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 by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.] God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

2 Ngikubonile endlini Yakho engcwele ngawabona amandla Akho lenkazimulo Yakho.

So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.

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

Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

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

So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.

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

My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

6 Ngisembhedeni wami ngiyakhumbula; ngiyakukhumbula lanxa ngisemlindweni wasebusuku.

when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.

7 Ngoba ulusizo lwami, ngiyahlabelela ngisemthunzini wamaphiko Akho.

For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.

8 Umphefumulo wami unamathele Kuwe; isandla sakho sokunene siyangisekela.

My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.

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

But those who 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 jackal food.

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

But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.