Amahubo 35
1 ElikaDavida. Xabana labo, Thixo abaxabana lami; lwana labo abalwa lami.
BY DAVID. Strive, YHWH, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,
2 Thatha isihlangu lewisa; phakama uzongilamulela.
Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,
3 Phakamisa umkhonto lesijula, ukuqondise kwabangihlaselayo. Ngitshela ukuthi, “Ngiyikusindiswa kwakho.”
And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, “I [am] your salvation.”
4 Sengathi labo abazingela impilo yami bangayangiswa bathelwe ngehlazo; sengathi labo abazama ukungidiliza bangabuyiselwa emuva bedumazekile.
They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.
5 Sengathi bangaba njengamakhoba emoyeni, ingilosi kaThixo ibe ibadudula ibaxotsha;
They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of YHWH driving away.
6 sengathi indlela yabo ingaba mnyama itshelele, ingilosi kaThixo ibe ibahlezi ezithendeni.
Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of YHWH—their pursuer.
7 Ngoba bangithiya ngamambule abo ngingonanga lutho, baphinda bangembela umgodi kungelasizatho,
For without cause they hid their net [in] a pit for me, Without cause they dug for my soul.
8 sengathi bangadilizwa belibele lawomambule abawathiyileyo abahilele, sengathi bangawela kulowomgodi babhidlizwe.
Desolation meets him—he does not know, And his net that he hid catches him, He falls into it for desolation.
9 Lapho-ke umoya wami uzathokoza kuThixo ujabule ekusindiseni Kwakhe.
And my soul is joyful in YHWH, It rejoices in His salvation.
10 Mina qobo lwami ngizamemeza ngithi, “Ngubani onjengawe, Oh Thixo? Uyabakhulula abahluphekayo kulabo abalamandla kulabo, abahluphekayo labaswelayo kulabo ababantshontshelayo.”
All my bones say, “YHWH, who is like You, Delivering the poor from the [one] stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.”
11 Ofakazi bolunya bayangivelela; bangibuza ngezinto engingazaziyo.
Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.
12 Bangiphindisela okuhle ngokubi umphefumulo wami usale usudabukile.
They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,
13 Ikanti kwathi bona begula ngembatha amasaka ngazithoba ngazila ukudla. Kwathi lapho imikhuleko yami ingaphendulwa
And I—in their sickness my clothing [is] sackcloth, I have humbled my soul with fastings, And my prayer returns to my bosom.
14 ngaba sesililweni kwangathi ngililela umngane wami loba umfowethu. Ngakhothamisa ikhanda lami ngokudabuka kwangathi ngililela umama.
As [if] a friend, as [if] my brother, I habitually walked, As a mourner for a mother, I have bowed down mourning.
15 Kodwa ngathi sengikhubekile baqwebana bokha insini; abahlaseli bangihlanganyela ngilibele. Bangichothoza okungapheliyo.
And they have rejoiced in my halting, And have been gathered together, The strikers were gathered against me, And I have not known, They have torn, and they have not ceased;
16 Bakloloda ngomona njengabangakholwayo; bangigedlela amazinyo abo.
With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing their teeth against me.
17 Nkosi, uzakuma ubukele kuze kube nini na? Yenyula impilo yami ekungilimazeni kwabo, impilo yami eligugu kulezizilwane.
Lord, how long do You behold? Keep my soul back from their desolations, My only one from young lions.
18 Ngizakubonga phakathi komhlangano omkhulu; ngikudumise ngiphakathi kwamaxuku abantu.
I thank You in a great assembly, I praise You among a mighty people.
19 Ungabayekeli abayizitha zami ngingabonelanga lutho, bantele phezu kwami. Ungayekeli labo abangizondayo kungelasizatho, banginyonkoloze ngomona.
Do not let my enemies rejoice over me [with] falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.
20 Kabakhulumi okuqondileyo kodwa babumba amacala amanga, ngalabo abaphila ngokuthula elizweni.
For they do not speak peace, And against the quiet of the land, They devise deceitful words,
21 Bangikhamisela imilomo bathi, “Hiya belo! Sizibonele ngawethu amehlo la.”
And they enlarge their mouth against me, They said, “Aha, aha, our eye has seen.”
22 Oh Thixo, usukubonile lokhu; ungathuli. Ungabi khatshana kwami, Oh Nkosi.
You have seen, O YHWH, Do not be silent, O Lord—do not be far from me,
23 Vuka, uphakame ungilamulele! Ngilwela, Nkulunkulu Thixo wami.
Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea.
24 Ngigeza ngokulunga Kwakho, Thixo, Nkulunkulu wami; ungabayekeli bantele phezu kwami.
Judge me according to Your righteousness, O YHWH my God, And they do not rejoice over me.
25 Ungabayekeli bacabange bathi, “Ehe, yikho ebesikufuna!” loba bathi, “Sesimginyile.”
They do not say in their heart, “Aha, our desire.” They do not say, “We swallowed him up.”
26 Sengathi bonke abantela ngokuhlupheka kwami bangathelwa ngehlazo basanganiseke; sengathi bonke abazikhukhumezayo phezu kwami bangembeswa ngokuyangeka langehlazo.
They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.
27 Sengathi labo abathokoza ngokugezwa kwami bangahalalisa ngentokozo lenjabulo; sengathi bangatsho kokuphela bathi, “Makaphakanyiswe uThixo othokoza ngokuhlala kuhle kwenceku yakhe.”
They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they continually say, “YHWH is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.”
28 Ulimi lwami luzakhuluma ngokulunga Kwakho langendumiso Yakho ilanga lonke.
And my tongue utters Your righteousness, All the day Your praise!
