Umkhuleko wokucela ukukhululwa

Kumqondisi wokuhlabelela. Alithashethi. IMikitami kaDavida. Ekubalekeleni kwakhe ubuso bukaSawuli ebhalwini

57Ngihawukela, Nkulunkulu, ngihawukelaa, ngoba umphefumulo wami uthembela kuweb; yebo, emthunzini wempiko zakho ngizaphephelac, zized zedlule incithakaloe. 2 Ngizakhala kuNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, kuNkulunkulu ongiphelelisela khonaf. 3 Uzathumela esemazulwini, angisindiseg, ayangise ofuna ukungiginya. Sela*h. UNkulunkulu uzathumela umusa wakhe leqiniso lakhei.

4 Umphefumuloj uphakathi kwezilwanek, ngilala phakathi kwabavuthayo, amadodana abantu, omazinyo abo ayimikhonto lemitshokol, lolimi lwabom luyinkemba ebukhalin. 5 Phakama ngaphezu kwamazulu, Nkulunkulu; ubukhosi bakho bube phezu komhlaba wonkeo. 6 Balungisele izinyathelo zami imbulep; umphefumulo wami ukhothemeq; bagebhe igodi phambi kwamir; bawele phakathi kwalo. Sela*.

7 Inhliziyo yami iqinisiwe, Nkulunkulu, inhliziyo yami iqinisiwes. Ngizahlabelela ngihube indumiso. 8 Vukat, dumo lwami! Vukau, gubhu lwezintambov lechachow! Ngizavusa ukusa. 9 Ngizakudumisa phakathi kwabantu, Nkosi, ngihlabelele kuwe phakathi kwezizwe. 10 Ngoba umusa wakho mkhulu kuze kube semazulwini, leqiniso lakho kuze kube semayezinix. 11 Phakama ngaphezu kwamazulu, Nkulunkulu; ubukhosi bakho bube phezu komhlaba wonkey.