Amahubo 49
1 Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. ElamaDodana kaKhora. Ihubo. Zwanini lokhu lina bantu lonke; lalelani, lonke elihlala kulo umhlaba,
“For the leader of the music. A psalm of the sons of Korah.” Hear this, all ye nations; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world;
2 abantukazana lezikhulu, abanothileyo labayanga ngokufanayo:
Both high and low, rich and poor alike!
3 Umlomo wami uzakhuluma amazwi okuhlakanipha; amazwi aphuma enhliziyweni yami azanika ukuzwisisa.
My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my mind shall be understanding.
4 Ngizabeka indlebe yami kuso isaga; ngechacho ngizaliqhaqha ilibho:
I will incline mine ear to a poem; I will utter my song upon the harp.
5 Ngingesabelani na nxa kufika insuku ezimbi, lapho abakhohlisi ababi bengihanqa,
Why should I fear in the days of adversity, When the iniquity of my adversaries encompasseth me;
6 labo abathembe inotho yabo abazitshaya isifuba ngenotho yabo enengi?
They who trust in their riches, And glory in the greatness of their wealth?
7 Kakho umuntu ongahlenga impilo yomunye kumbe amkhuphele inhlawulo kuNkulunkulu,
No one can redeem his brother from death, Nor give a ransom for him to God,
8 ngoba ukuhlenga impilo yomuntu kuyadula, akulambhadalo engakwenelisa,
That he should live to eternity, And not see the pit.
9 ukuze aphile kokuphela angaboni ukubola.
Too costly is the redemption of his life, And he giveth it up for ever.
10 Phela bonke bayabona ukuthi izihlakaniphi ziyafa; ngokunjalo iziwula labasangeneyo bayabhubha batshiye inotho yabo kwabanye.
For he seeth that wise men die, As well as the foolish and the ignorant; They perish alike, And leave their wealth to others.
11 Amangcwaba abo ayizindlu zabo zanininini, yimizi yabo okwezizukulwane ezingapheliyo, lokuba nje basebeqambe iziqinti ngamabizo abo.
They imagine that their houses will endure for ever, And their dwelling-places from generation to generation: Men celebrate their names on the earth.
12 Kodwa umuntu, lokuba elenotho, kaphili kokuphela; unjengezinyamazana ezibhubhayo.
Yet man, who is in honor, abideth not; He is like the beasts that perish.
13 Lesi yisiphetho salabo abazithembayo bona, labalandeli babo, abavumelana labakutshoyo.
Such is the way which is their confidence! And they who come after them approve their maxims. (Pause)
14 Njengezimvu bamiselwe ingcwaba, ukufa kuzazitika kubo. Abaqotho bazabusa phezu kwabo ekuseni; izidumbu zabo zizabola engcwabeni, kude lemizi yabo efana leyamakhosi. (Sheol h7585)
Like sheep they are cast into the underworld; Death shall feed upon them; And the upright shall soon trample upon them. Their form shall be consumed in the underworld, And they shall no more have a dwelling-place. (Sheol h7585)
15 Kodwa uNkulunkulu uzayihlenga eyami impilo engcwabeni; ngempela uzangithatha angise kuye. (Sheol h7585)
But God will redeem my life from the underworld; Yea, he will take me under his care. (Pause) (Sheol h7585)
16 Ungasuki udangale kakhulu ngokubona omunye enotha; nxa indlu yakhe igcwala ngobunkentshenkentshe;
Be not thou afraid, when one becometh rich; When the glory of his house is increased!
17 phela kazukuhamba lalutho mhla esifa, ubukhazikhazi lobo kayikwehla labo.
For, when he dieth, he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him.
18 Loba wayesithi esaphila azibone engobusisiweyo abantu bayakukhonza nxa uphumelela,
Though in his life he thought himself happy, —Though men praised thee, while thou wast in prosperity, —
19 uzakuyahlangana lesizukulwane sabokhokho bakhe, abangasayikuphinde bakubone ukukhanya kwempilo.
Yet shalt thou go to the dwelling-place of thy fathers, Who never more shall see the light!
20 Umuntu olenotho kodwa engaqedisisi unjengezinyamazana ezibhubhayo.
The man who is in honor, but without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.
