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 ngeseluleko sababi, ongemi endleleni yezoni, ongahlali esihlalweni sabagconayo;

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

kodwa intokozo yakhe isemlayweni weNkosi, uzindla ngomlayo wayo emini lebusuku.

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.

Njalo uzakuba njengesihlahla esihlanyelwe emifuleni yamanzi, esithela isithelo saso ngesikhathi saso, ohlamvu laso kaliyikubuna; lakho konke akwenzayo kuzaphumelela.

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

Ababi kabanjalo, kodwa banjengamakhoba umoya owaphephulayo.

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

Ngakho ababi kabayikuma ekwahlulelweni, lezoni enhlanganweni yabalungileyo.

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

Ngoba iNkosi iyayazi indlela yabalungileyo, kodwa indlela yababi izabhubha.