Amahubo 90
1 Umkhuleko kaMosi umuntu kaNkulunkulu. Thixo, wena ulikhaya lethu kuzozonke izizukulwane.
A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our refuge in all generations.
2 Izintaba zingakabikhona lalapho ungakawuvezi umhlaba kanye lelizwe, kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade unguNkulunkulu.
Before the mountains existed, and [before] the earth and the world were formed, even from age to age, Thou art.
3 Ubuyisela abantu ethulini, usithi, “Buyelani othulini, lina madodana abantu.”
Turn not man back to [his] low place, whereas thou saidst, Return, ye sons of men?
4 Ngoba iminyaka eyinkulungwane ekuboneni kwakho injengosuku olusanda kudlula, kumbe njengomlindo webusuku.
For a thousand years in thy sight are as the yesterday which is past, and as a watch in the night.
5 Uyabakhucula abantu ebuthongweni bokufa; banjengotshani obutsha obekuseni
Years shall be vanity to them: let the morning pass away as grass.
6 lokuba ekuseni buhluma bubutsha, kuthi ntambama sebomile sebubunile.
In the morning let it flower, and pass away: in the evening let it droop, let it be withered and dried up.
7 Ulaka lwakho luyasitshabalalisa sithuthumeliswe yikucaphuka kwakho.
For we have perished in thine anger, and in thy wrath we have been troubled.
8 Usubuchayile ububi bethu phambi kwakho, izono zethu zensitha wazichaya ekukhanyeni kobukhona bakho.
Thou hast set our transgressions before thee: our age is in the light of thy countenance.
9 Zonke insuku zethu ziyedlula ngaphansi kolaka lwakho; leminyaka yethu siyiphetha ngokububula.
For all our days are gone, and we have passed away in thy wrath: our years have spun out their tale as a spider.
10 Ubude bezinsuku zethu buyiminyaka engamatshumi ayisikhombisa loba amatshumi ayisificaminwembili, nxa silamandla; kanti lelobanga layo liluhlupho losizi, ngoba iphanga yedlule, lathi siphaphe nje sedlule.
[As for] the days of our years, in them are seventy years; and if [men should be] in strength, eighty years: and the greater part of them would be labour and trouble; for weakness overtakes us, and we shall be chastened.
11 Ngubani owaziyo amandla olaka lwakho na? Ngoba intukuthelo yakho inkulu njengokwesatshwa okukufaneleyo.
Who knows the power of thy wrath?
12 Sifundise ukubala kuhle insuku zethu, ukuze sizuze inhliziyo yenhlakanipho.
and [who knows how] to number [his days] because of the fear of thy wrath? So manifest thy right hand, and those that are instructed in wisdom in the heart.
13 Phola, Oh Thixo! Koze kube nini kulokhu kunjalo na? Woba lesihawu ezincekwini zakho.
Return, O Lord, how long? and be intreated concerning thy servants.
14 Sisuthise ekuseni ngothando lwakho olungaphuthiyo, ukuze sihlabelele ngentokozo sijabule zonke insuku zethu.
We have been satisfied in the morning with thy mercy; and we did exult and rejoice:
15 Senze sijabule okwensuku ezilingana ukusihlupha kwakho, okwensuku ezilingana lalezo esesabona ngazo ukudubeka.
let us rejoice in all our days, in return for the days wherein thou didst afflict us, the years wherein we saw evil.
16 Sengathi imisebenzi yakho ingatshengiswa ezincekwini zakho, inkazimulo yakho ebantwaneni babo.
And look upon thy servants, and upon thy works; and guide their children.
17 Sengathi umusa weNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ungehlela kithi; uqinise umsebenzi wezandla zethu yebo, qinisa umsebenzi wezandla zethu.
And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us: and do thou direct for us the works of our hands.
