Psalms 69
1 To the Chief Musician. On "The Lilies." David’s. Save me, O God, For waters have entered as far as the life;
Ngisindisa, Nkulunkulu, ngoba amanzi asengene kuwo umphefumulo.
2 I have sunk in deep swamp, Where there is no place to stand, I have come into abysses of waters, Where a flood hath overflowed me;
Ngiyatshona odakeni olujulileyo, lapho okungelakuma khona; ngingene emanzini atshonayo, lapho impophoma iyangicwilisa.
3 I am weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat, —Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting for my God.
Ngidiniwe yikukhala kwami, umphimbo wami womile qha; amehlo ami ayafiphala ekulindeleni uNkulunkulu wami.
4 More than the hairs of my head, Are they who hate me without cause, —Firmer than my bones, Are they who are my foes for false cause, —What I had not plundered, then, had I to restore.
Abangizondayo ngeze banengi okwedlula inwele zekhanda lami; abangangibhubhisa, izitha zami ngaphandle kwecala, balamandla. Lokho engingakwebanga ngasengikubuyisela.
5 O God, thou, hast known my folly, And, my wrong-doings, from thee, have not been hid.
Nkulunkulu, wena uyabazi ubuthutha bami, lezono zami kazifihlakalanga kuwe.
6 Let them not be ashamed, through me, Who have waited for thee, O My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, —Let them not be confounded, through me, Who are seeking thee, O God of Israel!
Kabangayangeki ngenxa yami labo abakulindeleyo, Nkosi Jehova wamabandla; bangadunyazwa ngenxa yami labo abakudingayo, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
7 Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face;
Ngoba ngenxa yakho ngithwele ihlazo; inhloni zisibekele ubuso bami.
8 One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother;
Sengaba ngowemzini kubafowethu, lowezizweni kubantwana bakamama.
9 Because, zeal for thy house, hath eaten me up, And, the reproaches of them who have reproached thee, have fallen upon me.
Ngoba ukutshisekela indlu yakho kungidlile, lenhlamba yabakuhlambazayo iwele phezu kwami.
10 When I have humbled my soul with fasting, Then hath it turned to my reproach;
Ngasengilila ekuzileni ukudla komphefumulo wami, njalo kwaba yikudunyazwa kimi.
11 When I have made my clothing of sackcloth, Then have I served them for a by-word;
Ngasengisenza isaka isembatho sami, ngaba yisiga kibo.
12 They who sit in the gate talk against me, —And [against me are] the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.
Abahlezi esangweni bakhuluma ngami, njalo ngaba yingoma yabanatha okunathwayo okulamandla.
13 But, as for me, my prayer shall be unto thee, O Yahweh, in a time of acceptance, O God, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, answer me with thy saving faithfulness.
Kodwa mina umkhuleko wami ukuwe, Nkosi, ngesikhathi somusa, Nkulunkulu, ngobunengi besihawu sakho, ngiphendule, ngeqiniso losindiso lwakho.
14 Rescue me out of the mire, lest I sink, Let me be rescued, From my haters, and, From abysses of waters:
Ungophule odakeni, ngingatshoni; ngikhululwe kwabangizondayo lenzikini yamanzi.
15 Let not a flood of waters overflow me, And let not the depth swallow me up, Neither let the well close, over me, her mouth.
Impophoma yamanzi kayingangicwilisi, lenziki ingangiginyi, lomgodi ungavali umlomo wawo phezu kwami.
16 Answer me, O Yahweh, for good is thy lovingkindness, According to the abounding of thy compassions, turn thou towards me:
Ngiphendula, Nkosi, ngoba uthandolomusa wakho lulungile; ngobunengi besihawu sakho uphendukele kimi.
17 Then do not hide thy face from thy servant, Because I am in distress, haste thou—answer me!
Njalo ungayifihleli ubuso bakho inceku yakho; ngoba ngiyahlupheka, phangisa ungiphendule.
18 Oh draw near unto my soul—redeem it, Because of mine enemies, ransom me.
Sondela emphefumulweni wami, uwuhlenge, ungikhulule ngenxa yezitha zami.
19 Thou, knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion, Before thee, are all mine adversaries.
Wena uyakwazi ukuthukwa kwami lehlazo lami lokudunyazwa kwami; izitha zami zonke ziphambi kwakho.
20 Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am weak, —Though I waited for one to pity me, yet there was none, And for comforters, yet I found not any.
Ukuthukwa kuyidabule inhliziyo yami, njalo ngibuthakathaka. Bengilindele ongangihawukela, kodwa wayengekho, labaduduzayo, kodwa kangibatholanga.
21 But they put in my food—poison! And, for my thirst, they gave for my drink—vinegar!
Basebengipha inyongo ibe yikudla kwami, lekomeni kwami banginathisa iviniga.
22 Let their table, before them, become a snare, And unto their friends, a lure;
Itafula labo eliphambi kwabo kalibe ngumjibila, ibe yisifu sabonwabileyo.
23 Let their eyes become too dim to see, And, their loins, continually cause thou to shake;
Amehlo abo kawafiphale ukuze bangaboni, njalo wenze inkalo zabo zihlale zithuthumele.
24 Pour out over them thine indignation, And let, the glow of thine anger, overtake them:
Thela intukuthelo yakho phezu kwabo, lolaka lwakho oluvuthayo lubafice.
25 Let their encampment become desolate, In their tents, be there none to dwell:
Indawo yabo yokuhlala kayibe lunxiwa, kungabi khona ohlala emathenteni abo.
26 For, whom, thou thyself, hadst smitten, they pursued, And, unto the pain of thy wounded ones, they must needs add.
Ngoba omtshayileyo wena bayamzingela, njalo baxoxa kube buhlungu kwabalinyazwe nguwe.
27 Lay punishment on their iniquity, And let them not enter into thy righteousness;
Yengezelela ukona ekoneni kwabo, ukuze bangangeni ekulungeni kwakho.
28 Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And, with the righteous, let them not be enrolled.
Kabesulwe ogwalweni lwabaphilayo, bangabalwa kanye labalungileyo.
29 I, then, am humbled and in pain, Thy salvation, O God, may it set me on high.
Kodwa mina ngilusizi, ngiyafuthelwa; usindiso lwakho, Nkulunkulu, kalungimise phezulu ngivikelekile.
30 I will praise the Name of God with a song, And will magnify him with thanksgiving;
Ngizadumisa ibizo likaNkulunkulu ngehubo, ngimkhulise ngokubonga.
31 So shall it be more pleasing to Yahweh than a bullock of the herd, Showing horn [and] divided hoof.
Kuzakuba kuhle-ke eNkosini okwedlula inkabi kumbe ijongosi elilempondo lenklagu.
32 The humbled have seen—they rejoice! Ye seekers of God, let your heart, then, revive;
Abathobekileyo bazabona, bathokoze; lina elidinga uNkulunkulu inhliziyo yenu izaphila.
33 For, a Hearkener to the needy, is Yahweh, And, his prisoners, hath he not despised.
Ngoba iNkosi iyabezwa abaswelayo, njalo kayideleli izibotshwa zayo.
34 Let the heavens and the earth, praise him, The seas, and everything that creepeth therein.
Kakuthi amazulu lomhlaba kuyidumise, izinlwandle lakho konke okunyakaza phakathi kwazo.
35 For, God, will save Zion, And build the cities of Judah, So shall men dwell there, and possess it:
Ngoba uNkulunkulu uzasindisa iZiyoni, ayakhe imizi yakoJuda; njalo bahlale khona badle ilifa layo.
36 Yea, the seed of his servants, shall inherit it, And, the lovers of his Name, shall settle down therein.
Lenzalo yenceku zakhe izakudla ilifa layo, labathanda ibizo lakhe bazahlala kuyo.
