Psalms 115
Not to us, O Lord, but to your name
Kakungabi kithi, Oh Thixo, hatshi kithi kodwa kwelakho ibizo kakube lenkazimulo, ngenxa yothando lokuthembeka Kwakho. 2Kungani izizwe zisithi, “Ungaphi uNkulunkulu wabo na?” 3UNkulunkulu wethu usezulwini; wenza loba yini ayithandayo.
4Kodwa izithombe zabo yisiliva legolide, zenziwe ngezandla zabantu. 5Zilemilomo, kodwa kazikhulumi, amehlo, kodwa kaziboni; 6zilezindlebe, kodwa kazizwa, amakhala, kodwa kazinuki lutho; 7zilezandla, kodwa kazenelisi ukuthinta, inyawo, kodwa kazihambi; njalo ngeke nje zenze umsindo ngemphimbo yazo.
8Labo abazenzayo bazakuba njengazo, kube njalo lakulabo abathemba kuzo. 9Oh ndlu ka-Israyeli, methembe uThixo lusizo lwabo lesihlangu sabo. 10Oh, ndlu ka-Aroni, methembe uThixo ulusizo lwabo lesihlangu sabo.
11Lina elimesabayo, thembani kuThixo ulusizo lwabo lesihlangu sabo. 12UThixo uyasikhumbula njalo uzasibusisa: Uzayibusisa indlu ka-Israyeli, uzayibusisa indlu ka-Aroni, 13uzababusisa labo abamesabayo uThixo abancinyane labakhulu ngokufananayo.
14Sengathi uThixo angalenza lande, lonke lina kanye labantwana benu. 15Sengathi lingabusiswa nguThixo uMenzi wezulu lomhlaba. 16NgakaThixo amazulu aphezu kwakho konke, kodwa umhlaba wawunika abantu.
17Kakusibo abafileyo abadumisa uThixo, labo abangena phansi ekuthuleni; 18yithi esimbabazayo uThixo, khona manje kanye laphakade. Dumisani uThixo.