Psalms 64

1 To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice in my plaint; preserve my life from fear of the enemy:

Zwana, Nkulunkulu, ilizwi lami esikhalazweni sami, ulondoloze impilo yami ekwesabeni isitha.

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity,

Ungifihle ecebeni elifihliweyo lababi, ekuxokozeleni kwabenzi bobubi,

3 Who have sharpened their tongue like a sword, [and] have aimed their arrow, a bitter word;

abalola ulimi lwabo njengenkemba, bagobise umtshoko wabo, ngitsho amazwi ababayo,

4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

ukutshoka opheleleyo besekusithekeni; bahle bamtshoke, bengesabi.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter, they concert to hide snares; they say, Who will see them?

Baziqinisa edabeni olubi, bekhuluma ngokuthiya, bathi: Ngubani ongayibona?

6 They devise iniquities: We have it ready, the plan is diligently sought out. And each one's inward [thought] and heart is deep.

Badingisisa iziphambeko; silungile ngecebo elicetshwe ngobuqili; umcabango wangaphakathi womuntu kanye lenhliziyo kujulile.

7 But God will shoot an arrow at them: suddenly are they wounded;

Kodwa uNkulunkulu uzabatshoka ngomtshoko masinyane; bazalinyazwa.

8 By their own tongue they are made to fall over one another: all that see them shall flee away.

Njalo bazakwenza olwabo ulimi luwele phezu kwabo; bonke abababonayo bazabaleka.

9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare God's doing; and they shall wisely consider his work.

Labo bonke abantu bazakwesaba, batshumayele isenzo sikaNkulunkulu, baqedisise umsebenzi wakhe.

10 The righteous shall rejoice in Jehovah, and trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Olungileyo uzajabula eNkosini, aphephele kuyo; bonke abaqotho ngenhliziyo bazazincoma.