Psalms 69
1 For the Leader; upon Shoshannim. A Psalm of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in even unto the soul.
Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Itshuni ethi, “Amaluba.” ElikaDavida. Ngisindisa, Oh Nkulunkulu, ngoba umsinga wamanzi usugamenxe ngentamo yami.
2 I am sunk in deep mire, where there is no standing; I am come into deep waters, and the flood overwhelmeth me.
Ngiyagalula ezinzikini ezitotayo, lapho okungekho ndawo yokugxila. Sengifike enzikini; impophoma sezingikhulela.
3 I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Sengidiniwe yikumemeza ngicela uncedo; umphimbo wami usome qha. Amehlo ami aseze efiphele, edinga uNkulunkulu wami.
4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are many; should I restore that which I took not away?
Labo abangizondayo kungelasizatho banengi okwedlula inwele zekhanda lami; banengi abayizitha zami kungelambangela, labo abafuna ukungidiliza. Ngiyaphoqelwa ukuhlawula engingakuntshontshanga.
5 O God, Thou knowest my folly; and my trespasses are not hid from Thee.
Uyabazi ubuthutha bami, wena Nkulunkulu; isono sami kasifihlakalanga kuwe.
6 Let not them that wait for Thee be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of hosts; let not those that seek Thee be brought to confusion through me, O God of Israel.
Akuthi labo abathemba kuwe bangayangiswa ngenxa yami, Oh Thixo, Thixo Somandla; akuthi labo abakudingayo, bangahlaziswa ngenxa yami, Oh Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
7 Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face.
Ngiyakubhensela ukugconwa ngenxa yakho, ihlazo lihuqiwe ebusweni bami.
8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children.
Ngingowemzini kubafowethu, ngingowemzini emadodaneni kamama;
9 Because zeal for Thy house hath eaten me up, and the reproaches of them that reproach Thee are fallen upon me.
ngoba ukutshisekela indlu yakho kufuthelene kimi, lezethuko zalabo abakuthukayo ziwela kimi.
10 And I wept with my soul fasting, and that became unto me a reproach.
Ngithi lapho ngilila ngizila ukudla, ngibhensele ukwetheswa inhlamba;
11 I made sackcloth also my garment, and I became a byword unto them.
kuthi lapho ngivunula amasaka abantu badlale ngami.
12 They that sit in the gate talk of me; and I am the song of the drunkards.
Labo abalinda emasangweni bayangihleka, ngiyingoma nje yezidakwa.
13 But as for me, let my prayer be unto Thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time; O God, in the abundance of Thy mercy, answer me with the truth of Thy salvation.
Kodwa ngikhuleka kuwe, Oh Thixo, ngesikhathi somusa wakho; ngothando lwakho olukhulu, Oh Nkulunkulu, ngiphendula ngensindiso yakho eqinisekileyo.
14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink; let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
Ngihlenga exhaphozini, ungangiyekeli ngigalule; ngikhulula kulabo abangizondayo, emanzini atshonayo.
15 Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up; and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
Ungayekeli izikhukhula zingigalulise loba inziki zingiginye, loba umgodi uvaleke umlomo wawo phezu kwami.
16 Answer me, O LORD, for Thy mercy is good; according to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me.
Ngiphendula, Oh Thixo, ngenxa yokulunga kothando lwakho; emuseni wakho omkhulu phendukela kimi.
17 And hide not Thy face from Thy servant; for I am in distress; answer me speedily.
Ungayifihleli ubuso bakho inceku yakho; ngiphendula masinyane, ngoba ngiphakathi kohlupho.
18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; ransom me because of mine enemies.
Sondela ungikhulule; ngihlenga ngenxa yezitha zami.
19 Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion; mine adversaries are all before Thee.
Uyakwazi ukuthi ngigconwa njani, ngihlaziswa njalo ngiyangiswa; zonke izitha zami ziphambi kwakho.
20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am sore sick; and I looked for some to show compassion, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
Ukugconwa sekuyephule inhliziyo yami kwangitshiya esithubeni; ngadinga uzwelo ngaluswela, abaduduzi, kodwa ngabaswela.
21 Yea, they put poison into my food; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Bathela inyongo ekudleni kwami banginathisa iviniga nxa ngomile.
22 Let their table before them become a snare; and when they are in peace, let it become a trap.
Sengathi itafula eliphambi kwabo lingaba ngumjibila; sengathi lingaba yisijeziso lesithiyo.
23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to totter.
Sengathi amehlo abo angafiphala ukuze bangaboni, lamaqolo abo akhokhobe kokuphela.
24 Pour out Thine indignation upon them, and let the fierceness of Thine anger overtake them.
Thululela ulaka lwakho phezu kwabo; akuthi ulaka lwakho olwesabekayo lubehlele.
25 Let their encampment be desolate; let none dwell in their tents.
Sengathi indawo yabo ingaba ngamanxiwa; akungabi lamuntu ozahlala emathenteni abo.
26 For they persecute him whom Thou hast smitten; and they tell of the pain of those whom Thou hast wounded.
Ngoba bahlupha labo obalimazayo bakhulume ngobuhlungu balabo obalimazayo.
27 Add iniquity unto their iniquity; and let them not come into Thy righteousness.
Bethese amacala phezu kwamacala; ungayekeli bazuze isabelo sensindiso yakho.
28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
Sengathi bangesulwa encwadini yokuphila bangaze babalwa kanye labalungileyo.
29 But I am afflicted and in pain; let Thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Ngisebuhlungwini, ngikhathazekile; sengathi insindiso yakho, Oh Nkulunkulu ingangivikela.
30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving.
Ngizalidumisa ibizo likaNkulunkulu ngengoma, ngilibabaze ngokubonga.
31 And it shall please the LORD better than a bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
Lokhu kuzamthabisa uThixo okwedlula inkabi, okwedlula inkunzi yonke ilempondo lamangqina ayo.
32 The humble shall see it, and be glad; ye that seek after God, let your heart revive.
Abayanga bazabona bajabule lina elimdingayo uNkulunkulu, sengathi inhliziyo zenu zingaphila!
33 For the LORD hearkeneth unto the needy, and despiseth not His prisoners.
UThixo uyabezwa abaswelayo, kabeyisi abantu bakhe abathunjiweyo.
34 Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.
Akuthi izulu lomhlaba kumdumise, inlwandle lakho konke okunyakaza kuzo,
35 For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; and they shall abide there, and have it in possession.
ngoba uNkulunkulu uzayisindisa iZiyoni ayakhe kutsha imizi yakoJuda. Yikhona-ke abantu bazakwakha khona balithathe libe ngelabo;
36 The seed also of His servants shall inherit it; and they that love His name shall dwell therein.
abantwana bezinceku zayo lizakuba yilifa labo, labalithandayo ibizo lakhe bazahlala khona.
