Psalms 120

1 IN my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.

Ingoma yemiqanso. Ngiyambiza uThixo ngisosizini, laye angiphendule.

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

Ngisindisa, Oh Thixo, ezindebeni zamanga lezindimini zenkohliso.

3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

Uzakwenzani kuwe, aphinde enzeni njalo, wena limi lwenkohliso?

4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Uzakujezisa ngomtshoko obukhali owebutho, ngamalahle avuthayo esihlahla.

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

Maye mina ngokuhlala kwami eMesheki, ngokuthi ngihlala emathenteni aseKhedari!

6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

Sengihlale isikhathi eside kakhulu phakathi kwalabo abazonda ukuthula.

7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.

Ngingumuntu wokuthula; kodwa ngithi ngingakhuluma, sebefuna impi.