Psalms 1

1 Blessed is the man who hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the chair of pestilence.

Ubusisiwe umuntu ongahambi ngezeluleko zababi; ongemiyo endleleni yezoni; ongahlaliyo esihlalweni sabaklolodayo.

2 But his will is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he shall meditate day and night.

Kodwa ukuthokoza kwakhe kusemthethweni kaThixo, futhi unakana ngomthetho wakhe imini lobusuku.

3 And he shall be like a tree which is planted near the running waters, which shall bring forth its fruit, in due season. And his leaf shall not fall off: and all whatsoever he shall do shall prosper.

Unjengesihlahla esihlanyelwe emifuleni yamanzi, esithela izithelo zaso ngesikhathi saso, ohlamvu laso kalibuni. Konke akwenzayo kuyaphumelela.

4 Not so the wicked, not so: but like the dust, which the wind driveth from the face of the earth.

Ababi kabanjalo! Banjengamakhoba aphetshulwa ngumoya.

5 Therefore the wicked shall not rise again in judgment: nor sinners in the council of the just.

Ngakho ababi kabayikuma ekwahlulelweni, noma izoni enkundleni yabalungileyo.

6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish.

Ngoba uThixo uyayilinda indlela yabalungileyo, kodwa indlela yababi iya ekubhujisweni.