< Amahubo 83 >

1 Nkulunkulu, ungazithuleli; ungathuli, ungathi zwi, Nkulunkulu.
O God, keep thou not silence. Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
2 Ngoba, khangela, izitha zakho ziyaxokozela, labakuzondayo baphakamise ikhanda.
For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult, and those who hate thee have lifted up the head.
3 Benzela abantu bakho iseluleko sobuqili, bacebisana bemelene labafihliweyo bakho.
They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult together against thy hidden ones.
4 Bathi: Wozani, sibaqume, bangabi yisizwe, lebizo likaIsrayeli lingabe lisakhunjulwa.
They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 Ngoba bacebisana nganhliziyonye, benza isivumelwano esimelana lawe;
For they have consulted together with one consent. They make a covenant against thee:
6 amathente eEdoma, lamaIshmayeli; iMowabi, lamaHagari;
the tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites, Moab, and the Hagarenes,
7 iGebali, leAmoni, leAmaleki; amaFilisti kanye labahlali beTire;
Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre,
8 iAshuri layo isizihlanganise labo; bebeyingalo ebantwaneni bakaLothi. (Sela)
Assyria also is joined with them; they have helped the sons of Lot. (Selah)
9 Yenza kubo njengeMidiyani, njengoSisera, njengoJabini, esifuleni iKishoni.
Do thou to them as to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon,
10 Babhubhela eEndori, baba ngumquba womhlabathi.
who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
11 Yenza zona izikhulu zabo zibe njengoOrebi lanjengoZebi, lawo wonke amakhosana abo abe njengoZeba lanjengoZalimuna,
Make their ranking men like Oreb and Zeeb, yea, all their rulers like Zebah and Zalmunna,
12 abathi: Kasizithathele amadlelo kaNkulunkulu abe ngawethu.
who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession the habitations of God.
13 Nkulunkulu wami, benze babe njengokuhwithwayo, njengamakhoba phambi komoya,
O my God, make them like the whirling dust, as stubble before the wind,
14 njengomlilo utshisa ihlathi, lanjengelangabi lithungela izintaba.
as the fire that burns the forest, and as the flame that sets the mountains on fire.
15 Ngokunjalo baxotshe ngesivunguzane sakho, ubethuse ngesiphepho sakho.
So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy storm.
16 Gcwalisa ubuso babo ngehlazo, ukuze balidinge ibizo lakho, Nkosi.
Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.
17 Kababe lenhloni bethuke kuze kube nininini, yebo, badunyazwe babhubhe.
Let them be put to shame and dismayed forever. Yea, let them be confounded and perish,
18 Ukuze bazi ukuthi nguwe wedwa, obizo lakho nguJehova, oPhezukonke emhlabeni wonke.
that they may know that thou alone, whose name is Jehovah, are the Most High over all the earth.

< Amahubo 83 >