Amahubo 58
1 Isibili likhuluma okulungileyo yini, babusi? Lehlulela ngokuqonda yini, madodana abantu?
“For the leader of the music. To the tune of “Do not destroy.” A psalm of David.” Do ye, indeed, administer justice faithfully, ye mighty ones? Do ye judge with uprightness, ye sons of men?
2 Yebo, enhliziyweni lenza okubi, lilinganisa udlakela lwezandla zenu emhlabeni.
Nay, in your hearts ye contrive iniquity; Your hands weigh out violence in the land!
3 Ababi baba ngabemzini kusukela esiswini, bayaduha kusukela esizalweni, beqamba amanga.
The wicked are estranged, from their very birth; The liars go astray as soon as they are born.
4 Ubuhlungu babo bunjengobuhlungu benyoka, banjengebululu elingezwayo, elivimba indlebe yalo,
They have poison, like the poison of a serpent; Like the deaf adder's, which stoppeth her ear;
5 ukuze lingezwa ilizwi labalumbi abalumba amalumbo ngokuhlakanipha.
Which listeneth not to the voice of the charmer, And of the sorcerer, skilful in incantations.
6 Nkulunkulu, yephula amazinyo abo emlonyeni wabo, uphohloze amazinyo emihlathi yamabhongo ezilwane, Nkosi.
Break their teeth, O God! in their mouths! Break out the great teeth of the lions, O LORD!
7 Kabancibilike njengamanzi agelezayo; nxa egobisa idandili lakhe ukutshoka umtshoko wakhe, babe njengabaqunywe iziqa.
May they melt like waters, which flow away; May their arrows, when they aim them, be as if cut in pieces!
8 Kahambe njengomnenke oncibilikayo; njengomphunzo owesifazana, kabangaliboni ilanga.
May they be like the snail, which melteth away as it goeth; Like the abortion of a woman, that seeth not the sun!
9 Imbiza zenu zingakaluzwa ukhuni lwameva, uzabaphephula esiphephweni njengabaphilayo njengentukuthelweni.
Before your pots feel the heat of the thorns, Whether fresh, or burning, may they be blown away!
10 Olungileyo uzathokoza lapho ebona impindiselo, uzageza inyawo zakhe egazini lomubi.
The righteous shall rejoice, when he seeth such vengeance; He shall bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Ukuze umuntu athi: Impela ukhona umvuzo wolungileyo; impela ukhona uNkulunkulu owahlulela emhlabeni.
Then shall men say, “Truly there is a reward for the righteous! Truly there is a God who is judge upon the earth!”
