Psalms 49
1 “For the leader of the music. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” Hear this, all ye nations; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world;
Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. ElamaDodana kaKhora. Ihubo. Zwanini lokhu lina bantu lonke; lalelani, lonke elihlala kulo umhlaba,
2 Both high and low, rich and poor alike!
abantukazana lezikhulu, abanothileyo labayanga ngokufanayo:
3 My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my mind shall be understanding.
Umlomo wami uzakhuluma amazwi okuhlakanipha; amazwi aphuma enhliziyweni yami azanika ukuzwisisa.
4 I will incline mine ear to a poem; I will utter my song upon the harp.
Ngizabeka indlebe yami kuso isaga; ngechacho ngizaliqhaqha ilibho:
5 Why should I fear in the days of adversity, When the iniquity of my adversaries encompasseth me;
Ngingesabelani na nxa kufika insuku ezimbi, lapho abakhohlisi ababi bengihanqa,
6 They who trust in their riches, And glory in the greatness of their wealth?
labo abathembe inotho yabo abazitshaya isifuba ngenotho yabo enengi?
7 No one can redeem his brother from death, Nor give a ransom for him to God,
Kakho umuntu ongahlenga impilo yomunye kumbe amkhuphele inhlawulo kuNkulunkulu,
8 That he should live to eternity, And not see the pit.
ngoba ukuhlenga impilo yomuntu kuyadula, akulambhadalo engakwenelisa,
9 Too costly is the redemption of his life, And he giveth it up for ever.
ukuze aphile kokuphela angaboni ukubola.
10 For he seeth that wise men die, As well as the foolish and the ignorant; They perish alike, And leave their wealth to others.
Phela bonke bayabona ukuthi izihlakaniphi ziyafa; ngokunjalo iziwula labasangeneyo bayabhubha batshiye inotho yabo kwabanye.
11 They imagine that their houses will endure for ever, And their dwelling-places from generation to generation: Men celebrate their names on the earth.
Amangcwaba abo ayizindlu zabo zanininini, yimizi yabo okwezizukulwane ezingapheliyo, lokuba nje basebeqambe iziqinti ngamabizo abo.
12 Yet man, who is in honor, abideth not; He is like the beasts that perish.
Kodwa umuntu, lokuba elenotho, kaphili kokuphela; unjengezinyamazana ezibhubhayo.
13 Such is the way which is their confidence! And they who come after them approve their maxims. (Pause)
Lesi yisiphetho salabo abazithembayo bona, labalandeli babo, abavumelana labakutshoyo.
14 Like sheep they are cast into the underworld; Death shall feed upon them; And the upright shall soon trample upon them. Their form shall be consumed in the underworld, And they shall no more have a dwelling-place. (Sheol h7585)
Njengezimvu bamiselwe ingcwaba, ukufa kuzazitika kubo. Abaqotho bazabusa phezu kwabo ekuseni; izidumbu zabo zizabola engcwabeni, kude lemizi yabo efana leyamakhosi. (Sheol h7585)
15 But God will redeem my life from the underworld; Yea, he will take me under his care. (Pause) (Sheol h7585)
Kodwa uNkulunkulu uzayihlenga eyami impilo engcwabeni; ngempela uzangithatha angise kuye. (Sheol h7585)
16 Be not thou afraid, when one becometh rich; When the glory of his house is increased!
Ungasuki udangale kakhulu ngokubona omunye enotha; nxa indlu yakhe igcwala ngobunkentshenkentshe;
17 For, when he dieth, he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him.
phela kazukuhamba lalutho mhla esifa, ubukhazikhazi lobo kayikwehla labo.
18 Though in his life he thought himself happy, —Though men praised thee, while thou wast in prosperity, —
Loba wayesithi esaphila azibone engobusisiweyo abantu bayakukhonza nxa uphumelela,
19 Yet shalt thou go to the dwelling-place of thy fathers, Who never more shall see the light!
uzakuyahlangana lesizukulwane sabokhokho bakhe, abangasayikuphinde bakubone ukukhanya kwempilo.
20 The man who is in honor, but without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.
Umuntu olenotho kodwa engaqedisisi unjengezinyamazana ezibhubhayo.
