Psalms 2
1 Why have nations tumultuously assembled? And do peoples meditate vanity?
Kungani izizwe zixokozela, labantu besakha amacebo ngeze?
2 Station themselves do kings of the earth, And princes have been united together, Against Jehovah, and against His Messiah:
Amakhosi omhlaba ayahloma ajame lababusi bahlangana ndawonye bemelana loThixo njalo lalowo ogcotshiweyo wakhe besithi;
3 'Let us draw off Their cords, And cast from us Their thick bands.'
“Kasiwaqamuleni amaketane abo, silahle izibopho zabo.”
4 He who is sitting in the heavens doth laugh, The Lord doth mock at them.
Yena osesihlalweni ezulwini uyahleka; uThixo uyabahleka.
5 Then doth He speak unto them in His anger, And in His wrath He doth trouble them:
Abesebakhalimela ngolaka, abathuthumelise ngentukuthelo yakhe, esithi,
6 'And I — I have anointed My King, Upon Zion — My holy hill.'
“Sengiyibekile eyami inkosi phezu kweZiyoni, intaba yami engcwele.”
7 I declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, 'My Son Thou [art], I to-day have brought thee forth.
Ngizasimemezela isimiso sikaThixo: Wathi kimi, “UyiNdodana yami; lamhla sengibe nguyihlo.
8 Ask of Me and I give nations — thy inheritance, And thy possession — the ends of earth.
Cela kimi, ngizakwenza izizwe zibe yilifa lakho, imikhawulo yomhlaba kube yinotho yakho.
9 Thou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron, As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.'
Uzazibusa ngentonga yobukhosi eyensimbi, uzazibhidliza zicubuzeke njengebumba.”
10 And now, O kings, act wisely, Be instructed, O judges of earth,
Ngakho-ke lina makhosi, limukani, liyaxwayiswa lina babusi bomhlaba.
11 Serve ye Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
Mkhonzeni uThixo ngokumesaba, lithokozele umbuso wakhe ngokuthuthumela.
12 Kiss the Chosen One, lest He be angry, And ye lose the way, When His anger burneth but a little, O the happiness of all trusting in Him!
Ikhothameleni iNdodana, funa ithukuthele beselibhujiswa endleleni yenu, ngoba intukuthelo yakhe ingavutha ngesikhatshana. Babusisiwe bonke abaphephela kuye.
