2 Samuweli Chapter 22

1. UDavide wakhuluma kuJehova amazwi aleli hubo mhla uJehova emophula esandleni sezitha zakhe zonke nasesandleni sikaSawule,

2. wathi: “UJehova uyidwala lami, nenqaba yami, nomkhululi wami;

3. uNkulunkulu uyidwala lami engiphephela kulo, nesihlangu sami, nophondo lokusindiswa kwami, inqaba yami ephakemeyo nesiphephelo sami; msindisi wami, uyangisindisa ebudloveni.

4. Ngiyamemeza kuJehova odumisekayo, ngisindiswe ezitheni zami.

5. “Ngokuba amaza okufa angihaqa; izikhukhula zokona zangethusa.

6. Izintambo zasendaweni yabafileyo zangizungeza, izihibe zokufa zangehlela.

7. Ekuhluphekeni kwami ngambiza uJehova, ngakhala kuNkulunkulu wami; walizwa izwi lami esethempelini lakhe; ukukhala kwami kwangena ezindlebeni zakhe.

8. “Umhlaba wawusuzamazama, wadikizela; izisekelo zezulu zathuthumela, zaqhaqhazela ngokuba ethukuthele.

9. Kwenyuka umusi emakhaleni akhe, nomlilo odlayo emlonyeni wakhe; amalahle avutha kuye.

10. Wathobisa izulu, wehla; ubumnyama babuphansi kwezinyawo zakhe.

11. Wakhwela phezu kwekherubi, wandiza; wabonwa emaphikweni omoya.

12. Wenza ubumnyama bube ngamadokodo amphahlayo, amanzi aqoqane, amafu abe nzima.

13. Ekukhazimuleni okuphambi kwakhe kwavuthiswa amalahle omlilo.

14. UJehova waduma ezulwini; oPhezukonke walizwakalisa izwi lakhe.

15. Wathuma imicibisholo, wabangquzula, yebo, nonyazi, wabadidizelisa.

16. Kwase kubonakala imisinga yamanzi; izisekelo zomhlaba zambulwa ngesijeziso sikaJehova, ngokufutha komoya wamakhala akhe.

17. Waselula isandla sakhe ephezulu, wangibamba; wangikhipha emanzini amaningi.

18. Wangophula esitheni sami esinamandla nakubo abangizondayo, ngokuba base bengahlulile.

19. Bangihlasela ngosuku lwesigemegeme sami, kepha uJehova waba yinsika yami.

20. Wangiphumisela endaweni ebanzi: wangikhulula, ngokuba ebethokoza ngami.

21. “UJehova wangivuza ngokokulunga kwami; wangibuyisela njengokuhlanzeka kwezandla zami.

22. Ngokuba ngizigcinile izindlela zikaJehova; angimukanga kuNkulunkulu wami ngokushinga.

23. Ngokuba yonke imithetho yakhe yayiphambi kwami, nezimiso zakhe angizivumanga ukuba zisuke kimi.

24. Ngangiphelele kuye; ngabuxwaya ububi.

25. UJehova wayesebuyisela kimi njengokulunga kwami, njengokuhlanzeka kwami phambi kwamehlo akhe.

26. “Kothembekileyo uyazibonakalisa ethembekile; kumuntu oqotho uyazibonakalisa eqotho;

27. kohlanzekileyo uyazibonakalisa ehlanzekile; koyisigwegwe uyazibonakalisa enenkani.

28. Uyasindisa abantu abathobekileyo, kepha amehlo akho aphezu kwabaqhoshileyo ukuba ubathobise.

29. Ngokuba wena uyisibani sami, Jehova; uJehova uyakhanyisa ubumnyama bami.

30. Ngokuba ngawe ngingahlasela impi; ngoNkulunkulu wami ngingeqa ugange.

31. Indlela kaNkulunkulu iphelele; izwi likaJehova lihlanzekile; yena uyisihlangu kubo bonke abaphephela kuye.

32. “Ngokuba ngubani onguNkulunkulu ngaphandle kukaJehova, ngubani oyidwala ngaphandle kukaNkulunkulu wethu na?

33. UNkulunkulu uyangibhincisa amandla; uyenza indlela yami ilunge,

34. yena owenza izinyawo zami zibe njengezendluzelekazi, angimise emagqumeni ami;

35. ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa, ukuze izingalo zami zinsale umnsalo wethusi.

36. Wena unginikile isihlangu sensindiso yakho; ubumnene bakho bungikhulisile.

37. Amabanga okunyathela kwami uwandisile; amaqakala ami awaxegi.

38. “Ngazixosha izitha zami, ngazifica; angibuyanga ngingakaziqedi.

39. Ngaziqeda, ngaziphahlaza, zaze zahluleka ukuvuka; zawa phansi kwezinyawo zami.

40. Wangibhincisa amandla okulwa; ababengivukele wabathobisa phansi kwami.

41. Wangifulathelisela izitha zami, nabangizondayo ngabaqothula.

42. Bakhala, kepha akubangakho osindisayo, nakuJehova, kodwa akaze aphendula.

43. Ngabacolisisa njengothuli lomhlabathi; ngabagxoba, ngabalahla njengensila ezitaladini.

44. “Wangikhulula ezimpini zabantu bami; wangilonda ngaba yinhloko yabezizwe; abantu engingabaziyo bangikhonza.

45. Abafo bazithoba phansi kwami; banele ukungizwa nje ngendlebe, base bengilalela.

46. Abafo babuna, baphuma ezinqabeni zabo bethuthumela.

47. “UJehova usekhona malidunyiswe idwala lami; makaphakanyiswe uNkulunkulu wensindiso yami,

48. uNkulunkulu onginikile impindiselo, wathobisa izizwe phansi kwami;

49. ongikhiphile ezitheni zami, wangiphakamisa phezu kwabangivukelayo, wangikhulula kumuntu oyisidlwangudlwangu.

50. Ngalokho-ke ngizakukubonga phakathi kwabezizwe, Jehova, ngilihubele igama lakho.

51. Uyenza insindiso ibe nkulu enkosini yakhe; uyenza umusa kogcotshiweyo wakhe uDavide nasenzalweni yakhe kuze kube phakade.”