Amahubo 56
1 Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Kulandelwa itshuni ethi, “Ijuba phezu kwemikusu ekude.” ElikaDavida. Imikithamu. Lapho wayesethunjwe ngamafilistiya eGathi. Woba lomusa kimi, Oh Nkulunkulu, ngoba abantu baxotshana lami kubi; ilanga lonke bayajujumezela bengihlasela.
BE merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
2 Labo abangigconayo baxotshana lami ilanga lonke; abanengi bangihlasela bekloloda.
Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
3 Nxa ngisesaba ngizathemba kuwe.
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4 KuNkulunkulu, engidumisa ibizo lakhe, ngithemba kuye uNkulunkulu; angiyikwesaba. Umuntu wenyama angenzani kimi?
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5 Ilanga lonke batshona behlanekela amazwi ami; beqoqa ukungibhidliza.
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 Bayabuthana bengicathamela balandele izinyathelo zami betshisekela ukucitsha impilo yami.
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
7 Loba sekutheni ungabayekeli baphunyuke; ngokuthukuthela kwakho, Nkulunkulu, zidilize izizwe.
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
8 Bhala phansi isililo sami; bhala ithonsi ngalinye lezinyembezi zami emqulwini wakho kazikho yini emibhalweni yakho?
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
9 Lapho-ke izitha zami zizafulathela nxa sengicela uncedo. Ngalokhu ngizakwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ulami.
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
10 KuNkulunkulu, engidumisa ibizo lakhe, kuThixo engidumisa ibizo lakhe,
In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.
11 kuNkulunkulu ngiyathemba; angiyikwesaba. Umuntu angenzani kimi na?
In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12 Ngibanjwe yizifungo kuwe, Oh Nkulunkulu; ngizakwethula umnikelo wami wokubonga kuwe.
Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
13 Ngoba ungikhulule ekufeni lezinyawo zami lapho ngikhubeka, ukuze ngihambe phambi kukaNkulunkulu ekukhanyeni kwempilo.
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
