< Amahubo 142 >

1 Ngakhalela eNkosini ngelizwi lami, ngelizwi lami eNkosini ngancenga.
A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
2 Ngathulula isikhalazo sami phambi kwayo, ngatshengisa ukuhlupheka kwami phambi kwayo.
I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
3 Lapho umoya wami uphela amandla phakathi kwami, wena wayazi indlela yami. Endleleni engihamba ngayo bangifihlele umjibila.
Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
4 Khangela ngakwesokunene, ubone, kodwa wayengekho ongaziyo; isiphephelo sangehlula, kakho owakhathalela umphefumulo wami.
Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
5 Ngakhalela kuwe, Nkosi, ngathi: Wena uyisiphephelo sami, isabelo sami elizweni labaphilayo.
I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
6 Lalela ukukhala kwami, ngoba ngehliselwe phansi kakhulu. Ngikhulula kwabangizingelayo, ngoba balamandla kulami.
Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
7 Khupha umphefumulo wami entolongweni, ukuze ngidumise ibizo lakho. Abalungileyo bazangibuthanela, ngoba uzangiphatha kuhle kakhulu.
Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.

< Amahubo 142 >