Psalms 84
1 For the Leader; upon the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely are Thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts!
Athandeka kangakanani amathente akho, Nkosi yamabandla!
2 My soul yearneth, yea, even pineth for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh sing for joy unto the living God.
Umphefumulo wami uyalangatha, yebo ngitsho, uyaphela yikunxwanela amaguma eNkosi. Inhliziyo yami lenyama yami kuyakhala kuNkulunkulu ophilayo.
3 Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young; Thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God —.
Intaka layo iyathola indlu, lenkonjane isidleke sayo, lapho engabeka khona abantwana bayo, amalathi akho, Nkosi yamabandla, Nkosi yami, loNkulunkulu wami.
4 Happy are they that dwell in Thy house, they are ever praising Thee. (Selah)
Babusisiwe abahlala endlini yakho, bazahlala bedumisa wena. (Sela)
5 Happy is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the highways.
Ubusisiwe umuntu omandla akhe akuwe, okukhona imigwaqo emikhulu enhliziyweni yabo.
6 Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; yea, the early rain clotheth it with blessings.
Abadabula isihotsha seBaka basenza sibe ngumthombo; yebo, insewula iyakugoqela ngezibusiso.
7 They go from strength to strength, every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.
Bahamba besuka emandleni besiya emandleni, ngulowo lalowo abonakale phambi kukaNkulunkulu eZiyoni.
8 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. (Selah)
Nkosi Nkulunkulu wamabandla, zwana umkhuleko wami, ubeke indlebe, Nkulunkulu kaJakobe. (Sela)
9 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of Thine anointed.
Nkulunkulu, sihlangu sethu, khangela ubone ubuso bogcotshiweyo wakho.
10 For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand; I had rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Ngoba usuku emagumeni akho lungcono kulenkulungwane. Ngikhetha ukuba sembundwini womnyango endlini kaNkulunkulu wami kulokuhlala emathenteni enkohlakalo.
11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD giveth grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu ililanga lesihlangu; iNkosi izakupha umusa lodumo; kayibagodleli okuhle abahamba ngobuqotho.
12 O LORD of hosts, happy is the man that trusteth in Thee.
Nkosi yamabandla, ubusisiwe umuntu othemba kuwe.
