From the Depths

¹Igama. Ihubo lamadodana kaKora. Kumholi wokuhlabelela. NgeMahalati Leyanoti. IMaskili likaHemani umEzra. Jehova Nkulunkulu wensindiso yami, ngikhala imini nobusuku phambi kwakho.

²Umkhuleko wami mawufike ebusweni bakho, indlebe yakho uyibeke ekunxuseni kwami.

³Ngokuba umphefumulo wami ugcwele izinsizi, ukuphila kwami kusondele endaweni yabafileyo.

⁴Ngibalwa kanye nabashona emgodini, nginjengomuntu ofileyo.

⁵Icansi lami liphakathi kwabafileyo; nginjengababuleweyo abalele ethuneni, ongasabakhumbuli, benqunyiwe esandleni sakho.

⁶Ungibekile emgodini ojulile kunayo yonke, ebumnyameni, otweni.

⁷Kuyangisinda ukuthukuthela kwakho; amadlambi akho onke ayangicindezela phansi. Sela

⁸Engikade ngazana nabo ubaxoshele kude, wangenza ngibe yisinengiso kubo; ngivalelwe, ngingephume.

⁹Iso lami liyafa ngosizi; ngikhala kuwe Jehova imihla yonke, ngizelulela izandla zami kuwe.

¹⁰Abafileyo uyakubenzela isimangaliso na? Ziyakuvuka yini izithunzi, zikubonge, na? Sela

¹¹Kuyalandiswa yini ethuneni ngomusa wakho, nangokuthembeka kwakho endaweni yokubhujiswa na?

¹²Izimangaliso zakho ziyaziwa yini ebumnyameni, nokulunga kwakho ezweni lokukhohlwa na?

¹³Kepha mina, Jehova, ngikhala kuwe; ekuseni umkhuleko wami uyenyuka phambi kwakho.

¹⁴Jehova, ulahlelani umphefumulo wami, ungifihlelelani ubuso bakho na?

¹⁵Ngihluphekile, ngingofayo kusukela ebusheni bami; ngithwele ukwesabeka kwakho, ngiphelile.

¹⁶Ulaka lwakho olushisayo lungehlele; ukwesabisa kwakho kungiqedile.

¹⁷Kungizungeza njengamanzi imihla yonke, kungikaka kanyekanye.

¹⁸Isihlobo nomngane ubaxoshele kude; ubumnyama bungumhlobo wami.