Psalms 69
1 “To the chief musician upon Shoshannim, by David.” Save me, O God; for the waters are come even to threaten my life.
Ngisindisa, Nkulunkulu, ngoba amanzi asengene kuwo umphefumulo.
2 I am sunk in the mire of the deep, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of the waters, and the flood overfloweth me.
Ngiyatshona odakeni olujulileyo, lapho okungelakuma khona; ngingene emanzini atshonayo, lapho impophoma iyangicwilisa.
3 I am weary of my calling; my throat is hoarse; my eyes fail, while I hope for my God.
Ngidiniwe yikukhala kwami, umphimbo wami womile qha; amehlo ami ayafiphala ekulindeleni uNkulunkulu wami.
4 More than the hairs of my head are those that hate me without a cause; numerous are those that would destroy me, that are my enemies wrongfully: what I have not robbed shall I now restore.
Abangizondayo ngeze banengi okwedlula inwele zekhanda lami; abangangibhubhisa, izitha zami ngaphandle kwecala, balamandla. Lokho engingakwebanga ngasengikubuyisela.
5 O God, thou art well aware of my folly, and my guilty deeds are from thee not hidden.
Nkulunkulu, wena uyabazi ubuthutha bami, lezono zami kazifihlakalanga kuwe.
6 Let not those that wait on thee, O Lord Eternal of hosts, be made ashamed through me: let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Israel.
Kabangayangeki ngenxa yami labo abakulindeleyo, Nkosi Jehova wamabandla; bangadunyazwa ngenxa yami labo abakudingayo, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
7 Because for thy sake have I borne reproach, hath confusion covered my face.
Ngoba ngenxa yakho ngithwele ihlazo; inhloni zisibekele ubuso bami.
8 A stranger am I become unto my brothers, and an alien unto my mother's children.
Sengaba ngowemzini kubafowethu, lowezizweni kubantwana bakamama.
9 Because the zeal for thy house hath devoured me; and the reproaches of those that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Ngoba ukutshisekela indlu yakho kungidlile, lenhlamba yabakuhlambazayo iwele phezu kwami.
10 When I wept at the fasting of my soul, it became a reproach to me.
Ngasengilila ekuzileni ukudla komphefumulo wami, njalo kwaba yikudunyazwa kimi.
11 And when I made sackcloth my garment, I became a proverb to them.
Ngasengisenza isaka isembatho sami, ngaba yisiga kibo.
12 Those that sit in the gate talk against me; and [about me make] songs the drinkers of strong drink.
Abahlezi esangweni bakhuluma ngami, njalo ngaba yingoma yabanatha okunathwayo okulamandla.
13 But as for me, I direct my prayer unto thee, O Lord, in a time of favor; O God, in the multitude of thy kindness: answer me in the truth of thy salvation.
Kodwa mina umkhuleko wami ukuwe, Nkosi, ngesikhathi somusa, Nkulunkulu, ngobunengi besihawu sakho, ngiphendule, ngeqiniso losindiso lwakho.
14 Deliver me out of the mire, that I may not sink: let me be delivered from those that hate me, and out of the depths of the waters.
Ungophule odakeni, ngingatshoni; ngikhululwe kwabangizondayo lenzikini yamanzi.
15 Let not the flood of waters overflow me, and let not the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit close its mouth upon me.
Impophoma yamanzi kayingangicwilisi, lenziki ingangiginyi, lomgodi ungavali umlomo wawo phezu kwami.
16 Answer me, O Lord; for thy kindness is good: according to the multitude of thy mercies turn thou unto me.
Ngiphendula, Nkosi, ngoba uthandolomusa wakho lulungile; ngobunengi besihawu sakho uphendukele kimi.
17 And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in distress: make haste and answer me.
Njalo ungayifihleli ubuso bakho inceku yakho; ngoba ngiyahlupheka, phangisa ungiphendule.
18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: because of my enemies do thou ransom me.
Sondela emphefumulweni wami, uwuhlenge, ungikhulule ngenxa yezitha zami.
19 Thou well knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion: before thee are all my assailants.
Wena uyakwazi ukuthukwa kwami lehlazo lami lokudunyazwa kwami; izitha zami zonke ziphambi kwakho.
20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am sick; and I waited for pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
Ukuthukwa kuyidabule inhliziyo yami, njalo ngibuthakathaka. Bengilindele ongangihawukela, kodwa wayengekho, labaduduzayo, kodwa kangibatholanga.
21 And they put into my food gall; and in my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.
Basebengipha inyongo ibe yikudla kwami, lekomeni kwami banginathisa iviniga.
22 May [then] their table become a snare before them: and to those that are at peace, a trap.
Itafula labo eliphambi kwabo kalibe ngumjibila, ibe yisifu sabonwabileyo.
23 May their eyes become dark, that they cannot see; and make their loins continually to waver.
Amehlo abo kawafiphale ukuze bangaboni, njalo wenze inkalo zabo zihlale zithuthumele.
24 Pour out over them thy indignation, and let the heat of thy anger overtake them.
Thela intukuthelo yakho phezu kwabo, lolaka lwakho oluvuthayo lubafice.
25 May their palace become desolate: in their tents let no one dwell.
Indawo yabo yokuhlala kayibe lunxiwa, kungabi khona ohlala emathenteni abo.
26 For whom thou hast smitten they persecute; and of the pain of those whom thou but wounded do they converse.
Ngoba omtshayileyo wena bayamzingela, njalo baxoxa kube buhlungu kwabalinyazwe nguwe.
27 Lay guilt upon their guilt; and let them not come into thy righteousness.
Yengezelela ukona ekoneni kwabo, ukuze bangangeni ekulungeni kwakho.
28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; and with the righteous let them not be written down.
Kabesulwe ogwalweni lwabaphilayo, bangabalwa kanye labalungileyo.
29 But I am poor and suffering: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Kodwa mina ngilusizi, ngiyafuthelwa; usindiso lwakho, Nkulunkulu, kalungimise phezulu ngivikelekile.
30 I will praise the name of God with song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
Ngizadumisa ibizo likaNkulunkulu ngehubo, ngimkhulise ngokubonga.
31 And this will please the Lord better than an ox or bullock having horns and cloven hoofs.
Kuzakuba kuhle-ke eNkosini okwedlula inkabi kumbe ijongosi elilempondo lenklagu.
32 The meek will see this, and be rejoiced: ye that seek God, and your heart shall revive.
Abathobekileyo bazabona, bathokoze; lina elidinga uNkulunkulu inhliziyo yenu izaphila.
33 For the Lord listeneth unto the needy, and his prisoners he despiseth not.
Ngoba iNkosi iyabezwa abaswelayo, njalo kayideleli izibotshwa zayo.
34 Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.
Kakuthi amazulu lomhlaba kuyidumise, izinlwandle lakho konke okunyakaza phakathi kwazo.
35 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may abide there, and have it in possession:
Ngoba uNkulunkulu uzasindisa iZiyoni, ayakhe imizi yakoJuda; njalo bahlale khona badle ilifa layo.
36 And the seed of his servants shall inherit it; and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
Lenzalo yenceku zakhe izakudla ilifa layo, labathanda ibizo lakhe bazahlala kuyo.
