Amahubo 120

1 Ingoma yemiqanso. Ngiyambiza uThixo ngisosizini, laye angiphendule.

A Canticle in steps. When troubled, I cried out to the Lord, and he heard me.

2 Ngisindisa, Oh Thixo, ezindebeni zamanga lezindimini zenkohliso.

O Lord, free my soul from lips of iniquity and from the deceitful tongue.

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

What will be given to you, or what will be added to you, for a deceitful tongue?:

4 Uzakujezisa ngomtshoko obukhali owebutho, ngamalahle avuthayo esihlahla.

the sharp arrows of the powerful, along with the burning coals of desolation.

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

Woe to me, for my sojourning has been prolonged. I have lived with the inhabitants 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.

With those who hated peace, I was peaceful. When I spoke to them, they fought against me without cause.