Psalms 51
1 Unto the end, a psalm of David, When Nathan the prophet came to him after he had sinned with Bethsabee. Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity.
Ngihawukela, Nkulunkulu, ngokothandolomusa wakho; ngobunengi besihawu sakho yesula iziphambeko zami.
2 Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Ungigezisise ebubini bami, ungihlambulule esonweni sami.
3 For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me.
Ngoba mina ngiyazivuma iziphambeko zami, lesono sami sihlezi siphambi kwami.
4 To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words and mayst overcome when thou art judged.
Ngonile kuwe, kuwe wedwa, ngenze okubi emehlweni akho, ukuze kuthiwe ulungile ekukhulumeni kwakho, uhlanzeke ekwahluleleni kwakho.
5 For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me.
Khangela, ngazalelwa ebubini, lomama wangomulela esonweni.
6 For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me.
Khangela, uthanda iqiniso endaweni ezingaphakathi; lekusithekeni ungenza ngazi inhlakanipho.
7 Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.
Ngihlanze ngehisope, ngizahlambuluka; ngigezisa, ngizakuba mhlophe kuleliqhwa elikhithikileyo.
8 To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.
Ngizwise intokozo lenjabulo, ukuze athabe amathamboowachobozileyo.
9 Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Fihla ubuso bakho ezonweni zami, wesule zonke iziphambeko zami.
10 Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels.
Nkulunkulu, dala kimi inhliziyo ehlambulukileyo, njalo uvuselele umoya oqinileyo phakathi kwami.
11 Cast me not away from thy face; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
Ungangilahli ebusweni bakho, njalo ungasusi umoya wakho ongcwele kimi.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.
Buyisela kimi intokozo yosindiso lwakho, ungisekele ngomoya ovumayo.
13 I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to thee.
Khona ngizafundisa abaphambukayo indlela zakho, lezoni zizaphendukela kuwe.
14 Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice.
Ngikhulula ecaleni legazi, Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wosindiso lwami, ulimi lwami luzahlabelela kakhulu ngokulunga kwakho.
15 O Lord, thou wilt open my lips: and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
Nkosi, vula indebe zami, lomlomo wami uzamemezela indumiso yakho.
16 For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted.
Ngoba kawuthandi umhlatshelo, ngoba bengizawunika; kawuthokozi ngomnikelo wokutshiswa.
17 A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Imihlatshelo kaNkulunkulu ingumoya odabukileyo; inhliziyo edabukileyo leyephukileyo, Nkulunkulu, kawuyikuyidelela.
18 Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.
Yenzele iZiyoni okuhle ngokuthanda kwakho; uyakhe imiduli yeJerusalema.
19 Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings: then shall they lay calves upon thy altar.
Khona uzajabulela iminikelo yokulunga, umnikelo wokutshiswa, lomnikelo wonke; khona bezanikela amajongosi phezu kwelathi lakho.
