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 2 Kutheni niqhubeka nikhupha imali ngento engesosonka,

Kwaye kutheni nichitha imali yenu eniyisebenzele nzima kwimfitshimfitshi?

Ndimameleni kakuhle nize nitye ukutya okumnandi,+

Ibe niza kuvuyela ukutya izimuncumuncu.*+

Ndimameleni ukuze nihlale niphila,

Kwaye ndiza kukulungela ukwenza isivumelwano nani esiza kuhlala sikho+

Ndinithande ngothando olungagugqiyo endaluthembisa uDavide.+

 4 Jonga! Ndimenze ingqina+ kwiintlanga,

Inkokheli+ nomphathi+ weentlanga.

 5 Jonga! Uza kubiza uhlanga ongalwaziyo,

Nabantu bohlanga ababengakwazi baza kubalekela kuwe,

Ngenxa kaYehova uThixo wakho,+ Lowo Ungcwele kaSirayeli,

Kuba uza kukuzukisa.+

 7 Umntu ongalunganga makashiye indlela yakhe,+

Nomenzi-bubi makazishiye iingcinga zakhe;

Makabuyele kuYehova, oza kumenzela inceba,+

KuThixo wethu, kuba uza kumxolela kakhulu.*+

 8 “Kuba iingcinga zenu ayizizo iingcinga zam,+

Neendlela zenu ayizizo iindlela zam,” utsho uYehova.

 9 “Njengokuba amazulu ephakamile kunomhlaba,

Neendlela zam ziphakamile kuneendlela zenu,

Neengcinga zam ziphakamile kuneengcinga zenu.+

10 Njengokuba kusihla imvula nekhephu emazulwini,

Zingabuyeli kuwo zingawumanzisanga umhlaba, ziwenze uvelise kwaye uhlume,

Umnike imbewu umntu otyalayo, umnike nesonka otyayo,

11 Liza kuba njalo ke ilizwi eliphuma emlonyeni wam.+

Soze libuyele kum lingayenzanga into endiyithethileyo,+

Kodwa nakanjani, liza kukwenza ukuthanda kwam,*+

Ibe liza kuphumelela kuloo nto ndilithuma ukuba liyenze.

12 Kuba niza kuphuma ninemihlali,+

Kwaye niza kubuyiswa ninoxolo.+

Iintaba neenduli ziza kuvuya phambi kwenu, zikhwaze ngovuyo,+

Nemithi yonke yasendle iza kuqhwaba izandla.+

13 Endaweni yamatyholo anameva kuza kuhluma umthi wejunipha.+

Endaweni yerhawu* kuza kuhluma umthi wommirtile.

Le nto iza kuzisa udumo* kuYehova,+

Kube luphawu oluza kuhlala luhleli.”