Amahubo 7
1 Ishigayoni kaDavida ayihlabelela uThixo mayelana loKhushi umBhenjamini. Oh Thixo Nkulunkulu wami, ngiphephela kuwe; ngisindisa ungikhulule kubo bonke abangizingelayo,
A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
2 ngoba bazanginithiza njengesilwane bangiklebule iziqanyana kungekho ongangilamulela.
or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
3 Oh Thixo, Nkulunkulu wami, nxa ngikwenzile lokhu izandla zami zilecala,
O LORD my God, if I have done this, if injustice is on my hands,
4 nxa ngenze okubi kulowo ohlalisene kuhle lami loba ngisuke ngaphanga isitha sami kungelasizatho,
if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,
5 nxa kunjalo akuthi isitha sami singihlasele; masigxobagxobele impilo yami emhlabathini singibhuqabhuqele phansi ebhuqwini.
then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust.
6 Vuka, Oh Thixo, ngolaka lwakho; vuka uvimbele ukuthukuthela kwezitha zami. Vuka, Nkulunkulu wami, memezela ukwahlulela okuhle.
Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
7 Akuthi abantu bebuthene bakuhanqe busa phezu kwabo usekuphakameni.
Let the assembled peoples gather around You; take Your seat over them on high.
8 UThixo kahlulele bonke abantu. Ngahlulele, Oh Thixo ngokwanele ukulunga kwami, ngokwanele ubuqotho bami, wena oPhezukonke.
The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
9 Oh Nkulunkulu olungileyo, ohlolisisa imicabango lezinhliziyo, qeda udlakela lwababi ukuze abalungileyo bavikeleke.
Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
10 Isihlangu sami nguNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, osindisa abaqotho ngenhliziyo.
My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11 UNkulunkulu ngumahluleli olungileyo, uNkulunkulu obonisa ulaka lwakhe insuku zonke.
God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
12 Nxa umuntu engadeli ububi bakhe uzalola inkemba yakhe; uzaligoba alithiye idandili lakhe.
If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.
13 Usezilungisile izikhali zakhe ezibulalayo; uselungisa imitshoko yakhe evutha umlilo.
He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.
14 Lowo osuthiswe ngobubi akhulelwe yikona uzala ukuphumputheka.
Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.
15 Lowo omba umgodi awuphande uwela kulowomgodi awumbileyo.
He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
16 Inkathazo ayidalileyo iyamphendukela; lesihluku sakhe sehlela phezu kwekhanda lakhe.
His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
17 Ngizambonga uThixo ngenxa yokulunga kwakhe; ngizahlabelela indumiso egameni likaThixo oPhezukonke.
I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
