihlomisa amandla
enze indlela yami iphelele.
33Wenza inyawo zami zibe njengezempala;
ungenza ngime ezingqongweni
34Ufundisa izandla zami ukulwa impi;
izingalo zami zingaligobisa idandili lethusi.
35Wena uyanginika isihlangu sakho sokunqoba,
lesandla sakho sokunene siyangiqinisa;
uyazehlisela phansi ukuze ungenze ngibe mkhulu.
36Uqhelisa indlela enginyathela kuyo,
ukuze inqagala zami zingapheci.

37Ngaxotshana lezitha zami ngazifica;
kangiphendukanga ngingakazibhubhisi zonke.
38Ngazichoboza, zazingeke zisavuka;
zawela ngaphansi kwezinyawo zami
39Wangihlomisa ngamandla okulwa impi;
wenza abaxabana lami bakhothama ezinyaweni zami.
40Wenza izitha zami zafulathela zabaleka,
njalo ngazibhubhisa izitha zami.
41Bakhala becela uncedo, kodwa wayengekho owayengabalamulela
kuThixo, kodwa kaphendulanga.
42Ngabatshaya bacholeka njengothuli luphetshulwa ngumoya;
ngabathulula njengodaka ezindleleni.
43Ungikhulule ekuhlaselweni yilababantu;
usungenze ngaba yinhloko yezizwe;
abantu engangingabazi sebebuswa yimi.
44Bathi bengizwa nje ngendaba, bangilalele;
abezizweni bayatshotshobala phambi kwami.
45Bonke badelile;
beza bethuthumela bevela ezinqabeni zabo.

46 Uthixo uyaphila!
Alidunyiswe iDwala lami!
Kaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu uMsindisi wami!
47UnguNkulunkulu ongiphindiselelayo,
onqoba izizwe zibe ngaphansi kwami,
48ongisindisayo ezitheni zami.
Wena wangikhuphula ngaphezu kwezitha zami;
wangihlenga ebantwini bodlakela.
49Ngakho ngizakudumisa phakathi kwezizwe, Oh Thixo;
ngizahlabelela indumiso yebizo lakho.

50Upha inkosi yakhe ukunqoba okukhulu;
utshengisa umusa wakhe ongaphuthiyo kogcotshiweyo wakhe,
kuDavida kanye lezizukulwane zakhe kuze kube nininini.