Amahubo 16
1 Ngilondoloza, Nkulunkulu, ngoba ngithembela kuwe.
[A Poem by David.] Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
2 Ngithe eNkosini: UyiNkosi yami, ukulunga kwami kakufiki kuwe.
I said to Jehovah, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
3 Kodwa kubangcwele abasemhlabeni, labahlekazi, ontokozo yami yonke ikubo.
As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
4 Zizakwanda insizi zabagijimela omunye unkulunkulu; kangiyikunikela iminikelo yabo yokunathwayo yegazi; lamabizo abo kangiyikuwaphatha endebeni zami.
Their sorrows will multiply who pay a dowry for another. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.
5 INkosi iyisabelo selifa lami lesenkezo yami; wena uphethe isabelo sami.
Jehovah is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6 Imizila iwele kimi ezindaweni ezithokozisayo; yebo, ngilelifa elibukekayo.
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, beautiful is my inheritance.
7 Ngizayibonga iNkosi engelulekayo; lebusuku izinso zami ziyangiqondisa.
I will bless Jehovah, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8 Ngibekile iNkosi phambi kwami njalonjalo; ngoba ingakwesokunene sami, kangiyikunyikinywa.
I have put Jehovah before me at all times. Because he is at my right hand I will never be upended.
9 Ngakho inhliziyo yami iyathokoza, lodumo lwami luyajabula, lenyama yami izahlala ivikelekile.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
10 Ngoba kawutshiyanga umphefumulo wami esihogweni, njalo kawuyikunikela ongcwele wakho ukuthi abone ukubola. (Sheol h7585)
For you will not abandon my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (Sheol h7585)
11 Uzangazisa indlela yempilo; ukugcwala kwentokozo kusebukhoneni bakho, ngakwesokunene sakho kukhona izinjabulo phakade.
You make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
