Psalms 129

1 A song of degrees. They haue often times afflicted me from my youth (may Israel nowe say)

Ingoma yemiqanso. Sebengihluphe kakhulu kusukela ebutsheni bami katsho njalo u-Israyeli,

2 They haue often times afflicted me from my youth: but they could not preuaile against me.

sebengihluphe kakhulu kusukela ebutsheni bami, kodwa kabangehlulanga.

3 The plowers plowed vpon my backe, and made long furrowes.

Abalimi bawulimile umhlane wami benza imifolo emide.

4 But the righteous Lord hath cut the cordes of the wicked.

Kodwa uThixo ulungile; ungikhulule ezintanjeni zababi.

5 They that hate Zion, shalbe all ashamed and turned backward.

Akuthi bonke abayizondayo iZiyoni babuyiselwe emuva beyangekile.

6 They shalbe as the grasse on the house tops, which withereth afore it commeth forth.

Sengathi bangaba njengotshani obukhula ephahleni obubuna bungakakhuli;

7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand, neither the glainer his lap:

umvuni angeke agcwalisa isandla sakhe ngabo, loba lowo obuthayo agcwalise izingalo zakhe.

8 Neither they, which go by, say, The blessing of the Lord be vpon you, or, We blesse you in the Name of the Lord.

Sengathi labo abadlulayo bangabokuthi, “Izibusiso zikaThixo mazibe kuwe; siyakubusisa ngegama likaThixo.”