Amahubo 69
1 Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Itshuni ethi, “Amaluba.” ElikaDavida. Ngisindisa, Oh Nkulunkulu, ngoba umsinga wamanzi usugamenxe ngentamo yami.
TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “LILIES.” BY DAVID. Save me, O God, for waters have come to the soul.
2 Ngiyagalula ezinzikini ezitotayo, lapho okungekho ndawo yokugxila. Sengifike enzikini; impophoma sezingikhulela.
I have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a flood has overflown me.
3 Sengidiniwe yikumemeza ngicela uncedo; umphimbo wami usome qha. Amehlo ami aseze efiphele, edinga uNkulunkulu wami.
I have been wearied with my calling, My throat has been burned, My eyes have been consumed, waiting for my God.
4 Labo abangizondayo kungelasizatho banengi okwedlula inwele zekhanda lami; banengi abayizitha zami kungelambangela, labo abafuna ukungidiliza. Ngiyaphoqelwa ukuhlawula engingakuntshontshanga.
Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I did not take away—I bring back.
5 Uyabazi ubuthutha bami, wena Nkulunkulu; isono sami kasifihlakalanga kuwe.
O God, You have known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations have not been hid from You.
6 Akuthi labo abathemba kuwe bangayangiswa ngenxa yami, Oh Thixo, Thixo Somandla; akuthi labo abakudingayo, bangahlaziswa ngenxa yami, Oh Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
Do not let those waiting on You be ashamed because of me, O Lord, YHWH of Hosts, Do not let those seeking You Blush because of me, O God of Israel.
7 Ngiyakubhensela ukugconwa ngenxa yakho, ihlazo lihuqiwe ebusweni bami.
For because of You I have borne reproach, Shame has covered my face.
8 Ngingowemzini kubafowethu, ngingowemzini emadodaneni kamama;
I have been a stranger to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.
9 ngoba ukutshisekela indlu yakho kufuthelene kimi, lezethuko zalabo abakuthukayo ziwela kimi.
For [my] zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of Your reproachers Have fallen on me.
10 Ngithi lapho ngilila ngizila ukudla, ngibhensele ukwetheswa inhlamba;
And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.
11 kuthi lapho ngivunula amasaka abantu badlale ngami.
And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am for an allegory to them.
12 Labo abalinda emasangweni bayangihleka, ngiyingoma nje yezidakwa.
Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.
13 Kodwa ngikhuleka kuwe, Oh Thixo, ngesikhathi somusa wakho; ngothando lwakho olukhulu, Oh Nkulunkulu, ngiphendula ngensindiso yakho eqinisekileyo.
And my prayer [is] to You, O YHWH, A time of good pleasure, O God, In the abundance of Your kindness, Answer me in the truth of Your salvation.
14 Ngihlenga exhaphozini, ungangiyekeli ngigalule; ngikhulula kulabo abangizondayo, emanzini atshonayo.
Deliver me from the mire, and do not let me sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters.
15 Ungayekeli izikhukhula zingigalulise loba inziki zingiginye, loba umgodi uvaleke umlomo wawo phezu kwami.
Do not let a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth on me.
16 Ngiphendula, Oh Thixo, ngenxa yokulunga kothando lwakho; emuseni wakho omkhulu phendukela kimi.
Answer me, O YHWH, for Your kindness [is] good, Turn to me according to the abundance of Your mercies,
17 Ungayifihleli ubuso bakho inceku yakho; ngiphendula masinyane, ngoba ngiphakathi kohlupho.
And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress—hurry, answer me.
18 Sondela ungikhulule; ngihlenga ngenxa yezitha zami.
Be near to my soul—redeem it, Ransom me because of my enemies.
19 Uyakwazi ukuthi ngigconwa njani, ngihlaziswa njalo ngiyangiswa; zonke izitha zami ziphambi kwakho.
You have known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, All my adversaries [are] before You.
20 Ukugconwa sekuyephule inhliziyo yami kwangitshiya esithubeni; ngadinga uzwelo ngaluswela, abaduduzi, kodwa ngabaswela.
Reproach has broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none.
21 Bathela inyongo ekudleni kwami banginathisa iviniga nxa ngomile.
And they give gall for my food, And cause me to drink vinegar for my thirst.
22 Sengathi itafula eliphambi kwabo lingaba ngumjibila; sengathi lingaba yisijeziso lesithiyo.
Their table before them is for a snare, And for a repayment—for a trap.
23 Sengathi amehlo abo angafiphala ukuze bangaboni, lamaqolo abo akhokhobe kokuphela.
Their eyes are darkened from seeing, And their loins continually shake You.
24 Thululela ulaka lwakho phezu kwabo; akuthi ulaka lwakho olwesabekayo lubehlele.
Pour Your indignation on them, And the fierceness of Your anger seizes them.
25 Sengathi indawo yabo ingaba ngamanxiwa; akungabi lamuntu ozahlala emathenteni abo.
Their tower is desolated, There is no dweller in their tents.
26 Ngoba bahlupha labo obalimazayo bakhulume ngobuhlungu balabo obalimazayo.
For they have pursued him [whom] You have struck, And recount of the pain of Your pierced ones.
27 Bethese amacala phezu kwamacala; ungayekeli bazuze isabelo sensindiso yakho.
Give punishment for their iniquity, And they do not enter into Your righteousness.
28 Sengathi bangesulwa encwadini yokuphila bangaze babalwa kanye labalungileyo.
They are blotted out of the scroll of life, And are not written with the righteous.
29 Ngisebuhlungwini, ngikhathazekile; sengathi insindiso yakho, Oh Nkulunkulu ingangivikela.
And I [am] afflicted and pained, Your salvation, O God, sets me on high.
30 Ngizalidumisa ibizo likaNkulunkulu ngengoma, ngilibabaze ngokubonga.
I praise the Name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,
31 Lokhu kuzamthabisa uThixo okwedlula inkabi, okwedlula inkunzi yonke ilempondo lamangqina ayo.
And it is better to YHWH than an ox, A bullock—horned [and] hoofed.
32 Abayanga bazabona bajabule lina elimdingayo uNkulunkulu, sengathi inhliziyo zenu zingaphila!
The humble have seen—they rejoice, You who seek God—and your heart lives.
33 UThixo uyabezwa abaswelayo, kabeyisi abantu bakhe abathunjiweyo.
For YHWH listens to the needy, And He has not despised His bound ones.
34 Akuthi izulu lomhlaba kumdumise, inlwandle lakho konke okunyakaza kuzo,
The heavens and earth praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.
35 ngoba uNkulunkulu uzayisindisa iZiyoni ayakhe kutsha imizi yakoJuda. Yikhona-ke abantu bazakwakha khona balithathe libe ngelabo;
For God saves Zion, And builds the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.
36 abantwana bezinceku zayo lizakuba yilifa labo, labalithandayo ibizo lakhe bazahlala khona.
And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His Name dwell in it!
