Psalms 85
1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of the sons of Korah. Lord, you were good to your land: changing the fate of Jacob.
Nkosi, ubulomusa elizweni lakho. Ubuyisile ukuthunjwa kukaJakobe.
2 The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah)
Wathethelela ububi babantu bakho, wasibekela zonke izono zabo. (Sela)
3 You were no longer angry: you were turned from the heat of your wrath.
Ukususile konke ukuthukuthela kwakho, waphenduka ekuvutheni kolaka lwakho.
4 Come back to us, O God of our salvation, and be angry with us no longer.
Siphendule, Nkulunkulu wosindiso lwethu, wenze ulaka lwakho kithi luphele.
5 Will you go on being angry with us for ever? will you keep your wrath against us through all the long generations?
Uzasithukuthelela kokuphela yini? Uzakwelulela ulaka lwakho esizukulwaneni lesizukulwana yini?
6 Will you not give us life again, so that your people may be glad in you?
Kawuyikubuya usivuselele yini, ukuze abantu bakho bathokoze kuwe?
7 Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation.
Sitshengise umusa wakho, Nkosi, usinike usindiso lwakho.
8 I will give ear to the voice of the Lord; for he will say words of peace to his people and to his saints; but let them not go back to their foolish ways.
Ngizakuzwa lokho uNkulunkulu iNkosi azakukhuluma, ngoba uzakhuluma ukuthula ebantwini bakhe, lakwabangcwele bakhe, kodwa kabangabuyeli ebuwuleni.
9 Truly, his salvation is near to his worshippers; so that glory may be in our land.
Isibili usindiso lwakhe luseduze kulabo abamesabayo ukuze kuhlale udumo elizweni lakithi.
10 Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.
Umusa leqiniso kuyahlangabezana, ukulunga lokuthula kwangene.
11 Faith comes up from the earth like a plant; righteousness is looking down from heaven.
Iqiniso lizaphuma emhlabeni, lokulunga kuzakhangela phansi kusemazulwini.
12 The Lord will give what is good; and our land will give its increase.
Yebo, iNkosi izanika okuhle, lelizwe lethu lizathela isivuno salo.
13 Righteousness will go before him, making a way for his footsteps.
Ukulunga kuzahamba phambi kwayo, kwenzele izinyathelo zayo indlela.
