Psalms 56
1 To the Overseer. — 'On the Dumb Dove far off.' — A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,
Woba lomusa kimi, Nkulunkulu, ngoba umuntu ufuna ukungiginya; usuku lonke esilwa uyangicindezela.
2 Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many [are] fighting against me, O most High,
Izitha zami zifuna ukungiginya usuku lonke, ngoba zinengi ezilwa zimelene lami ngokuziphakamisa.
3 The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.
Mhla ngisesaba, mina ngizathemba kuwe.
4 In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.
KuNkulunkulu ngizadumisa ilizwi lakhe, kuNkulunkulu ngiyathemba, angiyikwesaba. Inyama ingenzani kimi?
5 All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts [are] for evil,
Usuku lonke baphambanisa amazwi ami; yonke imicabango yabo imelene lami ngokubi.
6 They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.
Bayabuthana, bagugube, bona baqaphelise izinyathelo zami, lapho belindele umphefumulo wami.
7 By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.
Bazaphunyuka yini ngobubi? Ekuthukutheleni wisela phansi abantu, Nkulunkulu.
8 My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou — place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?
Ukuzulazula kwami ukubalile; wena faka izinyembezi zami embodleleni yakho; kazikho ogwalweni lwakho yini?
9 Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God [is] for me.
Khona izitha zami zizabuyela emuva mhla ngibizayo. Ngiyakwazi lokhu ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukimi.
10 In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.
KuNkulunkulu ngizadumisa ilizwi, eNkosini ngizadumisa ilizwi.
11 In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,
KuNkulunkulu ngiyathemba, angiyikwesaba. Umuntu angenzani kimi?
12 On me, O God, [are] Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.
Nkulunkulu, izifungo zakho ziphezu kwami; ngizabuyisela kuwe izindumiso.
13 For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!
Ngoba uwukhulule umphefumulo wami ekufeni, yebo, inyawo zami ekukhubekeni, ukuze ngihambe phambi kukaNkulunkulu ekukhanyeni kwabaphilayo.
