Psalms 85

1 For the music director. A psalm of the descendants of Korah Lord, you have shown your kindness to your land; you have restored Jacob's prosperity.

Nkosi, ubulomusa elizweni lakho. Ubuyisile ukuthunjwa kukaJakobe.

2 You took away your people's guilt; you forgave all their sins. (Selah)

Wathethelela ububi babantu bakho, wasibekela zonke izono zabo. (Sela)

3 You took back your fury; you turned away from your fierce anger.

Ukususile konke ukuthukuthela kwakho, waphenduka ekuvutheni kolaka lwakho.

4 Bring us back to you, God of our salvation! Take away your anger towards us.

Siphendule, Nkulunkulu wosindiso lwethu, wenze ulaka lwakho kithi luphele.

5 Are you going to be furious with us forever? Will you stay angry with us for all future generations?

Uzasithukuthelela kokuphela yini? Uzakwelulela ulaka lwakho esizukulwaneni lesizukulwana yini?

6 Won't you restore our lives so your people can find happiness in you?

Kawuyikubuya usivuselele yini, ukuze abantu bakho bathokoze kuwe?

7 Show us your trustworthy love, Lord! Give us your salvation!

Sitshengise umusa wakho, Nkosi, usinike usindiso lwakho.

8 Let me hear what God has to say. God speaks peace to his people, to those who trust in him. But they must not return to their foolish ways.

Ngizakuzwa lokho uNkulunkulu iNkosi azakukhuluma, ngoba uzakhuluma ukuthula ebantwini bakhe, lakwabangcwele bakhe, kodwa kabangabuyeli ebuwuleni.

9 Truly God's salvation is with those who do as he says. His glorious presence will live with us in our land.

Isibili usindiso lwakhe luseduze kulabo abamesabayo ukuze kuhlale udumo elizweni lakithi.

10 Trustworthiness and faithful love join together; goodness and peace have kissed each other.

Umusa leqiniso kuyahlangabezana, ukulunga lokuthula kwangene.

11 What is true grows up from the earth; what is right looks down from heaven.

Iqiniso lizaphuma emhlabeni, lokulunga kuzakhangela phansi kusemazulwini.

12 The Lord will certainly give us all that is good, and our land will produce fine crops.

Yebo, iNkosi izanika okuhle, lelizwe lethu lizathela isivuno salo.

13 Truth and right go ahead of him to prepare a path for him to walk on.

Ukulunga kuzahamba phambi kwayo, kwenzele izinyathelo zayo indlela.