< Amahubo 60 >

1 Nkulunkulu, ubusilahlile, wasibhidliza, wathukuthela; buyela kithi.
To the Chief Musician. Upon "The Lily of Testimony." A precious Psalm of David, to instruct. When he waged war with Aram-neharaim, and with Aram-zobah, —and then Joab returned and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt, twelve thousand. O God, thou hast rejected us—hast scattered us, Thou hast been angry, Wilt thou restore us?
2 Uzamazamisile umhlaba, wawuqhekeza; silisa imikenke yawo, ngoba uyazamazama.
Thou hast shaken the land—hast rent it, Heal thou the fractures thereof—for it hath tottered:
3 Abantu bakho ubabonisile okulukhuni; usinathise iwayini lokudiyazela.
Thou hast suffered thy people to see hardship, Thou hast let them drink the wine of confusion.
4 Ubanikile labo abakwesabayo isiboniso, ukuze siphakanyiswe ngenxa yeqiniso. (Sela)
Thou hadst given—to them that revere thee—a banner, to float aloft, Because of [thy] faithfulness. (Selah)
5 Ukuze abathandekayo bakho bakhululwe; sindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene, usiphendule.
That thy beloved ones may be delivered, Save thou with thine own right hand—and answer us.
6 UNkulunkulu ukhulumile ebungcweleni bakhe. Ngizathaba, ngilabe iShekema, ngilinganise isihotsha seSukothi.
God, hath spoken in his holiness—I will exult! I will apportion Shechem, And, the Vale of Succoth, will I measure out;
7 Ngeyami iGileyadi, njalo ngowami uManase, loEfrayimi ungamandla ekhanda lami, uJuda ngumnikumthetho wami.
Mine, is Gilead—and mine, Manasseh, But, Ephraim, is the defence, of my head, Judah, is my commander’s staff;
8 UMowabi ungumganu wami wokugezela; phezu kukaEdoma ngizaphosela inyathela lami; mayelana lami, wena Filisti, memeza ngokunqoba.
Moab, is my wash-bowl, Upon Edom, will I throw my shoe, Over Philistia! raise shout of triumph.
9 Ngubani ozangisa emzini oqinileyo? Ngubani ozangiholela eEdoma?
Who will conduct me to a fortified city? Who will lead me as far as Edom!
10 Kawusilahlanga yini, Nkulunkulu; kawuphumanga, Nkulunkulu, lamabutho ethu?
Is it not, thou, O God?—thou hast rejected us! And wilt thou not go forth, O God, with our hosts?
11 Siphe usizo ekuhlupheni, ngoba luyize uncedo lomuntu.
Grant us help out of distress, For, vain, is the deliverance of man:
12 KuNkulunkulu sizakwenza ngobuqhawe, ngoba yena uzanyathelela phansi izitha zethu.
In God, we shall do valiantly, He himself, therefore, will tread down our adversaries.

< Amahubo 60 >