Psalms 55
1 To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Beka indlebe, Nkulunkulu, emkhulekweni wami, ungazifihli ekunxuseni kwami.
2 Attend unto me, and answer me: I wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud,
Lalela kimi, ungiphendule; ngiyazulazula ekukhalazeni kwami, ngenza umsindo,
3 Because of the voice of the enemy; because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
ngenxa yelizwi lesitha, ngenxa yembandezelo yomubi; ngoba bangethwesa ububi, langentukuthelo bayangizonda.
4 My heart is writhing within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Inhliziyo yami iyafutha phakathi kwami, lezethuso zokufa ziwele phezu kwami.
5 Fear and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Uvalo lokuthuthumela kungifikele, lokwesaba okukhulu kungigubuzele.
6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away, and be at rest;
Ngasengisithi: Kungathi ngabe ngilempiko njengejuba! Bengizaphaphela khatshana, ngiphumule.
7 Behold, I would flee afar off, I would lodge in the wilderness; (Selah)
Khangela, bengingabalekela khatshana ngihlale enkangala. (Sela)
8 I would hasten my escape from the stormy wind, from the tempest.
Bengizaphangisisa ukuphunyuka kwami, ngisuke emoyeni ovunguzayo, esiphephweni.
9 Swallow [them] up, Lord; divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Sanganisa, Nkosi, yehlukanisa ulimi lwabo. Ngoba ngibone udlakela lokuxabana emzini.
10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; and iniquity and mischief are in the midst of it.
Emini lebusuku bayawubhoda phezu kwemithangala yawo; njalo ububi lenkathazo kuphakathi kwawo.
11 Perversities are in the midst thereof; and oppression and deceit depart not from its streets.
Inkohlakalo iphakathi kwawo; imbandezelo lenkohliso kakusuki emgwaqweni wawo.
12 For it is not an enemy that hath reproached me — then could I have borne it; neither is it he that hateth me that hath magnified [himself] against me — then would I have hidden myself from him;
Ngoba kakusisitha esingiyangisayo, uba kunjalo bengizakuthwala; kakusuye ongizondayo oziphakamisa phezu kwami; uba kunjalo bengizamcatshela.
13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, mine intimate, my familiar friend. ...
Kodwa nguwe, umuntu olingana lami, umngane wami lowejwayelene lami.
14 We who held sweet intercourse together. To the house of God we walked amid the throng.
Esasicebisana ngokumnandi sonke, saya endlini kaNkulunkulu silixuku.
15 Let death seize upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwellings, in their midst. (Sheol h7585)
Ukufa kakubazume, kabehlele esihogweni bephila, ngoba ububi busemizini yabo, phakathi kwabo. (Sheol h7585)
16 As for me, unto God will I call; and Jehovah will save me.
Mina ngizabiza uNkulunkulu, iNkosi ingisindise-ke.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray and moan aloud; and he will hear my voice.
Kusihlwa lekuseni lemini ngizakhalaza ngikhale kakhulu, ibisilizwa ilizwi lami.
18 He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle against me: for there were many about me.
Ikhululile umphefumulo wami ngokuthula empini emelene lami, ngoba babebanengi kimi.
19 God will hear, and afflict them: he that is seated of old, (Selah) ...because there is no change in them, and they fear not God.
UNkulunkulu uzakuzwa, abahluphe, ngitsho yena obehlezi endulo. (Sela) Ngoba bengelazinguquko, ngakho kabamesabi uNkulunkulu.
20 He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant.
Welule isandla sakhe kwabaxolelene laye, wasingcolisa isivumelwano sakhe.
21 Smooth were the milky [words] of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords.
Umlomo wakhe wawubutshelezi kulolaza, kanti inhliziyo yakhe yimpi; amazwi akhe abuthakathaka kulamafutha, kanti azinkemba ezihwatshiweyo.
22 Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Phosela umthwalo wakho phezu kweNkosi, yona izakusekela; kayiyikuvuma lanini ukuthi olungileyo anyikinywe.
23 And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee.
Kodwa wena, Nkulunkulu, uzabehlisela emgodini wokubhujiswa; abantu begazi lenkohliso kabayikufinyelela lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yensuku zabo. Kodwa mina ngizathemba kuwe.
