Psalms 58

1 To the Chief Musician. "Do not Destroy." A precious Psalm, of David. Are ye, indeed, silent [when] righteousness, ye should speak? When, with equity, ye should judge, O ye sons of men?

Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Itshuni ethi, “Ungabhidlizi.” ElikaDavida. Imikithamu. Lina babusi, kambe likhuluma okuqondileyo na? Lahlulela ngobuqotho yini ebantwini?

2 Aye! ye all do work, perversity, —Throughout the land, your hands, weigh out, violence!

Hatshi, ezinhliziyweni zenu lakha amacebo okubusa kubi, lezandla zenu zijezisa ngochuku emhlabeni.

3 Lawless men have been estranged from birth, They have gone astray from their nativity, speaking falsehood;

Kwasekuzalweni ababi bayaphumputheka; kwasekuzalweni baxhwalile, beqamba amanga.

4 Their poison, is like unto the poison of a serpent, Like the deaf adder, that stoppeth his ear;

Itshefu yabo ifana letshefu yenyoka, ifana leyebululu elingezwa umsindo,

5 That will not hearken to the voice of whisperers, Though the wise one try to bind him with spells.

elingananzi lomculo wombumbi, loba lowombumbi eligabazi elinganani.

6 O God! break away their teeth in their mouth, The biters of the young lions, knock thou out, O Yahweh!

Khumula amazinyo emilonyeni yazo, awu Nkulunkulu; zikhumule, Oh Thixo, izingavula zezilwane!

7 Let such men flow away like waters that disperse themselves: He prepareth his arrow, Like [grass] let them be cut down:

Yekela zinyamalale njengamanzi agelezayo; zithi lapho zinweba idandili, kayithundubale imitshoko yazo.

8 Like a snail, which melteth away as it goeth, An untimely birth of a woman, which hath not seen the sun:

Njengomnenke uncibilika uphele ulokhu uhamba, njengomphunzo, kabangaliboni ilanga.

9 Before your kettles can perceive the [kindled] bramble, Be he green or be he withered, he shall be swept away.

Imbiza zakho zingakaqalisi ukutshisa ngomlilo wenkuni zameva loba ngezimanzi kumbe ngezomileyo ababi bazakhukhulelwa khatshana.

10 The righteous man will rejoice when he hath seen an avenging, His feet, will he bathe in the blood of the lawless one: —

Abalungileyo bazajabula nxa sebephindiselelwa, nxa sebegeza inyawo zabo egazini lababi.

11 So that a son of earth may say—Surely there is fruit for the righteous man! Surely there are gods who judge in the earth!

Lapho-ke abantu bazakuthi, “Ngempela abalungileyo bajinge bathole umvuzo; ngempela ukhona uNkulunkulu owahlulela umhlaba.”