Amahubo 69
1 Ngisindisa, Nkulunkulu, ngoba amanzi asengene kuwo umphefumulo.
TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “LILIES.” BY DAVID. Save me, O God, for waters have come to the soul.
2 Ngiyatshona odakeni olujulileyo, lapho okungelakuma khona; ngingene emanzini atshonayo, lapho impophoma iyangicwilisa.
I have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a flood has overflown me.
3 Ngidiniwe yikukhala kwami, umphimbo wami womile qha; amehlo ami ayafiphala ekulindeleni uNkulunkulu wami.
I have been wearied with my calling, My throat has been burned, My eyes have been consumed, waiting for my God.
4 Abangizondayo ngeze banengi okwedlula inwele zekhanda lami; abangangibhubhisa, izitha zami ngaphandle kwecala, balamandla. Lokho engingakwebanga ngasengikubuyisela.
Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I did not take away—I bring back.
5 Nkulunkulu, wena uyabazi ubuthutha bami, lezono zami kazifihlakalanga kuwe.
O God, You have known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations have not been hid from You.
6 Kabangayangeki ngenxa yami labo abakulindeleyo, Nkosi Jehova wamabandla; bangadunyazwa ngenxa yami labo abakudingayo, Nkulunkulu kaIsrayeli.
Do not let those waiting on You be ashamed because of me, O Lord, YHWH of Hosts, Do not let those seeking You Blush because of me, O God of Israel.
7 Ngoba ngenxa yakho ngithwele ihlazo; inhloni zisibekele ubuso bami.
For because of You I have borne reproach, Shame has covered my face.
8 Sengaba ngowemzini kubafowethu, lowezizweni kubantwana bakamama.
I have been a stranger to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.
9 Ngoba ukutshisekela indlu yakho kungidlile, lenhlamba yabakuhlambazayo iwele phezu kwami.
For [my] zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the reproaches of Your reproachers Have fallen on me.
10 Ngasengilila ekuzileni ukudla komphefumulo wami, njalo kwaba yikudunyazwa kimi.
And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.
11 Ngasengisenza isaka isembatho sami, ngaba yisiga kibo.
And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am for an allegory to them.
12 Abahlezi esangweni bakhuluma ngami, njalo ngaba yingoma yabanatha okunathwayo okulamandla.
Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.
13 Kodwa mina umkhuleko wami ukuwe, Nkosi, ngesikhathi somusa, Nkulunkulu, ngobunengi besihawu sakho, ngiphendule, ngeqiniso losindiso lwakho.
And my prayer [is] to You, O YHWH, A time of good pleasure, O God, In the abundance of Your kindness, Answer me in the truth of Your salvation.
14 Ungophule odakeni, ngingatshoni; ngikhululwe kwabangizondayo lenzikini yamanzi.
Deliver me from the mire, and do not let me sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters.
15 Impophoma yamanzi kayingangicwilisi, lenziki ingangiginyi, lomgodi ungavali umlomo wawo phezu kwami.
Do not let a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth on me.
16 Ngiphendula, Nkosi, ngoba uthandolomusa wakho lulungile; ngobunengi besihawu sakho uphendukele kimi.
Answer me, O YHWH, for Your kindness [is] good, Turn to me according to the abundance of Your mercies,
17 Njalo ungayifihleli ubuso bakho inceku yakho; ngoba ngiyahlupheka, phangisa ungiphendule.
And do not hide Your face from Your servant, For I am in distress—hurry, answer me.
18 Sondela emphefumulweni wami, uwuhlenge, ungikhulule ngenxa yezitha zami.
Be near to my soul—redeem it, Ransom me because of my enemies.
19 Wena uyakwazi ukuthukwa kwami lehlazo lami lokudunyazwa kwami; izitha zami zonke ziphambi kwakho.
You have known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, All my adversaries [are] before You.
20 Ukuthukwa kuyidabule inhliziyo yami, njalo ngibuthakathaka. Bengilindele ongangihawukela, kodwa wayengekho, labaduduzayo, kodwa kangibatholanga.
Reproach has broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none.
21 Basebengipha inyongo ibe yikudla kwami, lekomeni kwami banginathisa iviniga.
And they give gall for my food, And cause me to drink vinegar for my thirst.
22 Itafula labo eliphambi kwabo kalibe ngumjibila, ibe yisifu sabonwabileyo.
Their table before them is for a snare, And for a repayment—for a trap.
23 Amehlo abo kawafiphale ukuze bangaboni, njalo wenze inkalo zabo zihlale zithuthumele.
Their eyes are darkened from seeing, And their loins continually shake You.
24 Thela intukuthelo yakho phezu kwabo, lolaka lwakho oluvuthayo lubafice.
Pour Your indignation on them, And the fierceness of Your anger seizes them.
25 Indawo yabo yokuhlala kayibe lunxiwa, kungabi khona ohlala emathenteni abo.
Their tower is desolated, There is no dweller in their tents.
26 Ngoba omtshayileyo wena bayamzingela, njalo baxoxa kube buhlungu kwabalinyazwe nguwe.
For they have pursued him [whom] You have struck, And recount of the pain of Your pierced ones.
27 Yengezelela ukona ekoneni kwabo, ukuze bangangeni ekulungeni kwakho.
Give punishment for their iniquity, And they do not enter into Your righteousness.
28 Kabesulwe ogwalweni lwabaphilayo, bangabalwa kanye labalungileyo.
They are blotted out of the scroll of life, And are not written with the righteous.
29 Kodwa mina ngilusizi, ngiyafuthelwa; usindiso lwakho, Nkulunkulu, kalungimise phezulu ngivikelekile.
And I [am] afflicted and pained, Your salvation, O God, sets me on high.
30 Ngizadumisa ibizo likaNkulunkulu ngehubo, ngimkhulise ngokubonga.
I praise the Name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,
31 Kuzakuba kuhle-ke eNkosini okwedlula inkabi kumbe ijongosi elilempondo lenklagu.
And it is better to YHWH than an ox, A bullock—horned [and] hoofed.
32 Abathobekileyo bazabona, bathokoze; lina elidinga uNkulunkulu inhliziyo yenu izaphila.
The humble have seen—they rejoice, You who seek God—and your heart lives.
33 Ngoba iNkosi iyabezwa abaswelayo, njalo kayideleli izibotshwa zayo.
For YHWH listens to the needy, And He has not despised His bound ones.
34 Kakuthi amazulu lomhlaba kuyidumise, izinlwandle lakho konke okunyakaza phakathi kwazo.
The heavens and earth praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.
35 Ngoba uNkulunkulu uzasindisa iZiyoni, ayakhe imizi yakoJuda; njalo bahlale khona badle ilifa layo.
For God saves Zion, And builds the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.
36 Lenzalo yenceku zakhe izakudla ilifa layo, labathanda ibizo lakhe bazahlala kuyo.
And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His Name dwell in it!
