Amahubo 139

1 Nkosi, ungihlolile, uyangazi.

2 Wena uyakwazi ukuhlala kwami lokusukuma kwami; uyaqedisisa imicabango yami ukhatshana.

3 Uyahlungula ukuhamba kwami lokulala kwami, uzejwayele indlela zami zonke.

4 Ngoba kalikho ilizwi elimini lwami, khangela Nkosi, usulazi lonke.

5 Ungizingelezile emuva langaphambili, ubeke isandla sakho phezu kwami.

6 Lolulwazi lumangalisa kakhulu kimi; luphakeme, kangilakho ukufinyelela kulo.

7 Ngizakuya ngaphi ngisuke kuMoya wakho? Kumbe ngizabalekela ngaphi ngisuke ebusweni bakho?

8 Uba ngisenyukela emazulwini, lapho ukhona; uba ngisendlala icansi lami esihogweni, khangela, ukhona. (Sheol h7585)

9 Uba ngithatha amaphiko okusa, ngihlale emikhawulweni yolwandle,

10 lalapho isandla sakho sizangikhokhela, lesokunene sakho singibambe.

11 Uba ngisithi: Isibili umnyama uzangifihla, ngitsho ubusuku buzakuba yikukhanya kimi inhlangothi zonke.

12 Ngitsho umnyama kawufihli kuwe, kodwa ubusuku bukhanya njengemini; njengomnyama kunjalo ukukhanya kuwe.

13 Ngoba wena ungumnini wezinso zami, wangeluka esiswini sikamama.

14 Ngizakudumisa, ngenxa yokuthi ngenziwe ngokwesabekayo, ngokumangalisayo. Imisebenzi yakho iyamangalisa; lomphefumulo wami uyakwazi kuhle kakhulu.

15 Amathambo ami ayengafihlekanga kuwe, lapho ngangisenziwa ekusithekeni, ngenziwa ngobuciko ezindaweni ezizikileyo zomhlaba.

16 Amehlo akho abona ibumba lami; legwalweni lwakho zonke lezi zabhalwa, izinsuku okwabunjwa ngazo, kungakabikho lakunye kwakho.

17 Iligugu kangakanani-ke kimi imicabango yakho, O Nkulunkulu; bukhulu kangakanani ubunengi bayo!

18 Uba ngingayibala, minengi kuletshebetshebe. Lapho ngivuka, ngilokhu ngilawe.

19 Isibili uzambulala omubi, Nkulunkulu! Ngakho lina bantu abomele igazi sukani kimi;

20 abakhuluma ngenkohliso ngawe, ziphatha ngeze ibizo lakho, izitha zakho.

21 Kangibazondi yini, Nkosi, abakuzondayo, nginengwe ngabakuvukelayo?

22 Ngiyabazonda ngenzondo epheleleyo; sebeyizitha kimi.

23 Ngihlola, Nkulunkulu, uyazi inhliziyo yami; ngilinga, uyazi imicabango yami,

24 ubone ukuthi ikhona indlela embi kimi yini, ungikhokhele endleleni ephakade.