Amahubo 120

1 Ingoma yemiqanso. Ngiyambiza uThixo ngisosizini, laye angiphendule.

A Song of Degrees. In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he listened to me.

2 Ngisindisa, Oh Thixo, ezindebeni zamanga lezindimini zenkohliso.

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

3 Uzakwenzani kuwe, aphinde enzeni njalo, wena limi lwenkohliso?

What should be given to you, and what should be added to you, for [your] crafty tongue?

4 Uzakujezisa ngomtshoko obukhali owebutho, ngamalahle avuthayo esihlahla.

Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.

5 Maye mina ngokuhlala kwami eMesheki, ngokuthi ngihlala emathenteni aseKhedari!

Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled amongst the tents of Kedar.

6 Sengihlale isikhathi eside kakhulu phakathi kwalabo abazonda ukuthula.

My soul has long been a sojourner;

7 Ngingumuntu wokuthula; kodwa ngithi ngingakhuluma, sebefuna impi.

I was peaceful amongst them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.