Psalms 1

1 How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless, —and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat;

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

2 But, in the law of Yahweh, is his delight, —and, in his law, doth he talk with himself day and night.

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

3 So doth he become like a tree planted by streams of waters, —that yieldeth, its fruit, in its season, whose leaf, also doth not wither, and, whatsoever he doeth, prospereth.

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

4 Not so, the lawless, —but as chaff which is driven about by the wind:

Ababi kabanjalo, kodwa banjengamakhoba umoya owaphephulayo.

5 For this cause, shall the lawless not stand in the judgment, —nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

Ngakho ababi kabayikuma ekwahlulelweni, lezoni enhlanganweni yabalungileyo.

6 For Yahweh doth acknowledge the way of the righteous; but, the way of the lawless, shall vanish.

Ngoba iNkosi iyayazi indlela yabalungileyo, kodwa indlela yababi izabhubha.