Psalms 1

1 Happy are those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, not halting in ways frequented by sinners, nor taking a seat in a gathering of scoffers.

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

2 But the law of the Lord is their joy, they study it day and night.

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

3 They are like trees planted by runlets of water, yielding fruit in due season, leaves never fading. In all that they do, they prosper.

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

4 Not so fare the wicked, not so; like chaff are they, blown by the wind.

Ababi kabanjalo, kodwa banjengamakhoba umoya owaphephulayo.

5 So the wicked will not stand firm in the judgment, nor sinners appear, when the righteous are gathered.

Ngakho ababi kabayikuma ekwahlulelweni, lezoni enhlanganweni yabalungileyo.

6 For the way of the righteous is dear to the Lord, but the way of the wicked will end in ruin.

Ngoba iNkosi iyayazi indlela yabalungileyo, kodwa indlela yababi izabhubha.