Psalms 60

1 O God thou have cast us off. Thou have broken us down. Thou have been angry. O restore us again.

Nkulunkulu, ubusilahlile, wasibhidliza, wathukuthela; buyela kithi.

2 Thou have made the land to tremble. Thou have torn it. Heal the breaking of it, for it shakes.

Uzamazamisile umhlaba, wawuqhekeza; silisa imikenke yawo, ngoba uyazamazama.

3 Thou have shown thy people hard things. Thou have made us to drink the wine of staggering.

Abantu bakho ubabonisile okulukhuni; usinathise iwayini lokudiyazela.

4 Thou have given a banner to those who fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. (Selah)

Ubanikile labo abakwesabayo isiboniso, ukuze siphakanyiswe ngenxa yeqiniso. (Sela)

5 That thy beloved ones may be delivered, save with thy right hand, and answer us.

Ukuze abathandekayo bakho bakhululwe; sindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene, usiphendule.

6 God has spoken in his holiness. I will exult. I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

UNkulunkulu ukhulumile ebungcweleni bakhe. Ngizathaba, ngilabe iShekema, ngilinganise isihotsha seSukothi.

7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.

Ngeyami iGileyadi, njalo ngowami uManase, loEfrayimi ungamandla ekhanda lami, uJuda ngumnikumthetho wami.

8 Moab is my wash pot. Upon Edom I will cast my shoe. Philistia, shout thou because of me.

UMowabi ungumganu wami wokugezela; phezu kukaEdoma ngizaphosela inyathela lami; mayelana lami, wena Filisti, memeza ngokunqoba.

9 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom?

Ngubani ozangisa emzini oqinileyo? Ngubani ozangiholela eEdoma?

10 Have not thou, O God, cast us off? And thou go not forth, O God, with our armies.

Kawusilahlanga yini, Nkulunkulu; kawuphumanga, Nkulunkulu, lamabutho ethu?

11 Give us help against the adversary, for vain is the help of man.

Siphe usizo ekuhlupheni, ngoba luyize uncedo lomuntu.

12 Through God we shall do valiantly, for he it is who will tread down our adversaries.

KuNkulunkulu sizakwenza ngobuqhawe, ngoba yena uzanyathelela phansi izitha zethu.