Amahubo 59
1 Ngikhulula ezitheni zami, Nkulunkulu wami, ungimise ngaphezu kwabangivukelayo.
For the end. Destroy not: by David for a memorial, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O God; and ransom me from those that rise up against me.
2 Ngikhulula kubenzi bobubi, ungisindise ebantwini abomele igazi.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
3 Ngoba, khangela, bacathamela umphefumulo wami; abalamandla bayangihlanganyela, kungekho siphambeko sami njalo kungekho sono sami, Nkosi.
For, behold, they have hunted after my soul; violent men have set upon me: neither [is it] my iniquity, nor my sin, O Lord.
4 Ngaphandle kwecala bayagijima bezilungisa. Vuka, ungisize, ubone.
Without iniquity I ran and directed [my course aright]: awake to help me, and behold.
5 Wena-ke, Nkosi Nkulunkulu wamabandla, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli; vuka ukuze uhambele zonke izizwe, ungahawukeli lamunye wabakhohlisayo ebubini. (Sela)
And you, Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, draw near to visit all the heathen; pity not any that work iniquity. (Pause)
6 Bayabuyela kusihlwa, behlaba umkhulungwane njengenja, bezingelezela umuzi.
They shall return at evening, and hunger like a dog, and go round about the city.
7 Khangela, bempompoloza ngomlomo wabo, inkemba zisendebeni zabo, ngoba bathi: Ngubani ozwayo?
Behold, they shall utter a voice with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips; for who, [say they], has heard?
8 Kodwa wena, Nkosi, uzabahleka, uzaziklolodela zonke izizwe.
But you, Lord, will laugh them to scorn; you will utterly set at nothing all the heathen.
9 Ngenxa yamandla akhe ngizalindela kuwe, ngoba uNkulunkulu uyinqaba yami.
will keep my strength, [looking] to you; for you, O God, are my helper.
10 UNkulunkulu womusa wami uzangandulela; uNkulunkulu uzangenza ngibone isiloyiso sami ezitheni zami.
[As for] my God, his mercy shall go before me: my God will show me [vengeance] on mine enemies.
11 Ungazibulali, hlezi abantu bakithi bakhohlwe; uzizulazulise ngamandla akho, uzehlisele phansi, wena sihlangu sethu, Nkosi.
Slay them not, lest they forget your law; scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord, my defender.
12 Ngesono somlomo wazo, ngelizwi lendebe zazo, kazibanjwe ekuzigqajeni kwazo, langenxa yokuhlambaza lokuqamba amanga ezikukhulumayo.
[For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the word of their lips, let them be even taken in their pride.
13 Uziqede ngokuthukuthela, uziqede zingabi khona, ukuze bazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyabusa koJakobe, kuze kube sekupheleni komhlaba. (Sela)
And for [their] cursing and falsehood shall utter destruction be denounced: [they shall fall] by the wrath of utter destruction, and shall not be; so shall they know that the God of Jacob is Lord of the ends of the earth. (Pause)
14 Kababuyele-ke kusihlwa behlaba umkhulungwane njengenja, bezingelezela umuzi.
They shall return at evening, and be hungry as a dog, and go round about the city.
15 Bona kabazulazulele ukudla, nxa bengasuthanga kabalale.
They shall be scattered hither and there for meat; and if they be not satisfied, they shall even murmur.
16 Kodwa mina ngizahlabelela ngamandla akho; yebo, ngizahlabelela kakhulu ekuseni ngomusa wakho; ngoba ube yinqaba yami lesiphephelo sami ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwami.
But I will sing to your strength, and in the morning will I exult [in] your mercy; for you have been my supporter, and my refuge in the day of mine affliction.
17 Mandla ami, ngizahlabelela kuwe, ngoba uNkulunkulu uyinqaba yami, uNkulunkulu womusa wami.
[You are] my helper; to you, my God, will I sing; you are my supporter, O my God, [and] my mercy.
