Psalms 41

1 BLESSED is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

Ubusisiwe onanzelela obuthakathaka. INkosi izamkhulula ngosuku lobubi.

2 The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

INkosi izamlondoloza, imgcine ephila; uzabusiswa emhlabeni; kawuyikumnikela entandweni yezitha zakhe.

3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

INkosi izamsekela embhedeni wokugula kwakhe; wena uzaguqula lonke icansi lakhe emkhuhlaneni wakhe.

4 I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

Mina ngathi: Nkosi, woba lomusa kimi, silisa umphefumulo wami, ngoba ngonile kuwe.

5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

Izitha zami zikhuluma okubi ngami zisithi: Uzakufa nini, lebizo lakhe lichitheke?

6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

Lalapho efika ukungibona, ukhuluma inkohliso; inhliziyo yakhe izibuthela okubi, esephumile phandle akhulume.

7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

Bonke abangizondayo banyenyezelana bemelene lami, bangisongele ukungona.

8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

Into embi inamathele kuye; njalo njengoba elele phansi kasayikuvuka.

9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

Yebo, indoda yobungane bami engiyithembayo, ebikade isidla isinkwa sami, ingiphakamisele isithende imelene lami.

10 But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

Kodwa, wena Nkosi, woba lomusa kimi, ungilulamise ukuze ngibaphindisele.

11 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

Ngalokhu ngiyazi ukuthi uyangithanda, ngoba isitha sami kasithabanga phezu kwami.

12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

Kodwa mina, ungisekele ebuqothweni bami, wangimisa phambi kwakho kuze kube nininini.

13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Kayibongwe iNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade. Ameni, loAmeni.