Psalms 1

1 O the blessedness of that one, Who has not walked in the counsel of the wicked, And has not stood in the way of sinners, And has not sat in the seat of scorners;

Ubusisiwe umuntu ongahambi ngeseluleko sababi, ongemi endleleni yezoni, ongahlali esihlalweni sabagconayo;

2 But his delight [is] in the Law of YHWH, And in His law he meditates by day and by night:

kodwa intokozo yakhe isemlayweni weNkosi, uzindla ngomlayo wayo emini lebusuku.

3 And he has been as a tree, Planted by streams of water, That gives its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither, And all that he does he causes to prosper.

Njalo uzakuba njengesihlahla esihlanyelwe emifuleni yamanzi, esithela isithelo saso ngesikhathi saso, ohlamvu laso kaliyikubuna; lakho konke akwenzayo kuzaphumelela.

4 Not so the wicked: But [they are] as chaff that wind drives away!

Ababi kabanjalo, kodwa banjengamakhoba umoya owaphephulayo.

5 Therefore the wicked do not rise in judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous,

Ngakho ababi kabayikuma ekwahlulelweni, lezoni enhlanganweni yabalungileyo.

6 For YHWH is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

Ngoba iNkosi iyayazi indlela yabalungileyo, kodwa indlela yababi izabhubha.