Amahubo 12

1 Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Ngendlela yesheminithi. Ihubo likaDavida. Siza Thixo, ngoba kabasekho abakholwayo; abathembekileyo sebenyamalele kabasekho ebantwini.

to/for to conduct upon [the] Sheminith melody to/for David to save [emph?] LORD for to cease pious for to disappear faithful from son: child man

2 Bonke baqamba amanga kubomakhelwane babo; izindebe zabo eziyengayo zihlezi zikhuluma inkohliso esezinhliziyweni zabo.

vanity: false to speak: speak man: anyone with neighbor his lips smoothness in/on/with heart and heart to speak: speak

3 Sengathi uThixo angaziquma zonke izindebe ezikhohlisayo kanye laluphi ulimi oluzikhukhumezayo

to cut: eliminate LORD all lips smoothness tongue to speak: speak great: large

4 oluthi, “Sizanqoba ngendimi zethu; izindebe zethu zizasilwela ngubani oyinkosi yethu na?”

which to say to/for tongue our to prevail lips our with us who? lord to/for us

5 “Ngenxa yokuncindezelwa kwabayanga lokububula kwabaswelayo, sengizavuka khathesi,” kutsho uThixo. “Ngizabavikela kulabo ababachukuluzayo.”

from violence afflicted from groaning needy now to arise: rise to say LORD to set: put in/on/with salvation to breathe to/for him

6 Njalo amazwi kaThixo amsulwa, njengesiliva esicengwe esithandweni somlilo esebumba, njengegolide elihlanjululwe kasikhombisa.

word LORD word pure silver: money to refine in/on/with furnace to/for land: soil to refine sevenfold

7 Oh Thixo, uzahlala usiphephisile njalo usivikele ebantwini ababi nini lanini.

you(m. s.) LORD to keep: guard them to watch him from [the] generation this to/for forever: enduring

8 Ababi bayaklamasa santando nxa bebona izinto ezilihlazo zidunyiswa ngabantu.

around: side wicked to go: walk [emph?] like/as to exalt vileness to/for son: child man