Amahubo 69
1 Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Itshuni ethi, “Amaluba.” ElikaDavida. Ngisindisa, Oh Nkulunkulu, ngoba umsinga wamanzi usugamenxe ngentamo yami.
To the Chief Musician. On "The Lilies." David’s. Save me, O God, For waters have entered as far as the life;
2 Ngiyagalula ezinzikini ezitotayo, lapho okungekho ndawo yokugxila. Sengifike enzikini; impophoma sezingikhulela.
I have sunk in deep swamp, Where there is no place to stand, I have come into abysses of waters, Where a flood hath overflowed me;
3 Sengidiniwe yikumemeza ngicela uncedo; umphimbo wami usome qha. Amehlo ami aseze efiphele, edinga uNkulunkulu wami.
I am weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat, —Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting for my God.
4 Labo abangizondayo kungelasizatho banengi okwedlula inwele zekhanda lami; banengi abayizitha zami kungelambangela, labo abafuna ukungidiliza. Ngiyaphoqelwa ukuhlawula engingakuntshontshanga.
More than the hairs of my head, Are they who hate me without cause, —Firmer than my bones, Are they who are my foes for false cause, —What I had not plundered, then, had I to restore.
5 Uyabazi ubuthutha bami, wena Nkulunkulu; isono sami kasifihlakalanga kuwe.
O God, thou, hast known my folly, And, my wrong-doings, from thee, have not been hid.
6 Akuthi labo abathemba kuwe bangayangiswa ngenxa yami, Oh Thixo, Thixo Somandla; akuthi labo abakudingayo, bangahlaziswa ngenxa yami, Oh Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
Let them not be ashamed, through me, Who have waited for thee, O My Lord, Yahweh of hosts, —Let them not be confounded, through me, Who are seeking thee, O God of Israel!
7 Ngiyakubhensela ukugconwa ngenxa yakho, ihlazo lihuqiwe ebusweni bami.
Because, for thy sake, have I borne reproach, Confusion hath covered my face;
8 Ngingowemzini kubafowethu, ngingowemzini emadodaneni kamama;
One estranged, have I become, to my own brethren, Yea, an alien, to the sons of my own mother;
9 ngoba ukutshisekela indlu yakho kufuthelene kimi, lezethuko zalabo abakuthukayo ziwela kimi.
Because, zeal for thy house, hath eaten me up, And, the reproaches of them who have reproached thee, have fallen upon me.
10 Ngithi lapho ngilila ngizila ukudla, ngibhensele ukwetheswa inhlamba;
When I have humbled my soul with fasting, Then hath it turned to my reproach;
11 kuthi lapho ngivunula amasaka abantu badlale ngami.
When I have made my clothing of sackcloth, Then have I served them for a by-word;
12 Labo abalinda emasangweni bayangihleka, ngiyingoma nje yezidakwa.
They who sit in the gate talk against me, —And [against me are] the songs of them who imbibe strong drink.
13 Kodwa ngikhuleka kuwe, Oh Thixo, ngesikhathi somusa wakho; ngothando lwakho olukhulu, Oh Nkulunkulu, ngiphendula ngensindiso yakho eqinisekileyo.
But, as for me, my prayer shall be unto thee, O Yahweh, in a time of acceptance, O God, in the abounding of thy lovingkindness, answer me with thy saving faithfulness.
14 Ngihlenga exhaphozini, ungangiyekeli ngigalule; ngikhulula kulabo abangizondayo, emanzini atshonayo.
Rescue me out of the mire, lest I sink, Let me be rescued, From my haters, and, From abysses of waters:
15 Ungayekeli izikhukhula zingigalulise loba inziki zingiginye, loba umgodi uvaleke umlomo wawo phezu kwami.
Let not a flood of waters overflow me, And let not the depth swallow me up, Neither let the well close, over me, her mouth.
16 Ngiphendula, Oh Thixo, ngenxa yokulunga kothando lwakho; emuseni wakho omkhulu phendukela kimi.
Answer me, O Yahweh, for good is thy lovingkindness, According to the abounding of thy compassions, turn thou towards me:
17 Ungayifihleli ubuso bakho inceku yakho; ngiphendula masinyane, ngoba ngiphakathi kohlupho.
Then do not hide thy face from thy servant, Because I am in distress, haste thou—answer me!
18 Sondela ungikhulule; ngihlenga ngenxa yezitha zami.
Oh draw near unto my soul—redeem it, Because of mine enemies, ransom me.
19 Uyakwazi ukuthi ngigconwa njani, ngihlaziswa njalo ngiyangiswa; zonke izitha zami ziphambi kwakho.
Thou, knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion, Before thee, are all mine adversaries.
20 Ukugconwa sekuyephule inhliziyo yami kwangitshiya esithubeni; ngadinga uzwelo ngaluswela, abaduduzi, kodwa ngabaswela.
Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am weak, —Though I waited for one to pity me, yet there was none, And for comforters, yet I found not any.
21 Bathela inyongo ekudleni kwami banginathisa iviniga nxa ngomile.
But they put in my food—poison! And, for my thirst, they gave for my drink—vinegar!
22 Sengathi itafula eliphambi kwabo lingaba ngumjibila; sengathi lingaba yisijeziso lesithiyo.
Let their table, before them, become a snare, And unto their friends, a lure;
23 Sengathi amehlo abo angafiphala ukuze bangaboni, lamaqolo abo akhokhobe kokuphela.
Let their eyes become too dim to see, And, their loins, continually cause thou to shake;
24 Thululela ulaka lwakho phezu kwabo; akuthi ulaka lwakho olwesabekayo lubehlele.
Pour out over them thine indignation, And let, the glow of thine anger, overtake them:
25 Sengathi indawo yabo ingaba ngamanxiwa; akungabi lamuntu ozahlala emathenteni abo.
Let their encampment become desolate, In their tents, be there none to dwell:
26 Ngoba bahlupha labo obalimazayo bakhulume ngobuhlungu balabo obalimazayo.
For, whom, thou thyself, hadst smitten, they pursued, And, unto the pain of thy wounded ones, they must needs add.
27 Bethese amacala phezu kwamacala; ungayekeli bazuze isabelo sensindiso yakho.
Lay punishment on their iniquity, And let them not enter into thy righteousness;
28 Sengathi bangesulwa encwadini yokuphila bangaze babalwa kanye labalungileyo.
Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And, with the righteous, let them not be enrolled.
29 Ngisebuhlungwini, ngikhathazekile; sengathi insindiso yakho, Oh Nkulunkulu ingangivikela.
I, then, am humbled and in pain, Thy salvation, O God, may it set me on high.
30 Ngizalidumisa ibizo likaNkulunkulu ngengoma, ngilibabaze ngokubonga.
I will praise the Name of God with a song, And will magnify him with thanksgiving;
31 Lokhu kuzamthabisa uThixo okwedlula inkabi, okwedlula inkunzi yonke ilempondo lamangqina ayo.
So shall it be more pleasing to Yahweh than a bullock of the herd, Showing horn [and] divided hoof.
32 Abayanga bazabona bajabule lina elimdingayo uNkulunkulu, sengathi inhliziyo zenu zingaphila!
The humbled have seen—they rejoice! Ye seekers of God, let your heart, then, revive;
33 UThixo uyabezwa abaswelayo, kabeyisi abantu bakhe abathunjiweyo.
For, a Hearkener to the needy, is Yahweh, And, his prisoners, hath he not despised.
34 Akuthi izulu lomhlaba kumdumise, inlwandle lakho konke okunyakaza kuzo,
Let the heavens and the earth, praise him, The seas, and everything that creepeth therein.
35 ngoba uNkulunkulu uzayisindisa iZiyoni ayakhe kutsha imizi yakoJuda. Yikhona-ke abantu bazakwakha khona balithathe libe ngelabo;
For, God, will save Zion, And build the cities of Judah, So shall men dwell there, and possess it:
36 abantwana bezinceku zayo lizakuba yilifa labo, labalithandayo ibizo lakhe bazahlala khona.
Yea, the seed of his servants, shall inherit it, And, the lovers of his Name, shall settle down therein.
