Prayer for Mercy

¹Sengathi ungadabula amazulu, wehle, zizamazame izintaba phambi kwakho

²njengokuphenjwa komlilo ezinsabeni, nalapho umlilo ubilisa amanzi, ukuze wazise izitha zakho igama lakho, izizwe zithuthumele phambi kwakho.

³Ekwenzeni kwakho okwesabekayo esingakubhekanga wehla; izintaba zathuthumela phambi kwakho.

⁴Kusukela endulo abantu abezwanga, abacoshanga nangendlebe, futhi iso alibonanga uNkulunkulu ngaphandle kwakho osebenzela omhlalelayo.

⁵Wahlangabeza labo ababethokoza ngokwenza ukulunga, labo abakukhumbulayo ezindleleni zakho. Wena wathukuthela, thina sona; sahlala kukho nasendulo; siyakusindiswa na?

⁶Sonke saba njengongcolileyo, nokulunga kwethu konke kwakunjengengubo enindiweyo; sabuna sonke njengeqabunga, nobubi bethu basisusa njengomoya.

⁷Kwakungekho owalibiza igama lakho, owazivusela ukubambelela kuwe, ngokuba wabusitheza ubuso bakho kithi, wasiqeda ngenxa yobubi bethu.

⁸Kepha manje, Jehova, unguBaba; thina siyibumba, wena ungumbumbi wethu, singumsebenzi wesandla sakho sonke.

⁹Ungathukutheli kakhulu, Jehova, ungakhumbuli njalo ububi. Bheka, mawubone ukuthi sonke singabantu bakho.

¹⁰Imizi yakho engcwele iphendukile ihlane; iSiyoni liphendukile ihlane, neJerusalema liyincithakalo.

¹¹Indlu yethu engcwele nemangalisayo, lapho obaba babekudumisa khona, ishisiwe ngomlilo, nazo zonke izindawo zethu ezithandekayo ziphendukile izincithakalo.

¹²Ungazibamba kukho konke lokhu, Jehova? Ungathula, uze usihluphe kangaka, na?