Amahubo 63
1 Nkulunkulu, unguNkulunkulu wami, ngizakudinga ngovivi; umphefumulo wami womela wena; inyama yami iyakulangatha, elizweni elomileyo leligagadekileyo, elingelamanzi.
A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Edom. O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!
2 Njengoba ngikubonile endaweni engcwele, ngibone amandla akho lobukhosi bakho.
In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before thee, to see thy power and thy glory.
3 Ngoba uthandolomusa wakho lungcono kulempilo; indebe zami zizakudumisa.
For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.
4 Ngokunjalo ngizakubonga ngisaphila, ngiphakamise izandla zami ebizweni lakho.
Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.
5 Umphefumulo wami uzasutha kungathi ngomnkantsho lamahwahwa, lomlomo wami uzadumisa ngezindebe ezithabisayo.
Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
6 Lapho ngikukhumbula embhedeni wami, emilindweni yebusuku ngizindla ngawe.
If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:
7 Ngoba ubulusizo lwami, ngakho emthunzini wempiko zakho ngizahlabela ngithokoze.
Because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:
8 Umphefumulo wami unamathele ekukulandeleni, isandla sakho sokunene siyangisekela.
My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.
9 Kodwa abadinga umphefumulo wami ukuwuchitha bazakuya ezindaweni zomhlaba eziphansi.
But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:
10 Bazanikelwa emandleni enkemba, babe yisabelo samakhanka.
They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.
11 Kodwa inkosi izathokoza kuNkulunkulu; wonke ofunga ngaye uzazincoma; kodwa umlomo wabaqamba amanga uzavalwa.
But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.
