Psalms 58
1 To the Overseer. — 'Destroy not.' — A secret treasure, by David. Is it true, O dumb one, righteously ye speak? Uprightly ye judge, O sons of men?
Isibili likhuluma okulungileyo yini, babusi? Lehlulela ngokuqonda yini, madodana abantu?
2 Even in heart ye work iniquities, In the land the violence of your hands ye ponder.
Yebo, enhliziyweni lenza okubi, lilinganisa udlakela lwezandla zenu emhlabeni.
3 The wicked have been estranged from the womb, They have erred from the belly, speaking lies.
Ababi baba ngabemzini kusukela esiswini, bayaduha kusukela esizalweni, beqamba amanga.
4 Their poison [is] as poison of a serpent, As a deaf asp shutting its ear,
Ubuhlungu babo bunjengobuhlungu benyoka, banjengebululu elingezwayo, elivimba indlebe yalo,
5 Which hearkeneth not to the voice of whisperers, A charmer of charms most skilful.
ukuze lingezwa ilizwi labalumbi abalumba amalumbo ngokuhlakanipha.
6 O God, break their teeth in their mouth, The jaw-teeth of young lions break down, O Jehovah.
Nkulunkulu, yephula amazinyo abo emlonyeni wabo, uphohloze amazinyo emihlathi yamabhongo ezilwane, Nkosi.
7 They are melted as waters, They go up and down for themselves, His arrow proceedeth as they cut themselves off.
Kabancibilike njengamanzi agelezayo; nxa egobisa idandili lakhe ukutshoka umtshoko wakhe, babe njengabaqunywe iziqa.
8 As a snail that melteth he goeth on, [As] an untimely birth of a woman, They have not seen the sun.
Kahambe njengomnenke oncibilikayo; njengomphunzo owesifazana, kabangaliboni ilanga.
9 Before your pots discern the bramble, As well the raw as the heated He whirleth away.
Imbiza zenu zingakaluzwa ukhuni lwameva, uzabaphephula esiphephweni njengabaphilayo njengentukuthelweni.
10 The righteous rejoiceth that he hath seen vengeance, His steps he washeth in the blood of the wicked.
Olungileyo uzathokoza lapho ebona impindiselo, uzageza inyawo zakhe egazini lomubi.
11 And man saith: 'Surely fruit [is] for the righteous: Surely there is a God judging in the earth!'
Ukuze umuntu athi: Impela ukhona umvuzo wolungileyo; impela ukhona uNkulunkulu owahlulela emhlabeni.
