Psalms 9
1 For the music director. According to Muth-labben. A psalm of David. I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the amazing things you have done.
Kumqondisi wokuhlabelela. Ihlatshelwa njengengoma ethi “Ukufa kweNdodana.” Ihubo likaDavida. Ngizakudumisa, Oh Thixo, ngenhliziyo yami yonke; ngizafakaza ngazozonke izimangaliso zakho.
2 I will be glad and celebrate in you; I will sing praises to your wonderful nature, Most High God.
Ngizathokoza ngijabule ngawe, ngizahlabelela indumiso egameni lakho, wena oPhezukonke.
3 Those who hate me retreat; they fall back and die when you confront them.
Izitha zami ziyafulathela zibaleke; ziyakhubeka zitshabalale phambi kwakho.
4 For you have judged that I am right; you have decided fairly from your throne of judgment.
Ngoba ulisekele ilungelo lami; usuhlalile esihlalweni sakho sobukhosi wahlulela kakuhle.
5 You have condemned the nations; you have destroyed the wicked; you have wiped out their names forever and ever.
Uzikhuzile izizwe, wababhubhisa ababi; wawesula amabizo abo kuze kube nini lanini.
6 The enemies are finished, ruined forever; their cities are destroyed—even the memory of them is gone.
Ukubhidlika okungapheliyo kusehlele isitha sami, wawasiphuna amadolobho aso; lokukhunjulwa kwaso sekuphele nya.
7 But the Lord rules forever, his throne is set up for judgment.
UThixo uyabusa kuze kube nininini; usesimisile isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi ukuze ahlulele.
8 The Lord judges the world rightly; he judges the nations fairly.
Uzabusa umhlaba ngokulunga njalo uzakwahlulela abantu ngokufaneleyo.
9 The Lord is a place of safety for those who are oppressed, a fortress in times of trouble.
UThixo uyisiphephelo sabancindezelweyo, uyinqaba ezikhathini zokuhlupheka.
10 Those who know your nature trust in you, for you don't abandon those who come to you.
Labo abalaziyo ibizo lakho bazathemba kuwe, ngoba wena, Thixo, kawubafulatheli abakudingayo.
11 Sing praises to the Lord who reigns in Zion! Tell the nations what he has done!
Hlabelelani indumiso kuThixo esebukhosini eZiyoni; fakazani phakathi kwezizwe ngalokho akwenzileyo.
12 He does not forget to punish murderers; he does not ignore the cries of the suffering.
Ngoba yena ophindiselayo kulowo ochitha igazi uyakhumbula; akakudeli ukukhala kwabahlukuluzwayo.
13 Be gracious to me, Lord! Look at how my enemies are persecuting me! Grab me back from the gates of death,
Oh Thixo, ake ubone ukuthi izitha zami zingichukuluza njani! Yiba lesihawu ungenyule emasangweni okufa,
14 so I can praise you at Zion's gates, happy that you have saved me.
ukuze ngifakaze indumiso yakho emasangweni eNdodakazi yaseZiyoni kuthi khonale ngithokoze ngokusindisa kwakho.
15 The nations have fallen into their own pit they dug; their feet are trapped by their own net they set.
Izizwe ziwele emgodini eziwumbileyo; inyawo zazo zibanjwe emambuleni eziwathiyileyo.
16 The Lord is known for his fairness; the wicked are trapped by their own actions. (Higgaion, Selah)
UThixo waziwa ngokwahlulela kwakhe okulungileyo; ababi babanjwa yizenzo zezandla zabo.
Ababi babuyela engcwabeni, zonke izizwe ezikhohlwa uNkulunkulu. (Sheol h7585)
18 But the needy will not be ignored forever, the hope of those who suffer will not always be dashed.
Kodwa abaswelayo kabayikukhohlakala kokuphela, njalo lethemba labahlukuluzwayo kaliyikutshabalala.
19 Stand up, Lord! Don't let human beings win! Let the nations be brought before you for judgment!
Vuka Thixo, ungayekeli umuntu anqobe; akuthi izizwe zahlulelwe phambi kwakho.
20 Lord, terrify them! Let them know they are only human! (Selah)
Batshayise ngovalo, Oh Thixo; akuthi izizwe zikwazi ukuthi zingabantu nje.
