Psalms 58
1 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?
Isibili likhuluma okulungileyo yini, babusi? Lehlulela ngokuqonda yini, madodana abantu?
2 No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.
Yebo, enhliziyweni lenza okubi, lilinganisa udlakela lwezandla zenu emhlabeni.
3 The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
Ababi baba ngabemzini kusukela esiswini, bayaduha kusukela esizalweni, beqamba amanga.
4 Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,
Ubuhlungu babo bunjengobuhlungu benyoka, banjengebululu elingezwayo, elivimba indlebe yalo,
5 which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skilful the charmer may be.
ukuze lingezwa ilizwi labalumbi abalumba amalumbo ngokuhlakanipha.
6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, LORD.
Nkulunkulu, yephula amazinyo abo emlonyeni wabo, uphohloze amazinyo emihlathi yamabhongo ezilwane, Nkosi.
7 Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
Kabancibilike njengamanzi agelezayo; nxa egobisa idandili lakhe ukutshoka umtshoko wakhe, babe njengabaqunywe iziqa.
8 Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.
Kahambe njengomnenke oncibilikayo; njengomphunzo owesifazana, kabangaliboni ilanga.
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
Imbiza zenu zingakaluzwa ukhuni lwameva, uzabaphephula esiphephweni njengabaphilayo njengentukuthelweni.
10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
Olungileyo uzathokoza lapho ebona impindiselo, uzageza inyawo zakhe egazini lomubi.
11 so that men shall say, “Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.”
Ukuze umuntu athi: Impela ukhona umvuzo wolungileyo; impela ukhona uNkulunkulu owahlulela emhlabeni.
