IMIZEKELISO 11 - isiXhosa 1975

1Isikali• esikhohlisayo singamasikizi kuYehova;

Ilitye• elizeleyo lilikholo kuye.

2Kwafika ukukhukhumala, kofika ukucukucezwa;

Bunabathozamileyo ubulumko.

3Ingqibelelo yabathe tye iyabakhapha;

Ukuphenula kwamanginingini kuyawabhuqa.

4Àbunyusi ubuncwane ngemini yokuphuphuma komsindo;

Ubulungisa buyahlangula ekufeni.

5Ubulungisa bogqibeleleyo bulungelelanisa indlela yakhe;

Ongendawo uwa kwangokungendawo kwakhe.

6Ubulungisa babathe tye buyabahlangula;

Amanginingini athiwa hlasi kwayimbimbithelo yawo.

7Ekufeni komntu ongendawo liyaphela ithemba lakhe;

Ukulinda kwabanamandla obudoda kutshabalele.

8Ilungisa liyahlangulwa embandezelweni,

Kufike ongendawo esikhundleni salo.

9Intshembenxa iyamonakalisa ummelwane wayo ngomlomo;

Ke ayahlangulwa amalungisa ngokwazi.

10Isixeko siyadlamka ngokuhlala kakuhle kwamalungisa;

Ekutshoneni kwabangendawo kuyamemelelwa.

11Ngentsikelelo yabathe tye síyaphakanyiswa isixeko;

Ngomlomo wabangendawo siyahleleleka.

12Odela ummelwane wakhe uswele intliziyo;

Ke indoda enengqondo ihlala ithi tu.

13Ohamba ehleba uhlakaza ucweyo;

Ke yena omoya unyanisileyo uyayigubungela into.

14Kwakuba kungekho mbonisi, bayawa abantu;

Usindiso lusebuninzini bamaphakathi.

15Kubi kakhulu komele omnye;

Ke yena okuthiyayo ukumela omnye ukholosile.

16Umfazi osimilo silungileyo uzizekela uzuko;

Abanobungqwangangqwili bazizekela ubutyebi.

17Uwuphethe kakuhle umphefumlo wakhe umtu onenceba;

Isijorha siyihlisele ishwangusha inyama yaso.

18Ongendawo usebenzela umvuzo oyinkohliso;

Ke yena ohlwayela ubulungisa unomvuzo oyinyaniso.

19Ubulungisa obububo busingisa ebomini;

Ophuthuma ububi usingisa ekuzibulaleni kwakhe.

20Ngamasikizi kuYehova abantliziyo zijibilizayo;

Ukholwa ngabo bandlela zigqibeleleyo.

21Ukakade onobubi akabi msulwa;

Ke yona imbewu yamalungisa iyasínda.

22Likhonkco legolide ethatheni lehagu

Inzwakazi eswele izimvo.

23Umnqweno wamalungisa yinto elungileyo yodwa;

Ithemba labangendawo kukuphuphuma nje komsindo.

24Kukho ohlakazayo, aye esanda ngokwanda;

Kukho nozinqandayo kokumfaneleyo, oko kube yintswelo yodwa.

25Umphefumlo osikelelayo uyatyetyiswa;

Oseza ahluthise abanye, uyasezwa ahluthe naye.

26Omangala nengqolowa, luyamqalekisa uluntu;

Intsikelelo isentlokweni yothengisa ngayo.

27Ozondelele okulungileyo ufuna okwamkelekileyo;

Ongxamele ububi, buya kumfikela.

28Okholosa ngobutyebi bakhe uya kuwa yena;

Ke amalungisa aya kuhluma njengamagqabi.

29Ogxugxisa indlu yakhe uya kudla ilifa elingumoya;

Isimathane soba ngumkhonzi kontliziyo ilumkileyo.

30Isiqhamo selungisa ngumthi wobomi;

Umbambisi wemiphefumlo sisilumko.

31Yabona, ilungisa liyavuzwa ehlabathini;

Wobeka phi na ke ongendawo nomoni!