Psalms 82

1 A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the assembly of God, he judgeth among the gods.

Ihubo lika-Asafi UNkulunkulu usesihlalweni emhlanganweni omkhulu; nguye owahlulelayo phakathi kwabo “nkulunkulu”:

2 How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? (Selah)

“Koze kube nini livikela ababi na libonakala lithanda izigangi?

3 Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;

Lamlelani ababuthakathaka lezintandane; melani amalungelo abayanga labahlukuluzwayo.

4 Rescue the poor and needy, deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

Lamlelani ababuthakathaka labaswelayo; bephuleni esandleni sababi.

5 They know not, neither do they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved.

Onkulunkulu kabazi lutho, kabazwisisi lutho. Bayantula emnyameni; zonke izisekelo zomhlaba zixukuxiwe.

6 I have said, Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High;

Ngathi, ‘Lingo “nkulunkulu”; lonke lingamadodana akhe oPhezukonke.’

7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

Kodwa lizakufa lingabantu nje; lizakuwa njengamanye amakhosi wonke.”

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth; for thou shalt inherit all the nations.

Phakama, Oh Nkulunkulu, yahlulela umhlaba, ngoba zonke izizwe ziyilifa lakho.