Psalms 89
1 Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
Ngizahlabela ngezisa zeNkosi, kuze kube nininini; ngomlomo wami ngizakwazisa ukuthembeka kwakho kusizukulwana lesizukulwana.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
Ngoba ngithe: Umusa uzakwakhiwa kuze kube phakade; emazulwini ngokwawo uzaqinisa uthembeko lwakho.
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn to David my servant,
Ngenze isivumelwano lomkhethwa wami, ngifungile kuDavida inceku yami.
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. (Selah)
Ngizaqinisa inzalo yakho kuze kube nininini, ngakhe isihlalo sakho sobukhosi esizukulwaneni lesizukulwana. (Sela)
5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD; thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.
Lamazulu azadumisa izimangaliso zakho, Nkosi, lalo uthembeko lwakho ebandleni labangcwele.
6 For who in the heaven can be compared to the LORD? [who] among the sons of the mighty can be likened to the LORD?
Ngoba ngubani esibhakabhakeni ongafananiswa leNkosi? Ngubani ofanana leNkosi phakathi kwamadodana abalamandla?
7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence by all [them that are] about him.
UNkulunkulu uyesabeka kakhulu emhlanganweni wabangcwele, njalo umele ukuhlonitshwa phezu kwabo bonke abamhanqileyo.
8 O LORD God of hosts, who [is] a strong LORD like to thee? or to thy faithfulness around thee?
Nkosi Nkulunkulu wamabandla, ngubani olamandla njengawe, Nkosi? Lothembeko lwakho lukuhanqile.
9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when its waves arise, thou stillest them.
Wena uyabusa ukukhukhumala kolwandle; lapho amagagasi alo ephakama wena uyawathulisa.
10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thy enemies with thy strong arm.
Wena wamchoboza uRahabi njengobuleweyo, wazihlakaza izitha zakho ngengalo yamandla akho.
11 The heavens [are] thine, the earth also [is] thine: [as for] the world, and the fullness of it, thou hast founded them.
Amazulu ngawakho, lomhlaba ngowakho; ilizwe lokugcwala kwalo, wena wakusekela.
12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.
Inyakatho leningizimu wakudala wena; iThabhori leHermoni kuzajabula ngebizo lakho.
13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, [and] high is thy right hand.
Ulengalo elamandla, isandla sakho siqinile, isandla sakho sokunene siphakeme.
14 Justice and judgment [are] the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.
Ukulunga lesahlulelo kuyisisekelo sesihlalo sakho sobukhosi; umusa leqiniso kuhamba phambi kobuso bakho.
15 Blessed [are] the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
Babusisiwe abantu abawaziyo umsindo wentokozo; bazahamba ekukhanyeni kobuso bakho, Nkosi.
16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.
Ebizweni lakho bazathokoza usuku lonke, langokulunga kwakho bazaphakanyiswa.
17 For thou [art] the glory of their strength: and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted.
Ngoba wena uludumo lwamandla abo; langomusa wakho uphondo lwethu luzaphakanyiswa.
18 For the LORD [is] our defense; and the Holy One of Israel [is] our king.
Ngoba isihlangu sethu singeseNkosi, lenkosi yethu ingeyoNgcwele kaIsrayeli.
19 Then thou didst speak in vision to thy holy one, and say, I have laid help upon [one that is] mighty; I have exalted [one] chosen out of the people.
Khona wakhuluma ngombono kongcwele wakho, wathi: Ngibekile usizo phezu kweqhawe, ngimphakamisile okhethiweyo phakathi kwabantu.
20 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
Ngithole uDavida inceku yami, ngamafutha ami angcwele ngimgcobile,
21 With whom my hand shall be established: my arm also shall strengthen him.
osandla sami sizakuba laye siqinile, ingalo yami layo izamqinisa.
22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
Isitha kasiyikumcindezela, lendodana yenkohlakalo kayiyikumhlupha.
23 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and afflict them that hate him.
Ngizazichoboza izitha zakhe phambi kobuso bakhe, ngihluphe abamzondayo.
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy [shall be] with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
Kodwa uthembeko lwami lomusa wami kuzakuba laye, lebizweni lami luzaphakanyiswa uphondo lwakhe.
25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers.
Njalo ngizabeka isandla sakhe olwandle, lesandla sakhe sokunene emifuleni.
26 He shall cry to me, Thou [art] my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
Yena uzangibiza ngokuthi: Wena ungubaba wami, uNkulunkulu wami, ledwala losindiso lwami.
27 Also I will make him [my] first-born, higher than the kings of the earth.
Njalo mina ngizammisa abe lizibulo, aphakame kakhulu kulamakhosi omhlaba.
28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
Ngizaligcinela umusa wami kuze kube nininini, lesivumelwano sami sizaqina kuye.
29 His seed also will I make [to endure] for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
Njalo ngizamisa inzalo yakhe kuze kube nininini, lesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi njengensuku zamazulu.
30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
Uba abantwana bakhe betshiya umlayo wami, bangahambi ngezahlulelo zami,
31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;
uba besephula izimiso zami, bengagcini imithetho yami,
32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.
ngizaphindisela iziphambeko zabo ngenduku, lesono sabo ngenswazi.
33 Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.
Kodwa kangiyikulususa du uthandolomusa wami kuye, ngingakhohlisi ngothembeko lwami.
34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that hath gone out of my lips.
Kangiyikwephula isivumelwano sami, lalokho okuphuma endebeni zami kangiyikukuguqula.
35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie to David.
Ngafunga kwaba kanye ngobungcwele bami: Kangiyikuqamba amanga kuDavida.
36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
Inzalo yakhe izakuba khona kuze kube nininini, lesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi njengelanga phambi kwami.
37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and [as] a faithful witness in heaven. (Selah)
Sizaqiniswa njengenyanga kuze kube nininini, lobufakazi emayezini bumi buqinile. (Sela)
38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thy anointed.
Kodwa wena usulahlile wala, wamthukuthelela ogcotshiweyo wakho.
39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown [by casting it] to the ground.
Usenze ize isivumelwano senceku yakho; wangcolisa umqhele wakhe emhlabathini.
40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin.
Uyibhobozile yonke imithangala yakhe, wazenza inqaba zakhe amanxiwa.
41 All that pass by the way plunder him: he is a reproach to his neighbors.
Bonke abadlula ngendlela bayamphanga; ulihlazo kubomakhelwane bakhe.
42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
Usiphakamisile isandla sokunene sabamelene laye; wazithokozisa zonke izitha zakhe.
43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
Futhi ubuyisele emuva ubukhali benkemba yakhe; kawumenzanga ame empini.
44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
Uyiqedile inkazimulo yakhe, lesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi wasiphosela emhlabathini.
45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)
Ufinyezile insuku zobutsha bakhe, wamembesa ihlazo. (Sela)
46 How long, LORD, wilt thou hide thyself? for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
Koze kube nini, Nkosi, ucatsha kuze kube phakade? Ulaka lwakho luvutha njengomlilo yini?
47 Remember how short my time is: why hast thou made all men in vain?
Khumbula ukuthi isikhathi sempilo yami singakanani; kungani wadalela ize bonke abantwana babantu?
48 What man [is he that] liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
Ngubani umuntu ophilayo ongaboni ukufa? Akhulule umphefumulo wakhe esandleni sengcwaba na? (Sela) (Sheol h7585)
49 LORD, where [are] thy former loving-kindnesses, [which] thou didst swear to David in thy truth?
Zingaphi izisa zakho zakuqala, Nkosi, owazifunga kuDavida ngothembeko lwakho?
50 Remember, LORD, the reproach of thy servants; [how] I do bear in my bosom [the reproach of] all the mighty people;
Khumbula, Nkosi, ihlazo lezinceku zakho, engilithwele esifubeni sami, elazo zonke izizwe ezinengi,
51 With which thy enemies have reproached, O LORD; with which they have reproached the footsteps of thy anointed
izitha zakho ezithuke ngalo, Nkosi, ezithuke ngalo izinyathelo zogcotshiweyo wakho.
52 Blessed [be] the LORD for evermore. Amen and amen.
Kayibongwe iNkosi kuze kube nininini. Ameni, loAmeni.
