Wabeka Indlebe Yakhe Kimi
Ukubonga komuntu owasinda kuBaba wakhe. Izintambo zokufa zase zimbophile kakhulu lapho ekhala, wezwiwa; ngakho unquma ukuqhubeka ekhala kuye zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe. Uyabuza ukuthi angabuyisela ini, aphendule ngokuphakamisa inkomishi nangokufeza izithembiso zakhe phambi kwabantu.
116 1Ngiyamthanda uBaba wami, ngokuba uyalizwa izwi lami, ukukhala kwami ngicela isihawu. 2Ngokuba wabeka indlebe yakhe kimi, ngiyakubiza kuye zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwami. 3Izintambo zokufa zangithandela; ubuhlungu bethuna bangibamba; ngehlelwa usizi nokudabuka. 4Ngase ngibiza egameni likaBaba wami, ngathi: “Awu Baba wami, ngiyakunxusa, khulula umphefumulo wami!” 5Unomusa uBaba wethu, ulungile; uBaba wethu ugcwele isihawu. 6UBaba wami ulondoloza abangenalwazi; lapho ngehliselwa phansi, wangisindisa. 7Buyela, mphefumulo wami, ekuphumuleni kwakho, ngokuba uBaba wami ube muhle kangaka kuwe. 8Ngokuba ukhulule umphefumulo wami ekufeni, amehlo ami ezinyembezini, izinyawo zami ekukhubekeni. 9Ngiyakuhamba phambi kukaBaba wami ezweni labaphilayo. 10Ngakholwa, nalapho ngithi: “Ngihlushwa kakhulu”; 11ekwethukeni kwami ngathi: “Wonke umuntu ungumqambimanga.” 12Ngiyakubuyiselani kuBaba wami ngabo bonke ubuhle bakhe kimi? 13Ngiyakuphakamisa indebe yensindiso, ngibize egameni likaBaba wami. 14Ngiyakugcwalisa izifungo zami kuBaba wami phambi kwabantu bakhe bonke. 15Kuyigugu kuBaba wami ukufa kwabathembekile bakhe. 16Awu Baba wami, ngiyinceku yakho ngempela; ngiyinceku yakho, indodana yencekukazi yakho. Uqaqile izibopho zami. 17Ngiyakunikela kuwe umhlatshelo wokubonga, ngibize egameni likaBaba wami. 18Ngiyakugcwalisa izifungo zami kuBaba wami phambi kwabantu bakhe bonke, 19emagcekeni endlu kaBaba wami, phakathi kwakho, Jerusalema. Haleluya!
