Amahubo 60

1 Nkulunkulu, ubusilahlile, wasibhidliza, wathukuthela; buyela kithi.

For the chief musician; set to Shushan Eduth. A michtam of David, for teaching. When he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. God, you have cast us off; you have broken through our defenses; you have been angry; restore us again.

2 Uzamazamisile umhlaba, wawuqhekeza; silisa imikenke yawo, ngoba uyazamazama.

You have made the land tremble; you have torn it apart; heal its fissures, for it is shaking.

3 Abantu bakho ubabonisile okulukhuni; usinathise iwayini lokudiyazela.

You have made your people see difficult things; you have made us drink the wine of staggering.

4 Ubanikile labo abakwesabayo isiboniso, ukuze siphakanyiswe ngenxa yeqiniso. (Sela)

For those who honor you, you have set up a banner to be displayed against those who carry the bow. (Selah)

5 Ukuze abathandekayo bakho bakhululwe; sindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene, usiphendule.

So that those you love may be rescued, rescue us with your right hand and answer me.

6 UNkulunkulu ukhulumile ebungcweleni bakhe. Ngizathaba, ngilabe iShekema, ngilinganise isihotsha seSukothi.

God has spoken in his holiness, “I will rejoice; I will divide Shechem and apportion out the Valley of Succoth.

7 Ngeyami iGileyadi, njalo ngowami uManase, loEfrayimi ungamandla ekhanda lami, uJuda ngumnikumthetho wami.

Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is my helmet; Judah is my scepter.

8 UMowabi ungumganu wami wokugezela; phezu kukaEdoma ngizaphosela inyathela lami; mayelana lami, wena Filisti, memeza ngokunqoba.

Moab is my washbasin; over Edom I will throw my shoe; I will shout in triumph because of Philistia.”

9 Ngubani ozangisa emzini oqinileyo? Ngubani ozangiholela eEdoma?

Who will bring me into the strong city? Who will lead me to Edom?

10 Kawusilahlanga yini, Nkulunkulu; kawuphumanga, Nkulunkulu, lamabutho ethu?

But you, God, have you not rejected us? You do not go into battle with our army.

11 Siphe usizo ekuhlupheni, ngoba luyize uncedo lomuntu.

Give us help against the enemy, for man's help is futile.

12 KuNkulunkulu sizakwenza ngobuqhawe, ngoba yena uzanyathelela phansi izitha zethu.

We will triumph with God's help; he will trample down our enemies.