Psalms 85

1 “To the chief musician, by the sons of Korach, a psalm.” Thou hast been favorable, O Lord, unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.

Nkosi, ubulomusa elizweni lakho. Ubuyisile ukuthunjwa kukaJakobe.

2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people: thou hast covered over all their sin. (Selah)

Wathethelela ububi babantu bakho, wasibekela zonke izono zabo. (Sela)

3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast relinquished the fierceness of thy anger.

Ukususile konke ukuthukuthela kwakho, waphenduka ekuvutheni kolaka lwakho.

4 Return to us, O God of our salvation, and cause thy ill-will toward us to cease.

Siphendule, Nkulunkulu wosindiso lwethu, wenze ulaka lwakho kithi luphele.

5 Wilt thou be wroth with us for ever? wilt thou extend thy anger from generation to generation?

Uzasithukuthelela kokuphela yini? Uzakwelulela ulaka lwakho esizukulwaneni lesizukulwana yini?

6 Wilt thou not [now] revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee?

Kawuyikubuya usivuselele yini, ukuze abantu bakho bathokoze kuwe?

7 Show us thy kindness, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.

Sitshengise umusa wakho, Nkosi, usinike usindiso lwakho.

8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his pious ones: only let them not turn again to folly.

Ngizakuzwa lokho uNkulunkulu iNkosi azakukhuluma, ngoba uzakhuluma ukuthula ebantwini bakhe, lakwabangcwele bakhe, kodwa kabangabuyeli ebuwuleni.

9 Surely, nigh is his salvation unto those that fear him: that glory may dwell in our land.

Isibili usindiso lwakhe luseduze kulabo abamesabayo ukuze kuhlale udumo elizweni lakithi.

10 Kindness and truth are met together: righteousness and peace kiss each other.

Umusa leqiniso kuyahlangabezana, ukulunga lokuthula kwangene.

11 Truth will grow up out of the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven.

Iqiniso lizaphuma emhlabeni, lokulunga kuzakhangela phansi kusemazulwini.

12 Yea, the Lord will also give the good, and our land will yield its products.

Yebo, iNkosi izanika okuhle, lelizwe lethu lizathela isivuno salo.

13 Righteousness will walk firmly before him, and will make [level] the way by its steps.

Ukulunga kuzahamba phambi kwayo, kwenzele izinyathelo zayo indlela.