Psalms 144
1 [A Psalm] of David. Blessed be Jehovah my rock, who teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight;
ElikaDavida. Udumo kalube kuThixo iDwala lami, yena ofundisa izandla zami ukulwa impi, leminwe yami ukuhlasela.
2 My mercy and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me!
UnguNkulunkulu wami othandekayo lenqaba yami, inqaba yami lomkhululi wami, isihlangu sami engiphephela kuso, othobisa abantu bami ngaphansi kwami.
3 Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him, the son of man, that thou takest thought of him?
Kambe Thixo, umuntu uyini ungaze umnanze, indodana yomuntu ukuthi uyikhumbule na?
4 Man is like to vanity; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.
Umuntu unjengomphefumulo; insuku zakhe zinjengesithunzi esidlulayo masinyane.
5 Jehovah, bow thy heavens, and come down; touch the mountains, that they smoke;
Yahlukanisa izulu lakho, Oh Thixo, wehlele phansi; thinta izintaba, ukuze zithunqe intuthu.
6 Cast forth lightnings, and scatter them; send forth thine arrows, and discomfit them:
Thumela umbane uzihlakaze izitha; phosa imitshoko yakho zichitheke.
7 Stretch out thy hands from above; rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of aliens,
Yelula isandla sakho sisuka phezulu; ngihlenga ungikhulule emanzini alamandla abezizweni
8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
omilomo yabo igcwele amanga, ozandla zabo zokunene zilenkohliso.
9 O God, I will sing a new song unto thee; with the ten-stringed lute will I sing psalms unto thee:
Ngizakuhlabelela ingoma entsha, Oh Nkulunkulu; ngechacho lezintambo ezilitshumi ngizakutshayela ingoma,
10 Who givest salvation unto kings; who rescuest David thy servant from the hurtful sword.
kuye yedwa onika amakhosi ukunqoba, ohlenga inceku yakhe uDavida enkembeni ebulalayo.
11 Rescue me, and deliver me from the hand of aliens, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
Ngihlenge, ungikhulule ezandleni zabezizwe omilomo yabo igcwele amanga, ozandla zabo zokunene zilenkohliso.
12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; our daughters as corner-columns, sculptured after the fashion of a palace:
Kuzakuthi amadodana ethu ebutsheni bawo azakuba njengezihlahla ezikhuliswa kuhle, kuthi amadodakazi ethu abe njengezinsika ezibazelwe ukucecisa isigodlo.
13 Our granaries full, affording all manner of store; our sheep bringing forth thousands, ten thousands in our pastures;
Iziphala zethu zizagcwala ngemihlobo yonke yokudla. Izimvu zethu zizakwanda ngezinkulungwane, ngamatshumi ezinkulungwane emadlelweni ethu;
14 Our kine laden [with young]; no breaking in and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets.
inkabi zethu zizadonsa imithwalo enzima. Akusayikuba khona ukubhidlizwa kwemiduli, ukuya ebugqilini, lokukhala kosizi emigwaqweni yakithi.
15 Blessed the people that is in such a case! Blessed the people whose God is Jehovah!
Babusisiwe labobantu lokhu okuzakwenzakala kubo; babusisiwe abantu oNkulunkulu wabo ngu Thixo.
