Psalms 50
1 A Psalm. Of Asaph. The God of gods, even the Lord, has sent out his voice, and the earth is full of fear; from the coming up of the sun to its going down.
USomandla, uNkulunkulu, iNkosi, ukhulumile, ubiza umhlaba kusukela ekuphumeni kwelanga kuze kube sekutshoneni kwalo.
2 From Zion, most beautiful of places, God has sent out his light.
EseZiyoni, ukuphelela kobuhle, uNkulunkulu ukhanyile.
3 Our God will come, and will not keep quiet; with fire burning before him, and storm-winds round him.
UNkulunkulu wethu uzakuza, kayikuthula; umlilo phambi kwakhe uzaqothula, enhlangothini zonke zakhe kuzakuba lesiphepho esikhulu.
4 His voice will go out to the heavens and to the earth, for the judging of his people:
Uzabiza amazulu ephezulu, lomhlaba, ukwahlulela abantu bakhe.
5 Let my saints come together to me; those who have made an agreement with me by offerings.
Buthelani kimi abangcwele bami, abenza isivumelwano lami ngomhlatshelo.
6 And let the heavens make clear his righteousness; for God himself is the judge. (Selah)
Lamazulu azatshumayela ukulunga kwakhe, ngoba uNkulunkulu ngokwakhe ungumahluleli. (Sela)
7 Give ear, O my people, to my words; O Israel, I will be a witness against you; I am God, even your God.
Zwanini bantu bami, ngizakhuluma; Israyeli, ngizafakaza ngimelene lawe. NginguNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wakho.
8 I will not take up a cause against you because of your offerings, or because of your burned offerings, which are ever before me.
Kangikusoli ngenxa yemihlatshelo yakho; leminikelo yakho yokutshiswa ihlala iphambi kwami.
9 I will take no ox out of your house, or he-goats from your flocks;
Kangiyikuthatha ijongosi elivela emzini wakho, lezimpongo ezivela ezibayeni zakho.
10 For every beast of the woodland is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
Ngoba ngeyami yonke inyamazana yehlathi, izinkomo ezisentabeni eziyizinkulungwane.
11 I see all the birds of the mountains, and the beasts of the field are mine.
Ngiyazazi izinyoni zonke zezintaba, lezilo zommango zikimi.
12 If I had need of food, I would not give you word of it; for the earth is mine and all its wealth.
Uba bengilambile, bengingayikukutshela, ngoba umhlaba ngowami lokugcwala kwawo.
13 Am I to take the flesh of the ox for my food, or the blood of goats for my drink?
Ngizayidla yini inyama yezinkunzi, kumbe nginathe igazi lezimpongo?
14 Make an offering of praise to God; keep the agreements which you have made with the Most High;
Nikela kuNkulunkulu umhlatshelo wokubonga, ukhokhe izithembiso zakho koPhezukonke.
15 Let your voice come up to me in the day of trouble; I will be your saviour, so that you may give glory to me.
Ungibize osukwini lokuhlupheka, ngizakukhulula, ubusungidumisa.
16 But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth?
Kodwa komubi uNkulunkulu uthi: Ulani lokuthi utshumayele izimiso zami, kumbe uthathe isivumelwano sami emlonyeni wakho?
17 Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.
Ngoba wena uzonda ukuqondiswa, ulahla amazwi ami emva kwakho.
18 When you saw a thief, you were in agreement with him, and you were joined with those who took other men's wives.
Uba ubona isela, uthokozelana lalo, lesabelo sakho sisezifebeni.
19 You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.
Umlomo wakho uyawunikela ebubini, lolimi lwakho luqambe inkohliso.
20 You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son.
Uhlala ukhulume umelene lomfowenu, uhlebe indodana kanyoko.
21 These things have you done, and I said nothing; it seemed to you that I was such a one as yourself; but I will make a protest against you, and put them in order before your eyes.
Lezizinto uzenzile, ngathula; wacabanga ukuthi nginjengawe kanye. Ngizakukhuza, ngikuhlele phambi kwamehlo akho.
22 Now keep this in mind, you who have no memory of God, for fear that you may be crushed under my hand, with no one to give you help:
Kuqapheleni-ke lokhu, lina elikhohlwa uNkulunkulu, hlezi ngilidabule, kungabi khona okukhululayo.
23 Whoever makes an offering of praise gives glory to me; and to him who is upright in his ways I will make clear the salvation of God.
Onikela umnikelo wokubonga uyangidumisa; lolungisa indlela yakhe ngizambonisa usindiso lukaNkulunkulu.
