Amahubo 56
1 Woba lomusa kimi, Nkulunkulu, ngoba umuntu ufuna ukungiginya; usuku lonke esilwa uyangicindezela.
“To the chief musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, by David, a Michtham, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.” Be gracious unto me, O God; for man longeth to swallow me up; all the time he oppresseth me fighting.
2 Izitha zami zifuna ukungiginya usuku lonke, ngoba zinengi ezilwa zimelene lami ngokuziphakamisa.
Those that regard me with envy long to swallow [me] up all the time; for many are they that fight against me, O thou Most High.
3 Mhla ngisesaba, mina ngizathemba kuwe.
The day [when] I am afraid, I will still trust in thee.
4 KuNkulunkulu ngizadumisa ilizwi lakhe, kuNkulunkulu ngiyathemba, angiyikwesaba. Inyama ingenzani kimi?
In God will I praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid: what can flesh do unto me?
5 Usuku lonke baphambanisa amazwi ami; yonke imicabango yabo imelene lami ngokubi.
All the day they wrest my words: against me are all their thoughts for evil.
6 Bayabuthana, bagugube, bona baqaphelise izinyathelo zami, lapho belindele umphefumulo wami.
They come together in troops, they hide themselves, they are those that watch my heels, as though they hoped [to take] my soul.
7 Bazaphunyuka yini ngobubi? Ekuthukutheleni wisela phansi abantu, Nkulunkulu.
Because of their wrong-doing let me escape from them: in anger cast down the people, O God.
8 Ukuzulazula kwami ukubalile; wena faka izinyembezi zami embodleleni yakho; kazikho ogwalweni lwakho yini?
My wanderings hast thou well numbered: put thou my tears into thy bottle; behold, they are numbered by thee.
9 Khona izitha zami zizabuyela emuva mhla ngibizayo. Ngiyakwazi lokhu ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukimi.
Then shall my enemies retire backward on the day when I call [on thee]: this I know—that God is for me.
10 KuNkulunkulu ngizadumisa ilizwi, eNkosini ngizadumisa ilizwi.
In God will I praise the word: in the Lord will I praise the word.
11 KuNkulunkulu ngiyathemba, angiyikwesaba. Umuntu angenzani kimi?
In God have I put my trust; I will not be afraid: what can man do unto me?
12 Nkulunkulu, izifungo zakho ziphezu kwami; ngizabuyisela kuwe izindumiso.
Upon me, O God, [rest] thy vows: I will pay thanksgiving offerings unto thee.
13 Ngoba uwukhulule umphefumulo wami ekufeni, yebo, inyawo zami ekukhubekeni, ukuze ngihambe phambi kukaNkulunkulu ekukhanyeni kwabaphilayo.
For thou hast delivered my soul from death—yea, behold, my feet from slipping, that I may walk before God in the light of the life.
