Psalms 55
1 To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme of David to give instruction. Heare my prayer, O God, and hide not thy selfe from my supplication.
Beka indlebe, Nkulunkulu, emkhulekweni wami, ungazifihli ekunxuseni kwami.
2 Hearken vnto me, and answere me: I mourne in my prayer, and make a noyse,
Lalela kimi, ungiphendule; ngiyazulazula ekukhalazeni kwami, ngenza umsindo,
3 For the voyce of the enemie, and for the vexation of ye wicked, because they haue brought iniquitie vpon me, and furiously hate me.
ngenxa yelizwi lesitha, ngenxa yembandezelo yomubi; ngoba bangethwesa ububi, langentukuthelo bayangizonda.
4 Mine heart trembleth within mee, and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me.
Inhliziyo yami iyafutha phakathi kwami, lezethuso zokufa ziwele phezu kwami.
5 Feare and trembling are come vpon mee, and an horrible feare hath couered me.
Uvalo lokuthuthumela kungifikele, lokwesaba okukhulu kungigubuzele.
6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a doue: then would I flie away and rest.
Ngasengisithi: Kungathi ngabe ngilempiko njengejuba! Bengizaphaphela khatshana, ngiphumule.
7 Beholde, I woulde take my flight farre off, and lodge in the wildernes. (Selah)
Khangela, bengingabalekela khatshana ngihlale enkangala. (Sela)
8 Hee would make haste for my deliuerance from the stormie winde and tempest.
Bengizaphangisisa ukuphunyuka kwami, ngisuke emoyeni ovunguzayo, esiphephweni.
9 Destroy, O Lord, and deuide their tongues: for I haue seene crueltie and strife in the citie.
Sanganisa, Nkosi, yehlukanisa ulimi lwabo. Ngoba ngibone udlakela lokuxabana emzini.
10 Day and night they goe about it vpon the walles thereof: both iniquitie and mischiefe are in the middes of it.
Emini lebusuku bayawubhoda phezu kwemithangala yawo; njalo ububi lenkathazo kuphakathi kwawo.
11 Wickednes is in the middes thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streetes.
Inkohlakalo iphakathi kwawo; imbandezelo lenkohliso kakusuki emgwaqweni wawo.
12 Surely mine enemie did not defame mee: for I could haue borne it: neither did mine aduersarie exalt himselfe against mee: for I would haue hid me from him.
Ngoba kakusisitha esingiyangisayo, uba kunjalo bengizakuthwala; kakusuye ongizondayo oziphakamisa phezu kwami; uba kunjalo bengizamcatshela.
13 But it was thou, O man, euen my companion, my guide and my familiar:
Kodwa nguwe, umuntu olingana lami, umngane wami lowejwayelene lami.
14 Which delited in consulting together, and went into the House of God as companions.
Esasicebisana ngokumnandi sonke, saya endlini kaNkulunkulu silixuku.
15 Let death sense vpon them: let them goe downe quicke into the graue: for wickednes is in their dwellings, euen in the middes of them. (Sheol h7585)
Ukufa kakubazume, kabehlele esihogweni bephila, ngoba ububi busemizini yabo, phakathi kwabo. (Sheol h7585)
16 But I will call vnto God, and the Lord will saue me.
Mina ngizabiza uNkulunkulu, iNkosi ingisindise-ke.
17 Euening and morning, and at noone will I pray, and make a noyse, and he wil heare my voice.
Kusihlwa lekuseni lemini ngizakhalaza ngikhale kakhulu, ibisilizwa ilizwi lami.
18 He hath deliuered my soule in peace from the battel, that was against me: for many were with me.
Ikhululile umphefumulo wami ngokuthula empini emelene lami, ngoba babebanengi kimi.
19 God shall heare and afflict them, euen hee that reigneth of olde, (Selah) because they haue no changes, therefore they feare not God.
UNkulunkulu uzakuzwa, abahluphe, ngitsho yena obehlezi endulo. (Sela) Ngoba bengelazinguquko, ngakho kabamesabi uNkulunkulu.
20 Hee layed his hande vpon such, as be at peace with him, and he brake his couenant.
Welule isandla sakhe kwabaxolelene laye, wasingcolisa isivumelwano sakhe.
21 The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his words were more gentle then oyle, yet they were swordes.
Umlomo wakhe wawubutshelezi kulolaza, kanti inhliziyo yakhe yimpi; amazwi akhe abuthakathaka kulamafutha, kanti azinkemba ezihwatshiweyo.
22 Cast thy burden vpon the Lord, and hee shall nourish thee: he wil not suffer the righteous to fall for euer.
Phosela umthwalo wakho phezu kweNkosi, yona izakusekela; kayiyikuvuma lanini ukuthi olungileyo anyikinywe.
23 And thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pitte of corruption: the bloudie, and deceitfull men shall not liue halfe their dayes: but I will trust in thee.
Kodwa wena, Nkulunkulu, uzabehlisela emgodini wokubhujiswa; abantu begazi lenkohliso kabayikufinyelela lengxenyeni eyodwa kwezimbili yensuku zabo. Kodwa mina ngizathemba kuwe.
