Amahubo 82

1 UNkulunkulu uyema enhlanganweni yabahluleli, uyahlulela phakathi kwabonkulunkulu.

A Melody of Asaph. God, hath taken his place in the august assembly, In the midst of the gods, will he judge.

2 Koze kube nini lisahlulela ngokungalunganga, lisemukela ubuso bababi? (Sela)

How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? (Selah)

3 Yahlulelani umyanga lentandane, lilungisele ohluphekayo loswelayo.

Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;

4 Khululani umyanga loswelayo, libophule esandleni sababi.

Deliver the weak and the needy, Out of the hand of the lawless, make rescue.

5 Kabazi kabaqedisisi, baya le lale emnyameni; izisekelo zonke zomhlaba ziyazamazama.

They know not, neither can they perceive, In darkness, they wander, All the foundations of the earth do shake.

6 Mina ngathi: Lingonkulunkulu, lonke lingamadodana oPhezukonke.

I, said, Gods, ye are, Yea, sons of the Highest, are ye all;

7 Kodwa lizakufa njengabantu, liwe njengesinye seziphathamandla.

But indeed, like the earth-born, shall ye die! And, like one of the princes, shall ye fall!

8 Vuka, Nkulunkulu! wahlulele umhlaba; ngoba wena izizwe zonke ziyilifa lakho.

Arise! O God, judge thou the earth, For, thou, wilt inherit all the nations.