Psalms 49
1 You people of all ethnic groups, listen! You people all over the world,
Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. ElamaDodana kaKhora. Ihubo. Zwanini lokhu lina bantu lonke; lalelani, lonke elihlala kulo umhlaba,
2 important people and unimportant people, rich people and poor people, everyone, [listen to what I am saying],
abantukazana lezikhulu, abanothileyo labayanga ngokufanayo:
3 [because] what I am thinking is very sensible, and what I say will enable you to become wise!
Umlomo wami uzakhuluma amazwi okuhlakanipha; amazwi aphuma enhliziyweni yami azanika ukuzwisisa.
4 I think about [MTY] (proverbs/wise sayings), and while I play my harp, I explain what they mean.
Ngizabeka indlebe yami kuso isaga; ngechacho ngizaliqhaqha ilibho:
5 I am not [RHQ] afraid when I am in trouble/danger, when I am surrounded by my enemies,
Ngingesabelani na nxa kufika insuku ezimbi, lapho abakhohlisi ababi bengihanqa,
6 by evil men who trust that [things will always go well for them because] they are wealthy, and who boast about being very rich.
labo abathembe inotho yabo abazitshaya isifuba ngenotho yabo enengi?
7 [They may be rich], but no one can pay money with the result that he would live forever! No one can pay God enough so that God will allow him [to continue] to live,
Kakho umuntu ongahlenga impilo yomunye kumbe amkhuphele inhlawulo kuNkulunkulu,
8 because that cost is too great, and he will never be able to pay enough
ngoba ukuhlenga impilo yomuntu kuyadula, akulambhadalo engakwenelisa,
9 with the result that he will live forever and never [die and] be buried!
ukuze aphile kokuphela angaboni ukubola.
10 We see that foolish and stupid people die, but we see that wise people also die; they all leave their wealth, and others inherit it.
Phela bonke bayabona ukuthi izihlakaniphi ziyafa; ngokunjalo iziwula labasangeneyo bayabhubha batshiye inotho yabo kwabanye.
11 Those wise people once had [houses on] land that they owned, [but now] their graves are their homes forever, the place where they will stay for all time!
Amangcwaba abo ayizindlu zabo zanininini, yimizi yabo okwezizukulwane ezingapheliyo, lokuba nje basebeqambe iziqinti ngamabizo abo.
12 Even if people are great, that cannot prevent them from dying; all people die, the same as animals do.
Kodwa umuntu, lokuba elenotho, kaphili kokuphela; unjengezinyamazana ezibhubhayo.
13 That is what happens to those who foolishly trust [in what they have accomplished], to those who are delighted in [all] that they possess.
Lesi yisiphetho salabo abazithembayo bona, labalandeli babo, abavumelana labakutshoyo.
14 They are certain to die just like sheep, when a shepherd leads them away to be slaughtered. [PRS, MET] In the morning righteous people will rule over them, and then [those wealthy people will die and] their bodies will quickly decay in their graves; they will be where dead people are, far from their homes. (Sheol h7585)
Njengezimvu bamiselwe ingcwaba, ukufa kuzazitika kubo. Abaqotho bazabusa phezu kwabo ekuseni; izidumbu zabo zizabola engcwabeni, kude lemizi yabo efana leyamakhosi. (Sheol h7585)
15 But it is certain that God will rescue me so that I am not kept in the place of the dead. (Sheol h7585)
Kodwa uNkulunkulu uzayihlenga eyami impilo engcwabeni; ngempela uzangithatha angise kuye. (Sheol h7585)
16 [So], do not be dismayed when someone becomes rich and the houses where they live become more and more luxurious,
Ungasuki udangale kakhulu ngokubona omunye enotha; nxa indlu yakhe igcwala ngobunkentshenkentshe;
17 because when he dies, he will take nothing with him; his wealth will not go with him.
phela kazukuhamba lalutho mhla esifa, ubukhazikhazi lobo kayikwehla labo.
18 While [a rich person] is alive, he congratulates himself, and people praise him for being successful,
Loba wayesithi esaphila azibone engobusisiweyo abantu bayakukhonza nxa uphumelela,
19 but he will [die], joining his ancestors, who will never see daylight again.
uzakuyahlangana lesizukulwane sabokhokho bakhe, abangasayikuphinde bakubone ukukhanya kwempilo.
20 Even if someone is great, that cannot prevent him from dying; he will die, the same as animals do.
Umuntu olenotho kodwa engaqedisisi unjengezinyamazana ezibhubhayo.
