Psalms 81
1 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, [A Psalm] of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength: make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Ngendlela yegithithi. Elika-Asafi Hlabelelani ngentokozo kuNkulunkulu ongamandla ethu; memezani kakhulu kuNkulunkulu kaJakhobe!
2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
Qalisani ukuhlabela, tshayani isigubhu, khalisani ichacho elimnandi lomhubhe.
3 Blow the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
Khalisani uphondo lwenqama ekuThwaseni kweNyanga, lalapho inyanga isigcwele, ngelanga lomkhosi;
4 For this [was] a statute for Israel, [and] a law of the God of Jacob.
lesi yisimemezelo sika-Israyeli, umthetho kaNkulunkulu kaJakhobe.
5 This he ordained in Joseph [for] a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: [where] I heard a language [that] I understood not.
Wakumisa njengesimiso kuJosefa lapho aphuma wavukela ilizwe leGibhithe, lapho ezwa khona ulimi esasingaluzwa. Ngezwa ilizwi engingalaziyo lisithi:
6 I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
“Ngawethula umthwalo emahlombe abo; izandla zabo zakhululwa engcebethwini.
7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)
Ekuhluphekeni kwenu lamemeza mina ngalikhulula. Ngaliphendula ngiphakathi komdumo weyezi; ngalilinga emanzini aseMeribha.
8 Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee; O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me;
Zwanini, awu bantu bami, mina ngizalixwayisa aluba lingangilalela, Oh Israyeli!
9 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
Lingabi lonkulunkulu wezizweni phakathi kwenu; lingabokhothamela unkulunkulu ongaziwayo.
10 I [am] the LORD thy God who brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
NginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu, owalikhuphayo eGibhithe. Vulani kakhulu umlomo wenu ngizawugcwalisa.
11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would not obey me.
Kodwa abantu bami kabangilalelanga; u-Israyeli wala ukungithobela.
12 So I gave them up to their own hearts lust: [and] they walked in their own counsels.
Ngakho ngasengibayekela ngezinhliziyo zabo zobuqholo ukuthi balandele lokho abakufunayo.
13 O that my people had hearkened to me, [and] Israel had walked in my ways!
Aluba abantu bami bengangilalela, aluba u-Israyeli engalandela izindlela zami,
14 I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
masinyane nje ngingazibhuqa izitha zabo ngiphakamisele isandla sami ezitheni zabo!
15 The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves to him: and their time should have endured for ever.
Labo abamzondayo uThixo bangatshotshobala phambi kwakhe, kuthi isijeziso sabo sibe ngesaphakade.
16 He would have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock I should have satisfied thee.
Kodwa lina lingaphiwa ingqoloyi enhle kakhulu; ngilisuthise ngoluju oluphuma edwaleni.”
