Amahubo 63

1 Ihubo likaDavida eseNkangala yakoJuda. Oh Nkulunkulu, unguNkulunkulu wami, ngiyakudinga ngitshiseka; umphefumulo wami uyakomela, umzimba wami uyakudinga, elizweni elomileyo eseligugile lapho okungelamanzi khona.

A Psalm of David; when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh languisheth for thee, in a dry and weary land without water:

2 Ngikubonile endlini Yakho engcwele ngawabona amandla Akho lenkazimulo Yakho.

To see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;

3 Ngoba uthando Lwakho lungcono kulempilo, izindebe zami zizakutsho inkazimulo Yakho.

For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.

4 Ngizakudumisa kokuphela nxa ngisaphila, ngebizo lakho ngizaphakamisa izandla zami.

So will I bless thee while I live; I will lift up my hands in thy name.

5 Umphefumulo wami uzasuthiswa ngokudla okuhle okuphilisayo; ngezindebe ezihlabelayo umlomo wami uzakudumisa.

My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.

6 Ngisembhedeni wami ngiyakhumbula; ngiyakukhumbula lanxa ngisemlindweni wasebusuku.

When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:

7 Ngoba ulusizo lwami, ngiyahlabelela ngisemthunzini wamaphiko Akho.

For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy.

8 Umphefumulo wami unamathele Kuwe; isandla sakho sokunene siyangisekela.

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

9 Labo abazingela impilo yami bazabhujiswa; bazakwehlela phansi ekujuleni komhlabathi.

But those that seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth;

10 Bazakwabelwa ukudliwa yinkemba babe yikudla kwamakhanka.

They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be the portion of foxes.

11 Kodwa inkosi izathokoza kuNkulunkulu; bonke abafunga ngebizo likaNkulunkulu bazamdumisa, ikanti imilomo yabaqamba amanga izathuliswa.

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.