AmaHubo Chapter 38

1. Ihubo likaDavide. Elokukhumbuza. Jehova, ungangijezisi ngentukuthelo yakho, ungangishayi ngolaka lwakho. 38:1 AmaH. 6:1; Jer. 10:24.

2. Ngokuba imicibisholo yakho ingihlabile; isandla sakho singicindezele kanzima. 38:2 Dut. 32:23; Jobe 6:4.

3. Akukho ukuphila enyameni yami ngenxa yentukuthelo yakho; akukho ukuthula emathanjeni ami ngenxa yesono sami.

4. Ngokuba iziphambeko zami zeqile phezu kwekhanda lami; njengomthwalo osindayo ziyangisinda.

5. Izilonda zami ziyanuka, zichicha ubovu ngenxa yobuwula bami. 38:5 AmaH. 40:12.

6. Ngikhonkobele, ngithotshisiwe kakhulu; usuku lonke ngihamba ngilila.

7. Ngokuba ukhalo lwami lutshutshumba kakhulu; akukho ukuphila enyameni yami.

8. Ngibuthakathaka, ngidubekile kabi; ngiyakhala ngenxa yokugqiha kwenhliziyo yami.

9. Nkosi, ukufisa kwami konke kuphambi kwakho; ukububula kwami akufihlekile kuwe.

10. Inhliziyo yami iyagquma kakhulu; amandla ami angishiyile, ngisho nokukhanya kwamehlo ami akusekho kimi.

11. Abathandekayo bami nabahlobo bami bemi kude nokuhlupheka kwami; abakwethu bemi kude laphaya. 38:11 Jobe 19:13; AmaH. 27:10.

12. Abafuna umphefumulo wami bayangicupha; abafuna ukungilimaza bakhuluma okubi, bazindla inkohliso usuku lonke.

13. Mina kodwa nginjengesithulu, angizwa; nginjengesimungulu esingavuli umlomo waso. 38:13 Isaya 53:7.

14. Yebo, nginjengomuntu ongezwayo; akukho ukuphikisa emlonyeni wakhe.

15. Ngokuba ngithemba wena Jehova; wena Nkosi Nkulunkulu wami uzakuphendula.

16. Ngokuba ngithe: “Funa bajabule ngami, ekusheleleni konyawo lwami bazikhukhumeze ngami.”

17. Ngokuba ngiseduze kokuwa, nobuhlungu bami buphambi kwami ngezikhathi zonke.

18. Ngokuba ngiyabika ukona kwami; ngiyadabuka ngesono sami.

19. Kepha izitha zami ziphilile, zinamandla; baningi abangizonda ngeze. 38:19 AmaH. 3:1.

20. Abaphindisela okubi ngokuhle bamelene nami, ngokuba ngilandela okulungileyo. 38:20 AmaH. 119:95.

21. Ungangishiyi, Jehova; Nkulunkulu wami, ungabi kude nami.

22. Phuthuma, ungisize, Nkosi, nsindiso yami.