Psalms 55
1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
Beka indlebe, Nkulunkulu, emkhulekweni wami, ungazifihli ekunxuseni kwami.
2 Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught
Lalela kimi, ungiphendule; ngiyazulazula ekukhalazeni kwami, ngenza umsindo,
3 at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
ngenxa yelizwi lesitha, ngenxa yembandezelo yomubi; ngoba bangethwesa ububi, langentukuthelo bayangizonda.
4 My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
Inhliziyo yami iyafutha phakathi kwami, lezethuso zokufa ziwele phezu kwami.
5 Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
Uvalo lokuthuthumela kungifikele, lokwesaba okukhulu kungigubuzele.
6 I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
Ngasengisithi: Kungathi ngabe ngilempiko njengejuba! Bengizaphaphela khatshana, ngiphumule.
7 How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain.
Khangela, bengingabalekela khatshana ngihlale enkangala. (Sela)
8 I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”
Bengizaphangisisa ukuphunyuka kwami, ngisuke emoyeni ovunguzayo, esiphephweni.
9 O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
Sanganisa, Nkosi, yehlukanisa ulimi lwabo. Ngoba ngibone udlakela lokuxabana emzini.
10 Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.
Emini lebusuku bayawubhoda phezu kwemithangala yawo; njalo ububi lenkathazo kuphakathi kwawo.
11 Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
Inkohlakalo iphakathi kwawo; imbandezelo lenkohliso kakusuki emgwaqweni wawo.
12 For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
Ngoba kakusisitha esingiyangisayo, uba kunjalo bengizakuthwala; kakusuye ongizondayo oziphakamisa phezu kwami; uba kunjalo bengizamcatshela.
13 But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
Kodwa nguwe, umuntu olingana lami, umngane wami lowejwayelene lami.
14 We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
Esasicebisana ngokumnandi sonke, saya endlini kaNkulunkulu silixuku.
15 Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes. (Sheol h7585)
Ukufa kakubazume, kabehlele esihogweni bephila, ngoba ububi busemizini yabo, phakathi kwabo. (Sheol h7585)
16 But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
Mina ngizabiza uNkulunkulu, iNkosi ingisindise-ke.
17 Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
Kusihlwa lekuseni lemini ngizakhalaza ngikhale kakhulu, ibisilizwa ilizwi lami.
18 He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
Ikhululile umphefumulo wami ngokuthula empini emelene lami, ngoba babebanengi kimi.
19 God will hear and humiliate them— the One enthroned for the ages— (Selah) because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
UNkulunkulu uzakuzwa, abahluphe, ngitsho yena obehlezi endulo. (Sela) Ngoba bengelazinguquko, ngakho kabamesabi uNkulunkulu.
20 My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
Welule isandla sakhe kwabaxolelene laye, wasingcolisa isivumelwano sakhe.
21 His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
Umlomo wakhe wawubutshelezi kulolaza, kanti inhliziyo yakhe yimpi; amazwi akhe abuthakathaka kulamafutha, kanti azinkemba ezihwatshiweyo.
22 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
Phosela umthwalo wakho phezu kweNkosi, yona izakusekela; kayiyikuvuma lanini ukuthi olungileyo anyikinywe.
23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
Kodwa wena, Nkulunkulu, uzabehlisela emgodini wokubhujiswa; abantu begazi lenkohliso kabayikufinyelela lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yensuku zabo. Kodwa mina ngizathemba kuwe.
