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 longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
2 Ngikubonile endlini Yakho engcwele ngawabona amandla Akho lenkazimulo Yakho.
To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3 Ngoba uthando Lwakho lungcono kulempilo, izindebe zami zizakutsho inkazimulo Yakho.
Because thy loving-kindness [is] better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
4 Ngizakudumisa kokuphela nxa ngisaphila, ngebizo lakho ngizaphakamisa izandla zami.
Thus 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 shall be 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, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches.
7 Ngoba ulusizo lwami, ngiyahlabelela ngisemthunzini wamaphiko Akho.
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
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 fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for 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: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
