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,
Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wami, ngiyathembela kuwe; ngisindisa kubo bonke abangizingelayo, ungikhulule.
2 or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
Hlezi adabule umphefumulo wami njengesilwane, edabudabula, kungekho okhululayo.
3 O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wami, uba ngikwenzile lokhu, uba kukhona okubi ezandleni zami,
4 if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
uba ngiphindisele okubi kosekuthuleni lami (kuphela ngaphanga oyisitha sami ngaphandle kwesizatho),
5 then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.
isitha kasizingele umphefumulo wami, siwufice, siyinyathelele impilo yami emhlabathini, senze udumo lwami luhlale ethulini. (Sela)
6 Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
Vuka, Nkosi, ngolaka lwakho, ziphakamise ngenxa yentukuthelo yezitha zami; vuka ungimele; ulayile isahlulelo.
7 Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
Ngakho inhlangano yezizwe izakuhanqa; buya ngaphezulu phezu kwayo.
8 The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
INkosi izakwahlulela izizwe. Ngahlulela, Nkosi, njengokulunga kwami lanjengobuqotho bami obukimi.
9 Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
Ake buphele ububi bababi, kodwa umqinise olungileyo, ngoba ohlola inhliziyo lezinso nguNkulunkulu olungileyo.
10 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
Isihlangu sami sikuNkulunkulu osindisa abaqotho enhliziyweni.
11 God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
UNkulunkulu ngumahluleli olungileyo, njalo nguNkulunkulu othukuthelela omubi insuku zonke.
12 If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
Uba engaphenduki, uzalola inkemba yakhe; useligobile idandili lakhe walilungisa.
13 He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
Usemlungisele izikhali zokufa, wenzela abazingeli imitshoko yakhe etshisayo.
14 Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
Khangela, uhelelwa ngobubi, akhulelwe yikona, azale amanga.
15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
Agebhe umgodi awugubhe, abesewela egodini alenzileyo.
16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
Ububi bakhe buzabuyela phezu kwekhanda lakhe, lodlame lwakhe lwehlele enkanda yakhe.
17 I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
Ngizayidumisa iNkosi njengokulunga kwayo, ngihlabelele ibizo leNkosi ephezu konke.
