Psalms 71
1 A psalm for David. Of the sons of Jonadab, and the former captives. In thee, O Lord, I have hoped, let me never be put to confusion:
Kuwe, Nkosi, ngiyaphephela; kangingayangeki lanininini.
2 Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.
Ngikhulula ngokulunga kwakho, ungophule; beka indlebe yakho kimi, ungisindise.
3 Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of strength: that thou mayst make me safe. For thou art my firmament and my refuge.
Woba lidwala lokuhlala kimi, ngiye kulo njalonjalo; ulayile ukungisindisa, ngoba ulidwala lami lenqaba yami.
4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the sinner, and out of the hand of the transgressor of the law and of the unjust.
Nkulunkulu wami, ngophula esandleni somubi lesandleni songalunganga lolesihluku.
5 For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;
Ngoba wena, ulithemba lami Nkosi, Jehova, ithemba lami kwasebutsheni bami.
6 By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother’s womb thou art my protector. Of thee shall I continually sing:
Ngeyame kuwe kwasesizalweni; nguwe owangikhupha esiswini sikamama; indumiso yami ingawe njalonjalo.
7 I run become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.
Benginjengesimangaliso kwabanengi; kodwa wena uyisiphephelo sami esiqinileyo.
8 Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.
Umlomo wami kawugcwaliswe ngendumiso yakho, usuku lonke ngodumo lwakho.
9 Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.
Ungangilahli esikhathini sokuluphala, ungangitshiyi ekupheleni kwamandla ami.
10 For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,
Ngoba izitha zami zikhuluma zimelene lami, labacathamela umphefumulo wami bayacebisana,
11 Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.
besithi: UNkulunkulu umtshiyile; zingelani, limbambe, ngoba kakho okhululayo.
12 O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help.
Nkulunkulu, ungabi khatshana lami; Nkulunkulu wami, phangisela usizo lwami.
13 Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and shame that seek my hurt.
Kabayangeke baphele abayizitha zomphefumulo wami, kabasitshekelwe yikuyangeka lehlazo labo abadinga ukoniwa kwami.
14 But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.
Kodwa mina ngizathemba njalonjalo, ngengeze ekudunyisweni kwakho konke.
15 My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning,
Umlomo wami uzalandisa ukulunga kwakho, usuku lonke usindiso lwakho, ngoba kangiwazi amanani akho.
16 I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.
Ngizahamba emandleni eNkosi uJehova, ngiqambe ukulunga kwakho, okwakho kuphela.
17 Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.
Nkulunkulu, ungifundisile kusukela ebutsheni bami, njalo kuze kube khathesi ngitshumayele izimangaliso zakho.
18 And unto old age and grey hairs: O God, forsake me not, Until I shew forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come: Thy power,
Lalapho sengiluphele sengiyimpunga, Nkulunkulu, ungangitshiyi, ngize ngitshumayele ingalo yakho kuso isizukulwana, amandla akho kuye wonke ozakuza.
19 And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?
Lokulunga kwakho, Nkulunkulu, kufika ezingqongeni, owenze izinto ezinkulu; Nkulunkulu, ngubani onjengawe?
20 How great troubles hast thou shewn me, many and grievous: and turning thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back again from the depths of the earth:
Ongenze ngabona inhlupheko ezinengi lezibuhlungu, uzangivuselela futhi, ungikhuphule futhi ezinzikini zomhlaba.
21 Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.
Uzakwandisa ubukhulu bami, ungiduduze inhlangothi zonke.
22 For I will also confess to thee thy truth with the instruments of psaltery: O God, I will sing to thee with the harp, thou holy one of Israel.
Lami ngizakudumisa ngogubhu lwezintambo, iqiniso lakho, Nkulunkulu wami; ngizahlabelela izibongo kuwe ngechacho, wena ongcwele kaIsrayeli.
23 My lips shall greatly rejoice, when I shall sing to thee; and my soul which thou hast redeemed.
Indebe zami zizamemeza ngentokozo lapho ngihlabelela kuwe, lomphefumulo wami owuhlengileyo.
24 Yea and my tongue shall meditate on thy justice all the day; when they shall be confounded and put to shame that seek evils to me.
Futhi ulimi lwami luzakhuluma ngokulunga kwakho usuku lonke, ngoba bayangekile, ngoba badumazeka, abadinga ukoniwa kwami.
