Psalms 76
1 People in Judah know God; the Israeli people honor him [MTY].
UNkulunkulu uyaziwa koJuda; ibizo lakhe likhulu koIsrayeli.
2 His home is in Jerusalem; he lives on Zion [Hill].
Njalo idumba lakhe liseSalema, lendawo yakhe yokuhlala eZiyoni.
3 There he broke the flaming arrows [that his enemies shot], [and he also broke] their shields and swords and other weapons that they used in battles.
Lapho wephula imitshoko evuthayo yedandili, isihlangu, lenkemba, lempi. (Sela)
4 God, you are glorious! You are like a king [as you return from] the mountains [where you defeated your enemies].
Uyakhazimula, ulobukhosi okwedlula izintaba zempango.
5 Their brave soldiers [were killed, and then those who killed them] took away everything that those soldiers had. Those enemies died [EUP], [so] they were unable to use their weapons [any more]!
Baphangiwe abaqinileyo ngenhliziyo, balele ubuthongo babo; njalo kakho emaqhaweni othole izandla zawo.
6 When you, the God whom Jacob [worshiped], rebuked [your enemies], [the result was that their] horses and their riders fell down dead.
Ekukhalimeni kwakho, Nkulunkulu kaJakobe, kokubili inqola lebhiza kulele ubuthongo obukhulu.
7 But you cause everyone to be afraid. When you are angry [and you punish people], no one can [RHQ] endure it.
Wena, wena uyesabeka. Ngubani-ke ongema phambi kwakho kusukela esikhathini solaka lwakho?
8 From heaven you proclaimed that you would judge people, [and then everyone on] the earth was afraid and did not say [anything more],
Wenza isahlulelo sizwakale usemazulwini; umhlaba wesaba wathula,
9 when you arose to declare that you would punish [wicked people] and rescue all those whom they had oppressed.
mhla uNkulunkulu evukela isahlulelo, ukusindisa bonke abathobekileyo bomhlaba. (Sela)
10 When [you punish those] with whom you are angry, your people will praise you, and [your enemies] who (survive/are not killed) will worship you on your festival days.
Qotho, ulaka lomuntu luzakudumisa; uzazibhinca ngensalela yolaka.
11 [So] give to Yahweh the offerings that you promised to give to him; all the people of nearby people-groups should also bring gifts to him, the one who is awesome.
Fungani, likhokhe eNkosini uNkulunkulu wenu, lonke eliyihanqileyo lilethe izipho kuye ofanele esatshwe.
12 He humbles [IDM] princes, and [even] causes [great] kings to be terrified.
Izaquma umoya weziphathamandla; iyesabeka emakhosini omhlaba.
