Psalms 64

1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Zwana, Nkulunkulu, ilizwi lami esikhalazweni sami, ulondoloze impilo yami ekwesabeni isitha.

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

Ungifihle ecebeni elifihliweyo lababi, ekuxokozeleni kwabenzi bobubi,

3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

abalola ulimi lwabo njengenkemba, bagobise umtshoko wabo, ngitsho amazwi ababayo,

4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

ukutshoka opheleleyo besekusithekeni; bahle bamtshoke, bengesabi.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privately; they say, Who shall see them?

Baziqinisa edabeni olubi, bekhuluma ngokuthiya, bathi: Ngubani ongayibona?

6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

Badingisisa iziphambeko; silungile ngecebo elicetshwe ngobuqili; umcabango wangaphakathi womuntu kanye lenhliziyo kujulile.

7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

Kodwa uNkulunkulu uzabatshoka ngomtshoko masinyane; bazalinyazwa.

8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall on themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

Njalo bazakwenza olwabo ulimi luwele phezu kwabo; bonke abababonayo bazabaleka.

9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

Labo bonke abantu bazakwesaba, batshumayele isenzo sikaNkulunkulu, baqedisise umsebenzi wakhe.

10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Olungileyo uzajabula eNkosini, aphephele kuyo; bonke abaqotho ngenhliziyo bazazincoma.