Psalms 7
1 A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
Ishigayoni kaDavida ayihlabelela uThixo mayelana loKhushi umBhenjamini. Oh Thixo Nkulunkulu wami, ngiphephela kuwe; ngisindisa ungikhulule kubo bonke abangizingelayo,
2 or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
ngoba bazanginithiza njengesilwane bangiklebule iziqanyana kungekho ongangilamulela.
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
Oh Thixo, Nkulunkulu wami, nxa ngikwenzile lokhu izandla zami zilecala,
4 if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
nxa ngenze okubi kulowo ohlalisene kuhle lami loba ngisuke ngaphanga isitha sami kungelasizatho,
5 then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.
nxa kunjalo akuthi isitha sami singihlasele; masigxobagxobele impilo yami emhlabathini singibhuqabhuqele phansi ebhuqwini.
6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
Vuka, Oh Thixo, ngolaka lwakho; vuka uvimbele ukuthukuthela kwezitha zami. Vuka, Nkulunkulu wami, memezela ukwahlulela okuhle.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
Akuthi abantu bebuthene bakuhanqe busa phezu kwabo usekuphakameni.
8 The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
UThixo kahlulele bonke abantu. Ngahlulele, Oh Thixo ngokwanele ukulunga kwami, ngokwanele ubuqotho bami, wena oPhezukonke.
9 Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
Oh Nkulunkulu olungileyo, ohlolisisa imicabango lezinhliziyo, qeda udlakela lwababi ukuze abalungileyo bavikeleke.
10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
Isihlangu sami nguNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, osindisa abaqotho ngenhliziyo.
11 God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
UNkulunkulu ngumahluleli olungileyo, uNkulunkulu obonisa ulaka lwakhe insuku zonke.
12 If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
Nxa umuntu engadeli ububi bakhe uzalola inkemba yakhe; uzaligoba alithiye idandili lakhe.
13 He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
Usezilungisile izikhali zakhe ezibulalayo; uselungisa imitshoko yakhe evutha umlilo.
14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Lowo osuthiswe ngobubi akhulelwe yikona uzala ukuphumputheka.
15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
Lowo omba umgodi awuphande uwela kulowomgodi awumbileyo.
16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
Inkathazo ayidalileyo iyamphendukela; lesihluku sakhe sehlela phezu kwekhanda lakhe.
17 I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
Ngizambonga uThixo ngenxa yokulunga kwakhe; ngizahlabelela indumiso egameni likaThixo oPhezukonke.
