Psalms 10
1 Why do thou stand afar off, O Jehovah? Why do thou hide thyself in times of trouble?
Nkosi, umeleni khatshana? Ucatshelani ezikhathini zokuhlupheka?
2 In the pride of the wicked man the poor man is hotly pursued. Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.
Omubi ekuzigqajeni uyamzingelisisa umyanga; kababanjwe ngamagobe abawacebileyo.
3 For the wicked man boasts of his heart's desire. And the greedy man renounces, yea, despises Jehovah.
Ngoba omubi uyazikhukhumeza ngesifiso somphefumulo wakhe, uyasibusisa isihwaba, ayeyise iNkosi.
4 The wicked man, in the pride of his countenance, says, He will not require it. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
Omubi, ngokuzigqaja kobuso bakhe uthi: Kakubizi; kakho uNkulunkulu emicabangweni yakhe yonke.
5 His ways are profane at all times. Thy judgments are far above out of his sight. As for all his adversaries, he puffs at them.
Indlela zakhe ziqinile isikhathi sonke; izahlulelo zakho ziphakeme zikhatshana laye; izitha zakhe zonke uyazivuthela.
6 He says in his heart, I shall not be moved. To all generations I shall not be in adversity.
Uthi enhliziyweni yakhe: Kangiyikunyikinywa; ngoba esizukulwaneni lesizukulwana kangiyikuba sebunzimeni.
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
Umlomo wakhe ugcwele ukuthuka lezinkohliso lobuqili; ngaphansi kolimi lwakhe kukhona ukona lobubi.
8 He sits in the lurking-places of the villages. In the covert places he murders the innocent man. His eyes are secretly set against the poor man.
Uhlezi endaweni yokucathama yemizi, ezindaweni ezisithekileyo ubulala ongelacala; amehlo akhe akhangele othithibeleyo ngasese.
9 He lurks in secret as a lion in his covert. He lies in wait to catch the poor man. He catches the poor man when he draws him in his net.
Uyacatsha ekusithekeni njengesilwane ebhalwini lwaso; ucatshela ukumbamba ongumyanga, uyabamba ongumyanga ngokumhudulela embuleni lakhe.
10 He crouches, he bows down, and helpless men fall by his strong men.
Uyaqutha, uyakhothama, njalo umyanga awe ngokulamandla kwakhe.
11 He says in his heart, God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.
Uthi enhliziyweni yakhe: UNkulunkulu ukhohliwe, ufihle ubuso bakhe, kasoze abone lanini.
12 Arise, O Jehovah, O God, lift up thy hand. Do not forget the poor.
Sukuma, Nkosi! Nkulunkulu, phakamisa isandla sakho, ungabakhohlwa abahluphekayo.
13 Why does the wicked man despise God, and say in his heart, Thou will not require it?
Kungani omubi edelela uNkulunkulu? Uthi enhliziyweni yakhe: Kawuyikukubiza.
14 Thou have seen. For thou behold mischief and spite, to repay with thy hand. The poor man commits himself to thee. Thou have been the helper of the fatherless.
Uyabona, ngoba wena uyakhangela ububi lenhlupheko, ukukubeka esandleni sakho. Umyanga uyazinikela kuwe; wena ungumsizi wezintandane.
15 Break thou the arm of the sinner and the evil man. His wickedness shall be sought, and shall not be found.
Yephula ingalo yokhohlakeleyo lomubi; dinga inkohlakalo yakhe ukuze ungabe usayithola.
16 Jehovah is King forever and ever. The nations have perished out of his land.
UJehova yiNkosi kuze kube nini lanini; izizwe zibhubhile elizweni layo.
17 Jehovah, thou have heard the desire of the humble. Thou will prepare their heart, thou will cause thine ear to hear,
Nkosi, uzwile isifiso sabathobekileyo, uzaqinisa inhliziyo yabo, wenze indlebe yakho izwe,
18 to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may no more be terrible.
ukwahlulela intandane locindezelweyo, ukuze umuntu wasemhlabeni angabe esesabeka.
