Psalms 2
1 Wherefore have nations assembled in tumult? Or should, peoples, mutter an empty thing?
Kungani izizwe zixokozela, labantu benakana okuyize?
2 The kings of earth take their station, and, grave men, have met by appointment together, —against Yahweh, and against his Anointed One [saying]:
Amakhosi omhlaba azimisela, lababusi benza ugobe ndawonye bemelene leNkosi njalo bemelene logcotshiweyo wayo, besithi:
3 Let us break asunder their bonds, —and cast from us their cords!
Asiqamule izibopho zabo, silahle intambo zabo zisuke kithi.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens, will laugh, —My Lord, will mock at them:
Ohlezi emazulwini uzahleka, iNkosi izabahleka usulu.
5 Then, will he speak unto them in his anger, and, in his wrath, confound them:
Khona izakhuluma kubo entukuthelweni yayo, ibethuse ngokuvutha kolaka lwayo.
6 Yet, I, have installed my king, —on Zion my holy mountain.
Kube kanti mina ngibekile iNkosi yami phezu kweZiyoni, intaba yami engcwele.
7 Let me tell of a decree, —Yahweh, hath said unto me, My son, thou art, I, to-day, have begotten thee:
Ngizalandisa ngesimiso: INkosi ithe kimi: Wena uyiNdodana yami, lamuhla ngikuzele.
8 Ask of me, and let me give nations as thine inheritance, and, as thy possession, the ends of the earth:
Cela kimi, ngizanika izizwe zibe yilifa lakho, lemikhawulo yomhlaba ibe yimfuyo yakho.
9 Thou shalt shepherd them with a sceptre of iron, —as a potter’s vessel, shalt thou dash them in pieces.
Uzazephula ngentonga yensimbi, uziphahlaze njengembiza yebumba.
10 Now, therefore, ye kings, show your prudence, Be admonished, ye judges of earth:
Ngakho-ke hlakaniphani makhosi, lilayeke bahluleli bomhlaba.
11 Serve Yahweh with reverence, and exult with trembling:
Ikhonzeni iNkosi ngokwesaba, lithokoze ngokuthuthumela,
12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish by the way, for soon might be kindled his anger, —How happy are all who seek refuge in him!
liyange iNdodana, hlezi ithukuthele, libhubhe endleleni, nxa ulaka lwayo seluvutha kancinyane. Babusisiwe bonke abaphephela kuyo.
