Psalms 21

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

Jehova, inkosi izajabula emandleni akho, lesindisweni lwakho izathaba kangakanani!

2 Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. (Selah)

Uyinikile isifiso senhliziyo yayo, kawuyincitshanga isicelo sendebe zayo. (Sela)

3 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

Ngoba uyihlangabeze ngezibusiso zokuhle, wayethwesa umqhele wegolide elihle ekhanda layo.

4 He asked life of thee, [and] thou gavest [it] him, [even] length of days for ever and ever.

Yacela impilo kuwe, wayinika yona, ubude bezinsuku kuze kube nini lanini.

5 His glory [is] great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

Lukhulu udumo lwayo ekusindiseni kwakho, inkazimulo lobukhosi wakubeka phezu kwayo.

6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

Ngoba uyenze yabusiseka kakhulu kuze kube nininini, uyayithokozisa ngenjabulo ebukhoneni bakho.

7 For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.

Ngoba inkosi ithembela kuJehova, langomusa woPhezukonke kayiyikunyikinywa.

8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

Isandla sakho sizazithola zonke izitha zakho, lesandla sakho sokunene sizabathola labo abakuzondayo.

9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.

Uzabenza babe njengesithando somlilo esikhathini solaka lwakho. INkosi izabaginya ekuthukutheleni kwayo, lomlilo uzabaqothula.

10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

Uzachitha isithelo sabo emhlabeni, lenzalo yabo phakathi kwabantwana babantu.

11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform].

Ngoba bezimisela okubi bemelene lawe, beceba ugobe, bazakwehluleka.

12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, [when] thou shalt make ready [thine arrows] upon thy strings against the face of them.

Ngoba uzabafulathelisa, ngezintambo zedandili uzalungisa imitshoko imelane lobuso babo.

13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: [so] will we sing and praise thy power.

Phakama, Nkosi, ngamandla akho! Sizahlabela sidumise amandla akho.