Amahubo 45
1 Inhliziyo yami iphuphuma ngendaba enhle; ngikhuluma ngezinto engizenzele inkosi; ulimi lwami lulusiba lombhali ophangisayo.
My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
2 Umuhle kulabantwana babantu; umusa uthululwe endebeni zakho; ngenxa yalokho uNkulunkulu ukubusisile kuze kube phakade.
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
3 Bhinca inkemba yakho emlenzeni, qhawe, udumo lwakho lobukhosi bakho.
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
4 Lebukhosini bakho gada uphumulele, ngenxa yeqiniso lobumnene bokulunga; lesandla sakho sokunene sikufundise izinto ezesabekayo.
And in thy majesty ride triumphantly because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall shew thee dreadful things.
5 Imitshoko yakho ibukhali enhliziyweni yezitha zenkosi; izizwe zizakuwa ngaphansi kwakho.
Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
6 Isihlalo sakho sobukhosi, Nkulunkulu, ngesaphakade laphakade; intonga yakho yobukhosi iyintonga yobuqotho.
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
7 Uthanda ukulunga, njalo uzonda ububi; ngenxa yalokho uNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu wakho, ukugcobile ngamafutha entokozo ngaphezu kwabanakwenu.
Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
8 Izembatho zakho zonke ziqholiwe ngemure lenhlaba lekhasiya; ezigodlweni zempondo zendlovu abakwenze wathokoza ngazo.
All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
9 Amadodakazi amakhosi aphakathi kwabesifazana bakho abadumileyo; indlovukazi imi esandleni sokunene sakho yembethe igolide leOfiri.
Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
10 Zwana, ndodakazi, unakane, ubeke indlebe yakho; ukhohlwe abantu bakini lendlu kayihlo;
Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;
11 khona inkosi izalangatha ubuhle bakho; ngoba iyinkosi yakho, njalo khothama kuyo.
So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
12 Lendodakazi yeTire ilesipho, labanothileyo ebantwini, bazancenga ubuso bakho.
And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour.
13 Indodakazi yenkosi iyakhazimula yonke ngaphakathi, isembatho sayo singesegolide elelukiweyo.
The king’s daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold.
14 Izalethwa enkosini yembethe isembatho esifekethisiweyo; izintombi eziyilandelayo, abangane bayo, zizalethwa kuwe.
She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.
15 Zizalethwa ngokuthaba lenjabulo, zizangena esigodlweni senkosi.
With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.
16 Esikhundleni saboyihlo kuzakuba ngamadodana akho, uzawabeka abe yiziphathamandla emhlabeni wonke.
Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth.
17 Ibizo lakho ngizalenza likhunjulwe ezizukulwaneni zonke; ngenxa yalokho izizwe zizakudumisa kuze kube nini lanini.
I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever.
