Psaumes 25

Vers toi j'élève mon âme

ElikaDavida. Kuwe, Thixo, ngiphakamisela umphefumulo wami. ²Ngethemba kuwe, ungangiyekeli ngiyangeka, futhi ungayekeli izitha zami zinginqobe. ³Kakukho bani othemba lakhe likuwe ozayangiswa lanini, kodwa bazayangiswa abadinga ukulimaza kungelasizatho.

⁴Ngibonisa izindlela Zakho, Oh Thixo, ngifundisa izindlela Zakho; ⁵ngikhokhela eqinisweni Lakho ungifundise ngoba unguNkulunkulu, uMsindisi wami, lethemba lami likuwe insuku zonke. ⁶Khumbula, Oh Thixo, isihawu Sakho esikhulu kanye lothando, ngoba konke kuvela ekadeni.

⁷Ungakhumbuli izono zobutsha bami lezindlela zokuhlamuka kwami; ngikhumbula ngokufanele uthando Lwakho, ngoba ulungile, Oh Thixo. ⁸UThixo ulungile, uqotho; ngakho weluleka izoni ngezindlela zakhe. ⁹Uhola abathobekileyo kulokho okuqondileyo abafundise indlela yakhe.

¹⁰Zonke izindlela zikaThixo zilothando, ziyathembeka kulabo abagcina izimiso zesivumelwano Sakhe. ¹¹Ngenxa yegama Lakho, Oh Thixo, thethelela ububi bami, loba bubukhulu. ¹²Ngubani-ke umuntu omesabayo uThixo? Uzameluleka ngaleyondlela ayimiselweyo.

¹³Uzaphila insuku zakhe ekhomba ngophakathi, lezizukulwane zakhe zizakudla ilifa lelizwe. ¹⁴Bayathenjwa nguThixo labo abamesabayo; ubenza basazi isivumelwano Sakhe. ¹⁵Amehlo ami ahlezi ekuThixo lanini, ngoba nguye kuphela ozakhumula inyawo zami esithiyweni.

¹⁶Phendukela kimi ube lobubele lami, ngoba ngilesizungu, ngikhathazekile. ¹⁷Inhlupheko zenhliziyo yami sezandile; ngikhulula ekudabukeni kwami. ¹⁸Khangela ukukhathazeka kwami lokuhawula kwami, ususe zonke izono zami.

¹⁹Ake ubone ukuthi izitha zami sezande kangakanani, lokuthi zingizonda kubi kanjani! ²⁰Linda impilo yami ungihlenge; ungangiyekeli ngiyangeke, ngoba ngizuza isiphephelo Kuwe. ²¹Sengathi ubuqotho lokuqonda kungangivikela, ngoba ngizuza isiphephelo Kuwe.

²²Hlenga u-Israyeli, Oh Nkulunkulu, kuzozonke inhlupheko zakhe.