‏ Psalms 22

Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Kulandela itshuni ethi, “Impalakazi yekuSeni.” Ihubo likaDavida.

1Nkulunkulu wami, Nkulunkulu wami, kungani usungidelile na?
Kungani ukhatshana kokungisindisa,
khatshana kwamazwi okububula kwami?
2Oh Nkulunkulu wami, ngiyakhala emini,
kodwa kawuphenduli;
ebusuku, kangithulanga.

3Kanti usesihlalweni sobukhosi uNguye oNgcwele
uyindumiso ka-Israyeli.
4Obaba babeka ithemba labo Kuwe;
bona bathemba wena wabakhulula.
5Bakhala kuwe bakhululwa;
bathemba kuwe kabaze badaniswa.

6Kodwa ngiyimpethu nje kangisumuntu,
ngihozwa ngabantu njalo abanengi bangeyise.
7Bonke abangibonayo bayangihleka;
bayangithethisa baze banyikinye amakhanda:
8“Uthemba uThixo
lowo Thixo kamkhulule.
Kamsindise njengoba ethokoza ngaye.”

9Kanti wena wangikhupha esiswini;
wangenza ngakuthemba kusukela ebeleni likamama.
10Kusukela ekuzalweni kwami ngabekwa ezandleni Zakho;
kusukela esiswini sikamama ulokhu unguNkulunkulu wami.

11Ungabi khatshana kwami,
ngoba uhlupho luseduze njalo
kakho ongangisiza.

12Inkunzi ezinengi zingihanqile;
inkunzi ezilamandla zaseBhashani zingihonqolozele.
13Izilwane ezibhongayo ezibamba zidabudabule
zingikhamisela imilomo yazo.
14Ngiyathululeka njengamanzi,
njalo amathambo ami wonke akhumukile.
Inhliziyo yami isiphenduke yaba yingcino;
isincibilikile ngaphakathi kwami.
15Amandla ami asetshile qhu ingathi ludengezi,
lolimi lwami luyanamathela elwangeni lwami;
uyangilalisa othulini lokufa.

16Izinja sezingihanqile;
ixuku labantu ababi selingihonqolozele,
sebengigwaze izandla lezinyawo.
17Ngingawabala wonke amathambo ami;
abantu bayanginyonkoloza bangiklolodele.
18Behlukaniselana izembatho zami
njalo benze inkatho ngezigqoko zami.

19Kodwa wena, Thixo, ungabi kude lami.
Ungamandla ami, woza masinyane uzongisiza.
20Phephisa impilo yami enkembeni,
impilo yami eligugu emandleni azo izinja.
21Ngilamulela emlonyeni wezilwane;
ngisindisa empondweni zezinyathi.

22Ngizamemezela ibizo Lakho kubafowethu;
emphakathini ngizakudumisa.
23Lina elimesabayo uThixo, mdumiseni!
Lani lina zizukulwane zikaJakhobe, mbabazeni!
Mhlonipheni, lina lonke zizukulwane zika-Israyeli!
24Ngoba keyisanga loba adelele
ukuhlupheka kwalowo ohlukuluzwayo;
kamfihlelanga ubuso bakhe
kodwa walalela ukukhala kwakhe ecela ukusizwa.

25Sivela kuwe isithathelo sokudumisa kwami emhlanganweni omkhulu;
ngizagcwalisa izifungo zami phambi kwalabo abakwesabayo.
26Abayanga bazakudla basuthe
labo abamdingayo uThixo bazamdumisa
sengathi inhliziyo zenu zingaphila nini lanini!

27Yonke imikhawulo yomhlaba
izakhumbula iphendukele kuThixo,
njalo lezimuli zonke zezizwe
zizakhothama phansi phambi kwakhe,
28ngoba umbuso ungokaThixo
njalo uyabusa phezu kwezizwe.

29Zonke izinothi zomhlaba zizazitika ngokudla
njalo zikhonze;
bonke abangena othulini bazaguqa phambi Kwakhe
labo abangeke baziphilise.
30Abesikhathi esizayo bazamkhonza;
izizukulwane zizakwaziswa ngoThixo.
31Bazatshumayela ukulunga kwakhe,
ebantwini abangakazalwa
ngoba ukwenzile Yena.