Amahubo 82

1 UNkulunkulu uyema enhlanganweni yabahluleli, uyahlulela phakathi kwabonkulunkulu.

— A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.

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

Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? (Selah)

3 Yahlulelani umyanga lentandane, lilungisele ohluphekayo loswelayo.

Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

4 Khululani umyanga loswelayo, libophule esandleni sababi.

Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

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

They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.

6 Mina ngathi: Lingonkulunkulu, lonke lingamadodana oPhezukonke.

I — I have said, 'Gods ye [are], And sons of the Most High — all of you,

7 Kodwa lizakufa njengabantu, liwe njengesinye seziphathamandla.

But as man ye die, and as one of the heads ye fall,

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

Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!