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51Ngihawukela, Nkulunkulua, ngokothandolomusa wakhob; ngobunengi besihawu sakho yesula iziphambeko zamic. 2 Ungigezisise ebubini bami, ungihlambulule esonweni samid. 3 Ngoba mina ngiyazivuma iziphambeko zamie, lesono sami sihlezi siphambi kwamif.

4 Ngonile kuwe, kuwe wedwag, ngenze okubi emehlweni akhoh, ukuze kuthiwe ulungile ekukhulumeni kwakho, uhlanzeke ekwahluleleni kwakhoi. 5 Khangela, ngazalelwa ebubini, lomama wangomulela esonwenij. 6 Khangela, uthanda iqiniso endaweni ezingaphakathi; lekusithekeni ungenza ngazi inhlakaniphok.

7 Ngihlanze ngehisope*, ngizahlambulukal; ngigezisam, ngizakuba mhlophe kuleliqhwa elikhithikileyon. 8 Ngizwise intokozo lenjabulo, ukuze athabe amathamboo owachobozileyop. 9 Fihla ubuso bakho ezonweni zamiq, wesule zonke iziphambeko zamir. 10 Nkulunkulu, dala kimi inhliziyo ehlambulukileyos, njalo uvuselelet umoya oqinileyo phakathi kwamiu. 11 Ungangilahliv ebusweni bakhow, njalo ungasusi umoya wakho ongcwele kimix. 12 Buyisela kimi intokozo yosindiso lwakho, ungisekele ngomoya ovumayoy. 13 Khona ngizafundisa abaphambukayo indlela zakho, lezoni zizaphendukela kuwez.

14 Ngikhulula ecaleni legazi, Nkulunkulua, Nkulunkulu wosindiso lwamib, ulimi lwami luzahlabelela kakhulu ngokulunga kwakhoc. 15 Nkosi, vula indebe zami, lomlomo wami uzamemezela indumiso yakho. 16 Ngoba kawuthandi umhlatshelo, ngoba bengizawunika; kawuthokozi ngomnikelo wokutshiswad. 17 Imihlatshelo kaNkulunkulu ingumoya odabukileyoe; inhliziyo edabukileyof leyephukileyog, Nkulunkulu, kawuyikuyidelela.

18 Yenzele iZiyoni okuhle ngokuthanda kwakhoh; uyakhe imiduli yeJerusalemai. 19 Khona uzajabulelaj iminikelo yokulungak, umnikelo wokutshiswa, lomnikelo wonke; khona bezanikela amajongosi phezu kwelathi lakhol.