Amahubo 69
1 Ngisindisa, Nkulunkulu, ngoba amanzi asengene kuwo umphefumulo.
“To the chief musician upon Shoshannim, by David.” Save me, O God; for the waters are come even to threaten my life.
2 Ngiyatshona odakeni olujulileyo, lapho okungelakuma khona; ngingene emanzini atshonayo, lapho impophoma iyangicwilisa.
I am sunk in the mire of the deep, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of the waters, and the flood overfloweth me.
3 Ngidiniwe yikukhala kwami, umphimbo wami womile qha; amehlo ami ayafiphala ekulindeleni uNkulunkulu wami.
I am weary of my calling; my throat is hoarse; my eyes fail, while I hope for my God.
4 Abangizondayo ngeze banengi okwedlula inwele zekhanda lami; abangangibhubhisa, izitha zami ngaphandle kwecala, balamandla. Lokho engingakwebanga ngasengikubuyisela.
More than the hairs of my head are those that hate me without a cause; numerous are those that would destroy me, that are my enemies wrongfully: what I have not robbed shall I now restore.
5 Nkulunkulu, wena uyabazi ubuthutha bami, lezono zami kazifihlakalanga kuwe.
O God, thou art well aware of my folly, and my guilty deeds are from thee not hidden.
6 Kabangayangeki ngenxa yami labo abakulindeleyo, Nkosi Jehova wamabandla; bangadunyazwa ngenxa yami labo abakudingayo, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
Let not those that wait on thee, O Lord Eternal of hosts, be made ashamed through me: let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Israel.
7 Ngoba ngenxa yakho ngithwele ihlazo; inhloni zisibekele ubuso bami.
Because for thy sake have I borne reproach, hath confusion covered my face.
8 Sengaba ngowemzini kubafowethu, lowezizweni kubantwana bakamama.
A stranger am I become unto my brothers, and an alien unto my mother's children.
9 Ngoba ukutshisekela indlu yakho kungidlile, lenhlamba yabakuhlambazayo iwele phezu kwami.
Because the zeal for thy house hath devoured me; and the reproaches of those that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
10 Ngasengilila ekuzileni ukudla komphefumulo wami, njalo kwaba yikudunyazwa kimi.
When I wept at the fasting of my soul, it became a reproach to me.
11 Ngasengisenza isaka isembatho sami, ngaba yisiga kibo.
And when I made sackcloth my garment, I became a proverb to them.
12 Abahlezi esangweni bakhuluma ngami, njalo ngaba yingoma yabanatha okunathwayo okulamandla.
Those that sit in the gate talk against me; and [about me make] songs the drinkers of strong drink.
13 Kodwa mina umkhuleko wami ukuwe, Nkosi, ngesikhathi somusa, Nkulunkulu, ngobunengi besihawu sakho, ngiphendule, ngeqiniso losindiso lwakho.
But as for me, I direct my prayer unto thee, O Lord, in a time of favor; O God, in the multitude of thy kindness: answer me in the truth of thy salvation.
14 Ungophule odakeni, ngingatshoni; ngikhululwe kwabangizondayo lenzikini yamanzi.
Deliver me out of the mire, that I may not sink: let me be delivered from those that hate me, and out of the depths of the waters.
15 Impophoma yamanzi kayingangicwilisi, lenziki ingangiginyi, lomgodi ungavali umlomo wawo phezu kwami.
Let not the flood of waters overflow me, and let not the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit close its mouth upon me.
16 Ngiphendula, Nkosi, ngoba uthandolomusa wakho lulungile; ngobunengi besihawu sakho uphendukele kimi.
Answer me, O Lord; for thy kindness is good: according to the multitude of thy mercies turn thou unto me.
17 Njalo ungayifihleli ubuso bakho inceku yakho; ngoba ngiyahlupheka, phangisa ungiphendule.
And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in distress: make haste and answer me.
18 Sondela emphefumulweni wami, uwuhlenge, ungikhulule ngenxa yezitha zami.
Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: because of my enemies do thou ransom me.
19 Wena uyakwazi ukuthukwa kwami lehlazo lami lokudunyazwa kwami; izitha zami zonke ziphambi kwakho.
Thou well knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion: before thee are all my assailants.
20 Ukuthukwa kuyidabule inhliziyo yami, njalo ngibuthakathaka. Bengilindele ongangihawukela, kodwa wayengekho, labaduduzayo, kodwa kangibatholanga.
Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am sick; and I waited for pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
21 Basebengipha inyongo ibe yikudla kwami, lekomeni kwami banginathisa iviniga.
And they put into my food gall; and in my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.
22 Itafula labo eliphambi kwabo kalibe ngumjibila, ibe yisifu sabonwabileyo.
May [then] their table become a snare before them: and to those that are at peace, a trap.
23 Amehlo abo kawafiphale ukuze bangaboni, njalo wenze inkalo zabo zihlale zithuthumele.
May their eyes become dark, that they cannot see; and make their loins continually to waver.
24 Thela intukuthelo yakho phezu kwabo, lolaka lwakho oluvuthayo lubafice.
Pour out over them thy indignation, and let the heat of thy anger overtake them.
25 Indawo yabo yokuhlala kayibe lunxiwa, kungabi khona ohlala emathenteni abo.
May their palace become desolate: in their tents let no one dwell.
26 Ngoba omtshayileyo wena bayamzingela, njalo baxoxa kube buhlungu kwabalinyazwe nguwe.
For whom thou hast smitten they persecute; and of the pain of those whom thou but wounded do they converse.
27 Yengezelela ukona ekoneni kwabo, ukuze bangangeni ekulungeni kwakho.
Lay guilt upon their guilt; and let them not come into thy righteousness.
28 Kabesulwe ogwalweni lwabaphilayo, bangabalwa kanye labalungileyo.
Let them be blotted out of the book of the living; and with the righteous let them not be written down.
29 Kodwa mina ngilusizi, ngiyafuthelwa; usindiso lwakho, Nkulunkulu, kalungimise phezulu ngivikelekile.
But I am poor and suffering: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
30 Ngizadumisa ibizo likaNkulunkulu ngehubo, ngimkhulise ngokubonga.
I will praise the name of God with song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
31 Kuzakuba kuhle-ke eNkosini okwedlula inkabi kumbe ijongosi elilempondo lenklagu.
And this will please the Lord better than an ox or bullock having horns and cloven hoofs.
32 Abathobekileyo bazabona, bathokoze; lina elidinga uNkulunkulu inhliziyo yenu izaphila.
The meek will see this, and be rejoiced: ye that seek God, and your heart shall revive.
33 Ngoba iNkosi iyabezwa abaswelayo, njalo kayideleli izibotshwa zayo.
For the Lord listeneth unto the needy, and his prisoners he despiseth not.
34 Kakuthi amazulu lomhlaba kuyidumise, izinlwandle lakho konke okunyakaza phakathi kwazo.
Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.
35 Ngoba uNkulunkulu uzasindisa iZiyoni, ayakhe imizi yakoJuda; njalo bahlale khona badle ilifa layo.
For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may abide there, and have it in possession:
36 Lenzalo yenceku zakhe izakudla ilifa layo, labathanda ibizo lakhe bazahlala kuyo.
And the seed of his servants shall inherit it; and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
