Psalms 10
1 Why do you keep far away, O Lord? why are you not to be seen in times of trouble?
Nkosi, umeleni khatshana? Ucatshelani ezikhathini zokuhlupheka?
2 The evil-doer in his pride is cruel to the poor; let him be taken by the tricks of his invention.
Omubi ekuzigqajeni uyamzingelisisa umyanga; kababanjwe ngamagobe abawacebileyo.
3 For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.
Ngoba omubi uyazikhukhumeza ngesifiso somphefumulo wakhe, uyasibusisa isihwaba, ayeyise iNkosi.
4 The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.
Omubi, ngokuzigqaja kobuso bakhe uthi: Kakubizi; kakho uNkulunkulu emicabangweni yakhe yonke.
5 His ways are ever fixed; your decisions are higher than he may see: as for his haters, they are as nothing to him.
Indlela zakhe ziqinile isikhathi sonke; izahlulelo zakho ziphakeme zikhatshana laye; izitha zakhe zonke uyazivuthela.
6 He has said in his heart, I will not be moved: through all generations I will never be in trouble.
Uthi enhliziyweni yakhe: Kangiyikunyikinywa; ngoba esizukulwaneni lesizukulwana kangiyikuba sebunzimeni.
7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
Umlomo wakhe ugcwele ukuthuka lezinkohliso lobuqili; ngaphansi kolimi lwakhe kukhona ukona lobubi.
8 He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.
Uhlezi endaweni yokucathama yemizi, ezindaweni ezisithekileyo ubulala ongelacala; amehlo akhe akhangele othithibeleyo ngasese.
9 He keeps himself in a secret place like a lion in his hole, waiting to put his hands on the poor man, and pulling him into his net.
Uyacatsha ekusithekeni njengesilwane ebhalwini lwaso; ucatshela ukumbamba ongumyanga, uyabamba ongumyanga ngokumhudulela embuleni lakhe.
10 The upright are crushed and made low, and the feeble are overcome by his strong ones.
Uyaqutha, uyakhothama, njalo umyanga awe ngokulamandla kwakhe.
11 He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.
Uthi enhliziyweni yakhe: UNkulunkulu ukhohliwe, ufihle ubuso bakhe, kasoze abone lanini.
12 Up! O Lord; let your hand be lifted: give thought to the poor.
Sukuma, Nkosi! Nkulunkulu, phakamisa isandla sakho, ungabakhohlwa abahluphekayo.
13 Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?
Kungani omubi edelela uNkulunkulu? Uthi enhliziyweni yakhe: Kawuyikukubiza.
14 You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.
Uyabona, ngoba wena uyakhangela ububi lenhlupheko, ukukubeka esandleni sakho. Umyanga uyazinikela kuwe; wena ungumsizi wezintandane.
15 Let the arm of the sinner and the evil-doer be broken; go on searching for his sin till there is no more.
Yephula ingalo yokhohlakeleyo lomubi; dinga inkohlakalo yakhe ukuze ungabe usayithola.
16 The Lord is King for ever and ever; the nations are gone from his land.
UJehova yiNkosi kuze kube nini lanini; izizwe zibhubhile elizweni layo.
17 Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:
Nkosi, uzwile isifiso sabathobekileyo, uzaqinisa inhliziyo yabo, wenze indlebe yakho izwe,
18 To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.
ukwahlulela intandane locindezelweyo, ukuze umuntu wasemhlabeni angabe esesabeka.
