Amahubo 60
1 Nkulunkulu, ubusilahlile, wasibhidliza, wathukuthela; buyela kithi.
To the chief music-maker; put to Shushan-eduth. Michtam. Of David. For teaching. When he was fighting against Aram-naharaim and Aramzobah, when Joab came back, and put twelve thousand of the Edomites to death, in the Valley of Salt. God, you have put us away from you, you have sent us in all directions, you have been angry; O be turned to us again.
2 Uzamazamisile umhlaba, wawuqhekeza; silisa imikenke yawo, ngoba uyazamazama.
By the power of your hand the earth is shaking and broken; make it strong again, for it is moved.
3 Abantu bakho ubabonisile okulukhuni; usinathise iwayini lokudiyazela.
You have made the people see hard times; you have given us the wine of shaking for our drink.
4 Ubanikile labo abakwesabayo isiboniso, ukuze siphakanyiswe ngenxa yeqiniso. (Sela)
Give a safe place to those who have fear of you, where they may go in flight from before the bow. (Selah)
5 Ukuze abathandekayo bakho bakhululwe; sindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene, usiphendule.
So that your loved ones may be made safe, let your right hand be my salvation, and give me an answer.
6 UNkulunkulu ukhulumile ebungcweleni bakhe. Ngizathaba, ngilabe iShekema, ngilinganise isihotsha seSukothi.
God has said in his holy place, I will be glad: I will make a division of Shechem, and the valley of Succoth will be measured out.
7 Ngeyami iGileyadi, njalo ngowami uManase, loEfrayimi ungamandla ekhanda lami, uJuda ngumnikumthetho wami.
Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; and Ephraim is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver;
8 UMowabi ungumganu wami wokugezela; phezu kukaEdoma ngizaphosela inyathela lami; mayelana lami, wena Filisti, memeza ngokunqoba.
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I put out my shoe; over Philistia will a glad cry be sounded.
9 Ngubani ozangisa emzini oqinileyo? Ngubani ozangiholela eEdoma?
Who will take me into the strong town? who will be my guide into Edom?
10 Kawusilahlanga yini, Nkulunkulu; kawuphumanga, Nkulunkulu, lamabutho ethu?
Have not you put us away, O God? and you have not gone out with our armies.
11 Siphe usizo ekuhlupheni, ngoba luyize uncedo lomuntu.
Give us help in our trouble; for there is no help in man.
12 KuNkulunkulu sizakwenza ngobuqhawe, ngoba yena uzanyathelela phansi izitha zethu.
Through God we will do great things, for through him our haters will be crushed under our feet.
