Izihlabelelo

Isihlabelelo 82

Isihlabelelo sikaAsafi.

1 UNkulunkulu uyema

Kub' abalamandla,

Uyehlulela phakathi

Kwabonkulunkulu.

2 Kuzaze kube nini na

Lina lahlulela

Ngokungalungi, likhetha

Abantu ababi?
3 Vikel' abayanga lazo

Intandane, yenza

'Kulunga kwezihlupheki

Lokwabasweleyo.

4 Ubophule abayanga

Lab' abasweleyo

Bakhuph' esandleni sabo

'Bakhohlakeleyo.

5 Kabaz', abaqedisisi

Bahamb' emnyameni

Wonk' amaseko omhlaba

Asezamazama.

6 Mina ngitshilo ukuthi

Lingonkulunkulu,

Lina lonk' lingabantwana

Bakh' oPhezukonke.

7 Kodwa lina lizakufa

Njengabo abantu,

Njalo liwe njengomunye

Wamakhosana nje.

8 Vuka Nkosi wahlulele

Wona-ke umhlaba,

Ngoba uzakudla ifa

Lezizwe zonke bo.

Isihlabelelo 83

Ingoma, isihlabelelo sikaAsafi.

1 Ungathuli Nkulunkulu

Ungagcini khona

Ukuthula kwakho njalo

Ungachumi Nkosi.2 Ngoba khangela, izitha

Zakho zenz' umsindo

Labazonda wena sebe-

phakamis' ikhanda.

3 Sebecebe ngobuqili

Ngabakho abantu,

Beceba ngabo abakho

Abafihliweyo.

4 Bathe: Wozan' sibaqume

Bangabi yisizwe,

Ibizo lako'Srayeli

Lingasakhunjulwa.

5 Ngoba sebecebisene

Nganhliziyonye nje,

Benza isivumelwano

Bemelana lawe.

6 Amadumba eEdoma

LakwaIshmayeli,

Lawo awaseMowabi

LamaHagari bo.

7 IGebali leAmoni

Lay' iAmaleki,

IFilisti labahlezi

Em'zini yeTire.

8 Lihlangene labo futhi

Lona iAshuri,

Bona bayincedisile

Inzalo kaLoti.

9 Benze lokhu owakwenza

KumaMidiyani,

LoSisera loJabini

Kumful' iKishoni

10 Ababhubha eEndori.

Baphenduka baba

Njengabo bon' ubulongwe

Basemhlabathini.

11 Zenze zona izikhulu

Zabo zifanane

LoOrebi njalo laye

Yenza njengoZebi.

Yebo wonke won' awabo

Amakhosana-ke

Abe njengoZeba njalo

NjengoZalimuna.

12 Bona abasebesithi:

Asizithathele

'Zindlu zikaNkulunkulu

Sizenze ezethu.

13 Nkosi yami benze babe

Njenges'vunguzane

Lanjengawo amakhoba

Amuka lomoya.

14 Njengawo wona umlilo

Otshisa ihlathi,

Lanjengalo ilangabi

Elitshis' intaba

15 Ngokunjalo ubaxotshe

Ngesiphepho sakho,

Njalo ubenze besabe

Ngesiqhotho sakho.

16 Gcwalisa ubuso babo

Ngawo amanhloni

Ukuze bading' ibizo

Lakho wena Nkosi.

17 Kabajabhiswe phakade

Njalo bahlupheke,

Yebo-ke benziwe babe

Lenhloni babhubhe.

18 Ukuze abantu bazi

Wen', obizo lakho

Lodwa nguJehova, 'Phezu-

konke emhlabeni.

Isihlabelelo 84

Kumqondisi wokuhlabelela. NgeGithithi. Kubantwana bakaKora. Isihlabelelo.

1 Yek' ukuthandeka kwawo

Hawu Nkosi kimi

Amathente akho Nkosi

Wena wamabandla.
2 Owami umphefumulo

Uyawalangatha

Yebo unxwanela ama-

guma kaJehova.

Inhliziyo yami layo

Yon' inyama yami

Iyakhala ikhalela

INkos' ephilayo.

3 Yebo inyoni zithole

Indlu lenkonjane

Isidleke sayo lapho

Engabeka khona

Abantwana bayo lawo

Awakh' amalathi,

O Jehova wamabandla

Nkosi Mlimu wami.

4 Babusisiw' abahlala

Kuyo indlu yakho,

Bayakuhlala nje bona

Bekubonga wena.

5 Ubusisiwe umuntu

Omandl' akh' akuwe,

Enhliziyweni eyakhe

Kulendlela zakho.

6 Abadlul' esigodini

SeBaka basenza

Umthombo; liwagcwalise

Izul' amachibi.

7 Basuka kuwo amandla

Besiy' emandleni

Bonk' babonakale phambi

KweNkos' eZiyoni.

8 Nkosi, Mlimu wamabandla

Zwan' ukukhuleka

Kwami, ubeke indlebe,

Nkosi kaJakobe.

9 Nkulunkulu hawu lethu

Khangela ubone

Ubuso bakhe yena lo

'Gcotshiweyo wakho.

10 Ngoba usuk' olulodwa

Ngisendlini yakho

Lungcono lona kakhulu

Kulenkulungwane.

Ngikheth' ukulind' umnyango

Wendlu yeNkosi yam'

Kulokuhlal' ethenteni

Elenkohlakalo.

11 Ngob' iNkos' uNkulunkulu

Ulilanga lesi-

hlangu; iNkosi yonika

Umusa lodumo.

Kakukho uluth' oluhle

Azakubancitsha

Lona abahamba ngakho

Khona ukuqonda.

12 Nkulunkulu wamabandla

Yena umuntu lo

Ubusisiwe sibili

Othembela kuwe.

Isihlabelelo 85

Kumqondisi wokuhlabelela. Kubantwana bakaKora. Isihlabelelo.

1 Nkosi wawulal' uthando

Kulo izwe lakho,

'Kuthunjwa kukaJakobe

Ukubuyisile.
2 Ububi babantu bakho

Ubuxolelile,

Zonke izono ezabo

Usuzigqibele.

3 Wena usulususile

Lonk' ulaka lwakho,

Uphenduk' ekuvutheni

Kolwakho ulaka.

4 Siphendule Nkulunkulu

Wosindiso lwethu,

Wenz' ulaka lwakho lume

Lungabuyi kithi.

5 Kambe uzasizondela

Kokuphela yini?

Welule ulaka lwakho

Kuzizukulwana?

6 Kawuyikubuya yini

Usivuselele

Ukuze abantu bakho

Bathokoze kuwe?

7 Sitshengise isihawu

Sakho wena Nkosi,

Ubususinika wena

Olwakh' usindiso.

8 Ngizakuzwa lokh' uThixo

INkos' ezakutsho

Ngokuba uzakhuluma

Khona ukuthula

Kubo abantu abakhe

Lakubangcwel' bakhe

Kodwa kabangabuyeli

Khon' ebuthutheni.

9 Qhoth' 'sindiso lwakh' luduze

Labamesabayo,

Ukuz' udumo luhlale

Elizweni lethu.

10 Isihawu leqiniso

Kuhlangene njalo

Ukulunga lokuthula

Lakho sekwangene.

11 Iqiniso lizaphuma

Khon' emhlabathini,

'Kulunga kuzakhangela

Phans' kusezulwini.

12 Yebo iNkos' izanika

Okulungileyo

'Lizwe lethu lizathela

'Zithel' ezinengi.

13 Ukulunga kuzahamba

Phambi kwayo, njalo

Izasimis' endleleni

Yez'nyathelo zayo.