Psalms 85
1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
Nkosi, ubulomusa elizweni lakho. Ubuyisile ukuthunjwa kukaJakobe.
2 You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin.
Wathethelela ububi babantu bakho, wasibekela zonke izono zabo. (Sela)
3 You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.
Ukususile konke ukuthukuthela kwakho, waphenduka ekuvutheni kolaka lwakho.
4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.
Siphendule, Nkulunkulu wosindiso lwethu, wenze ulaka lwakho kithi luphele.
5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You draw out Your anger to all generations?
Uzasithukuthelela kokuphela yini? Uzakwelulela ulaka lwakho esizukulwaneni lesizukulwana yini?
6 Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You?
Kawuyikubuya usivuselele yini, ukuze abantu bakho bathokoze kuwe?
7 Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.
Sitshengise umusa wakho, Nkosi, usinike usindiso lwakho.
8 I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.
Ngizakuzwa lokho uNkulunkulu iNkosi azakukhuluma, ngoba uzakhuluma ukuthula ebantwini bakhe, lakwabangcwele bakhe, kodwa kabangabuyeli ebuwuleni.
9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
Isibili usindiso lwakhe luseduze kulabo abamesabayo ukuze kuhlale udumo elizweni lakithi.
10 Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
Umusa leqiniso kuyahlangabezana, ukulunga lokuthula kwangene.
11 Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
Iqiniso lizaphuma emhlabeni, lokulunga kuzakhangela phansi kusemazulwini.
12 The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
Yebo, iNkosi izanika okuhle, lelizwe lethu lizathela isivuno salo.
13 Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.
Ukulunga kuzahamba phambi kwayo, kwenzele izinyathelo zayo indlela.
