Psalms 41
1 For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Blessed is he who is concerned for the weak; in the day of trouble, Yahweh will rescue him.
Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Ihubo likaDavida. Ubusisiwe lowo onanza abahluphekayo; uThixo uyamkhulula ngezikhathi zokuhlupheka.
2 Yahweh will preserve him and keep him alive, and he will be blessed on the earth; Yahweh will not turn him over to the will of his enemies.
UThixo uzamvikela alondoloze impilo yakhe; uzambusisa phakathi kwelizwe akasoze amnikele emandleni ezitha zakhe.
3 Yahweh will support him on the bed of suffering; you will make his bed of sickness into a bed of healing.
UThixo uzamqinisa lanxa elele egula njalo amsilise avuke ekuguleni kwakhe.
4 I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
Ngathi, “Oh Thixo ake ungihawukele; ngisilisa, ngoba ngonile kuwe.”
5 My enemies speak evil against me, saying, 'When will he die and his name perish?'
Izitha zami ziyangigcona zithi, “Uzakufa nini licitshe ibizo lakhe?”
6 If my enemy comes to see me, he says worthless things; his heart gathers up my disaster for itself; when he goes away from me, he tells others about it.
Nxa omunye wabo efika ezongibona, ukhuluma kuhle angikhohlise, kodwa enhliziyweni yakhe egaya izibozi; athi angaphuma ahambe esekhihliza ebantwini.
7 All who hate me whisper together against me; against me they hope for my hurt.
Bonke abangizondayo banyenyezelana ngami; bangicabangela wonke amanyala besithi,
8 They say, “An evil disease holds on tightly to him; now that he is lying down, he will rise up no more.”
“Usengenwe ngumkhuhlane omubi; kasoze asile avuke futhi.”
9 Indeed, even my own close friend, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
Lomngane wami osekhwapheni, ebengimthembile, lowo obesidla lami isinkwa usengihlamukele.
10 But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me and raise me up so that I may pay them back.
Kodwa wena, Oh Thixo ake ungihawukele; ake ungivuse ukuze ngibakhawulise.
11 By this I know that you delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
Ngiyazi ukuthi uyathokoza ngami, ngoba isitha sami kasingehluli.
12 As for me, you support me in my integrity and will keep me before your face forever.
Ubuqotho bami busekelwa nguwe njalo ungimisa phambi kwakho nini lanini.
13 May Yahweh, the God of Israel be praised from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
Udumo alube kuye uThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, kusukela nininini kuze kube nininini.
