Amahubo 71

1 Kuwe Thixo, sengithole isiphephelo; mangingayangiswa lanini.

A psalm for David. Of the sons of Jonadab, and the former captives. In thee, O Lord, I have hoped, let me never be put to confusion:

2 Ngihlenga ungikhulule ngokulunga kwakho; ngilalela, woza ngokuphangisa ungisindise.

Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.

3 Woba lidwala lami lokuphephela, lapho engingaya khona loba nini; tshono umlayo wokuba ngisindiswe, ngoba ulidwala lami lenqaba yami.

Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of strength: that thou mayst make me safe. For thou art my firmament and my refuge.

4 Ngikhulula, Oh Nkulunkulu, esandleni sababi, emandleni abantu ababi abalochuku.

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the sinner, and out of the hand of the transgressor of the law and of the unjust.

5 Ngoba ube ulithemba lami, Oh Thixo Wobukhosi, ithemba lami kusukela ebutsheni bami.

For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;

6 Kusukela ekuzalweni kwami ngahle ngeyama kuwe; nguwe owangikhuphayo esiswini sikamama. Ngizakudumisa njalonjalo.

By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother’s womb thou art my protector. Of thee shall I continually sing:

7 Senginjengomhlolo kwabanengi, kodwa wena uyisiphephelo sami esiqinileyo.

I run become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.

8 Umlomo wami ugcwele udumo lwakho, umemezela inkazimulo yakho ilanga lonke.

Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.

9 Ungangilahleli kude nxa sengiluphele; ungangifulatheli lapho amandla ami esephelile.

Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.

10 Ngoba izitha zami zikhuluma kubi ngami; labo abalindele ukungibulala bahlangana ngami.

For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,

11 Bathi, “UNkulunkulu usemlahlile; xotshanani laye limbambe, ngoba kakho ozamlamulela.”

Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.

12 Ungabi khatshana kwami, Oh Nkulunkulu; woza masinyane, Oh Nkulunkulu wami, uzongisiza.

O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help.

13 Sengathi labo abangethesa amacala bangabhubha beyangekile; sengathi labo abafuna ukungilimaza bangabhixwa ngehlazo lokuyangeka.

Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and shame that seek my hurt.

14 Kodwa mina ngizahlala ngithembile; ngizakudumisa kakhulu.

But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.

15 Umlomo wami uzafakaza ngokulunga kwakho, langensindiso yakho ilanga lonke, lokuba ngingasazi isilinganiso sayo.

My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning,

16 Ngizakuza ngifakaze ngemisebenzi yakho emikhulu, Oh Thixo Wobukhosi; ngizafakaza ngokulunga kwakho, okwakho wedwa.

I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.

17 Kusukela ebutsheni bami, Oh Nkulunkulu, wangifundisa, kuze kube lamuhla ngimemezela imisebenzi yakho emangalisayo.

Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.

18 Lokuba sengiluphele sengiyimpunga ungangideli, Oh Nkulunkulu, ngize ngifakaze ngamandla akho esizukulwaneni esizayo, amandla akho kubo bonke abalandelayo.

And unto old age and grey hairs: O God, forsake me not, Until I shew forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come: Thy power,

19 Ukulunga kwakho kufika emkhathini, Oh Nkulunkulu, wena osuwenze izinto ezinkulu. Ngubani, Oh Nkulunkulu, onjengawe?

And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?

20 Loba usungenze ngabona inhlupheko ezinengi lezibuhlungu, uzangenyula njalo ekujuleni komhlabathi.

How great troubles hast thou shewn me, many and grievous: and turning thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back again from the depths of the earth:

21 Uzalwandisa udumo lwami ungiduduze futhi njalo.

Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.

22 Ngizakudumisa ngechacho ngenxa yokuthembeka kwakho, Nkulunkulu wami; ngizahlabelela indumiso kuwe ngomqangala, wena oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.

For I will also confess to thee thy truth with the instruments of psaltery: O God, I will sing to thee with the harp, thou holy one of Israel.

23 Izindebe zami zizamemeza ngentokozo lapho ngihlabelela indumiso kuwe mina ongisindisileyo.

My lips shall greatly rejoice, when I shall sing to thee; and my soul which thou hast redeemed.

24 Ulimi lwami luzatshona lukhuluma ngokulunga kwakho ilanga lonke, ngoba labo abafuna ukungilimaza sebeyangisiwe basanganiswa.

Yea and my tongue shall meditate on thy justice all the day; when they shall be confounded and put to shame that seek evils to me.