< Psalms 83 >

1 A Song. A Psalm. Of Asaph. O God, do not keep quiet: let your lips be open and take no rest, O God.
Nkulunkulu, ungazithuleli; ungathuli, ungathi zwi, Nkulunkulu.
2 For see! those who make war on you are out of control; your haters are lifting up their heads.
Ngoba, khangela, izitha zakho ziyaxokozela, labakuzondayo baphakamise ikhanda.
3 They have made wise designs against your people, talking together against those whom you keep in a secret place.
Benzela abantu bakho iseluleko sobuqili, bacebisana bemelene labafihliweyo bakho.
4 They have said, Come, let us put an end to them as a nation; so that the name of Israel may go out of man's memory.
Bathi: Wozani, sibaqume, bangabi yisizwe, lebizo likaIsrayeli lingabe lisakhunjulwa.
5 For they have all come to an agreement; they are all joined together against you:
Ngoba bacebisana nganhliziyonye, benza isivumelwano esimelana lawe;
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagarites;
amathente eEdoma, lamaIshmayeli; iMowabi, lamaHagari;
7 Gebal and Ammon and Amalek; the Philistines and the people of Tyre;
iGebali, leAmoni, leAmaleki; amaFilisti kanye labahlali beTire;
8 Assur is joined with them; they have become the support of the children of Lot. (Selah)
iAshuri layo isizihlanganise labo; bebeyingalo ebantwaneni bakaLothi. (Sela)
9 Do to them what you did to the Midianites; what you did to Sisera and Jabin, at the stream of Kishon:
Yenza kubo njengeMidiyani, njengoSisera, njengoJabini, esifuleni iKishoni.
10 Who came to destruction at En-dor; their bodies became dust and waste.
Babhubhela eEndori, baba ngumquba womhlabathi.
11 Make their chiefs like Oreb and Zeeb; and all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna:
Yenza zona izikhulu zabo zibe njengoOrebi lanjengoZebi, lawo wonke amakhosana abo abe njengoZeba lanjengoZalimuna,
12 Who have said, Let us take for our heritage the resting-place of God.
abathi: Kasizithathele amadlelo kaNkulunkulu abe ngawethu.
13 O my God, make them like the rolling dust; like dry stems before the wind.
Nkulunkulu wami, benze babe njengokuhwithwayo, njengamakhoba phambi komoya,
14 As fire burning a wood, and as a flame causing fire on the mountains,
njengomlilo utshisa ihlathi, lanjengelangabi lithungela izintaba.
15 So go after them with your strong wind, and let them be full of fear because of your storm.
Ngokunjalo baxotshe ngesivunguzane sakho, ubethuse ngesiphepho sakho.
16 Let their faces be full of shame; so that they may give honour to your name, O Lord.
Gcwalisa ubuso babo ngehlazo, ukuze balidinge ibizo lakho, Nkosi.
17 Let them be overcome and troubled for ever; let them be put to shame and come to destruction;
Kababe lenhloni bethuke kuze kube nininini, yebo, badunyazwe babhubhe.
18 So that men may see that you only, whose name is Yahweh, are Most High over all the earth.
Ukuze bazi ukuthi nguwe wedwa, obizo lakho nguJehova, oPhezukonke emhlabeni wonke.

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