Amahubo 120

1 Ingoma yemiqanso. Ngiyambiza uThixo ngisosizini, laye angiphendule.

IN my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.

2 Ngisindisa, Oh Thixo, ezindebeni zamanga lezindimini zenkohliso.

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

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

What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

4 Uzakujezisa ngomtshoko obukhali owebutho, ngamalahle avuthayo esihlahla.

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

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

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

6 Sengihlale isikhathi eside kakhulu phakathi kwalabo abazonda ukuthula.

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

7 Ngingumuntu wokuthula; kodwa ngithi ngingakhuluma, sebefuna impi.

I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.