Psalms 85

1 Jehovah, thou have been favorable to thy land. Thou have brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Nkosi, ubulomusa elizweni lakho. Ubuyisile ukuthunjwa kukaJakobe.

2 Thou have forgiven the iniquity of thy people. Thou have covered all their sin. (Selah)

Wathethelela ububi babantu bakho, wasibekela zonke izono zabo. (Sela)

3 Thou have taken away all thy wrath. Thou have turned from the fierceness of thine anger.

Ukususile konke ukuthukuthela kwakho, waphenduka ekuvutheni kolaka lwakho.

4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine indignation toward us to cease.

Siphendule, Nkulunkulu wosindiso lwethu, wenze ulaka lwakho kithi luphele.

5 Will thou be angry with us forever? Will thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

Uzasithukuthelela kokuphela yini? Uzakwelulela ulaka lwakho esizukulwaneni lesizukulwana yini?

6 Will thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Kawuyikubuya usivuselele yini, ukuze abantu bakho bathokoze kuwe?

7 Show us thy loving kindness, O Jehovah, and grant us thy salvation.

Sitshengise umusa wakho, Nkosi, usinike usindiso lwakho.

8 I will hear what God, Jehovah, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, and to his sanctified. But let them not turn again to folly.

Ngizakuzwa lokho uNkulunkulu iNkosi azakukhuluma, ngoba uzakhuluma ukuthula ebantwini bakhe, lakwabangcwele bakhe, kodwa kabangabuyeli ebuwuleni.

9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

Isibili usindiso lwakhe luseduze kulabo abamesabayo ukuze kuhlale udumo elizweni lakithi.

10 Mercy and truth are met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Umusa leqiniso kuyahlangabezana, ukulunga lokuthula kwangene.

11 Truth springs out of the earth, and righteousness has looked down from heaven.

Iqiniso lizaphuma emhlabeni, lokulunga kuzakhangela phansi kusemazulwini.

12 Yea, Jehovah will give that which is good, and our land shall yield its increase.

Yebo, iNkosi izanika okuhle, lelizwe lethu lizathela isivuno salo.

13 Righteousness shall go before him, and shall make his footsteps a path.

Ukulunga kuzahamba phambi kwayo, kwenzele izinyathelo zayo indlela.