Psalms 71
1 Lord, you are the one who keeps me safe; please don't disappoint me.
Kuwe, Nkosi, ngiyaphephela; kangingayangeki lanininini.
2 Save me, rescue me, because you always do what is right.
Ngikhulula ngokulunga kwakho, ungophule; beka indlebe yakho kimi, ungisindise.
3 Please listen to me, and save me. Be my rock of protection where I can always go and hide. You gave the command to save me; for you are my rock and fortress.
Woba lidwala lokuhlala kimi, ngiye kulo njalonjalo; ulayile ukungisindisa, ngoba ulidwala lami lenqaba yami.
4 My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of those who are evil and brutal.
Nkulunkulu wami, ngophula esandleni somubi lesandleni songalunganga lolesihluku.
5 For you, Lord God, are my hope. You are the one I have trusted since I was young.
Ngoba wena, ulithemba lami Nkosi, Jehova, ithemba lami kwasebutsheni bami.
6 I have depended on you since birth; you have taken care of me from my mother's womb. That's why I'm always praising you!
Ngeyame kuwe kwasesizalweni; nguwe owangikhupha esiswini sikamama; indumiso yami ingawe njalonjalo.
7 My life has been like a miracle to many people, for you have been my powerful protector.
Benginjengesimangaliso kwabanengi; kodwa wena uyisiphephelo sami esiqinileyo.
8 All day long I am full of praise for you, telling how wonderful you are!
Umlomo wami kawugcwaliswe ngendumiso yakho, usuku lonke ngodumo lwakho.
9 Don't reject me now I'm getting old. When my strength is gone, please don't abandon me.
Ungangilahli esikhathini sokuluphala, ungangitshiyi ekupheleni kwamandla ami.
10 For my enemies are talking about me; those who want to kill me are plotting together.
Ngoba izitha zami zikhuluma zimelene lami, labacathamela umphefumulo wami bayacebisana,
11 They say, “God has given up on him. Let's go after him because there's no one to save him.”
besithi: UNkulunkulu umtshiyile; zingelani, limbambe, ngoba kakho okhululayo.
12 God, please don't stay away from me. My God, hurry to help me!
Nkulunkulu, ungabi khatshana lami; Nkulunkulu wami, phangisela usizo lwami.
13 Defeat my accusers, get rid of them! May those who want to cause me trouble be covered with shame and disgrace!
Kabayangeke baphele abayizitha zomphefumulo wami, kabasitshekelwe yikuyangeka lehlazo labo abadinga ukoniwa kwami.
14 As for me, I will go on hoping in you, and I will praise you more and more.
Kodwa mina ngizathemba njalonjalo, ngengeze ekudunyisweni kwakho konke.
15 I will talk about your goodness and your salvation every day, even though it's more than I can understand.
Umlomo wami uzalandisa ukulunga kwakho, usuku lonke usindiso lwakho, ngoba kangiwazi amanani akho.
16 I will come and explain what the Lord has done. I will remind people that you alone do what is right.
Ngizahamba emandleni eNkosi uJehova, ngiqambe ukulunga kwakho, okwakho kuphela.
17 God, you have taught me since I was young, and I still tell others about all the wonderful things you do.
Nkulunkulu, ungifundisile kusukela ebutsheni bami, njalo kuze kube khathesi ngitshumayele izimangaliso zakho.
18 Even though I'm old and gray, please don't abandon me, God. Let me tell the new generation about your power. Let me explain to all who are to come the great things you do.
Lalapho sengiluphele sengiyimpunga, Nkulunkulu, ungangitshiyi, ngize ngitshumayele ingalo yakho kuso isizukulwana, amandla akho kuye wonke ozakuza.
19 God, your trustworthy and true nature is higher than the highest heaven! You have done incredible things! God, who is like you?
Lokulunga kwakho, Nkulunkulu, kufika ezingqongeni, owenze izinto ezinkulu; Nkulunkulu, ngubani onjengawe?
20 You had me face many troubles and plenty of misery, but you will bring me back to life; you will rise me up from the depths of the earth.
Ongenze ngabona inhlupheko ezinengi lezibuhlungu, uzangivuselela futhi, ungikhuphule futhi ezinzikini zomhlaba.
21 You will give me even greater prestige, and you will make me happy again.
Uzakwandisa ubukhulu bami, ungiduduze inhlangothi zonke.
22 Then I will praise you on the harp for your trustworthiness, my God. I will sing praises to you on the lyre, Holy One of Israel.
Lami ngizakudumisa ngogubhu lwezintambo, iqiniso lakho, Nkulunkulu wami; ngizahlabelela izibongo kuwe ngechacho, wena ongcwele kaIsrayeli.
23 I will shout for joy as I sing praises to you, for you have redeemed me.
Indebe zami zizamemeza ngentokozo lapho ngihlabelela kuwe, lomphefumulo wami owuhlengileyo.
24 All day long I will tell about all the good things you have done, for those who tried to cause me misery have been disgraced and humiliated.
Futhi ulimi lwami luzakhuluma ngokulunga kwakho usuku lonke, ngoba bayangekile, ngoba badumazeka, abadinga ukoniwa kwami.
