Amahubo 89
1 Ngizahlabela ngezisa zeNkosi, kuze kube nininini; ngomlomo wami ngizakwazisa ukuthembeka kwakho kusizukulwana lesizukulwana.
Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; to all generations will I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth.
2 Ngoba ngithe: Umusa uzakwakhiwa kuze kube phakade; emazulwini ngokwawo uzaqinisa uthembeko lwakho.
For I have said: 'For ever is mercy built; in the very heavens Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness.
3 Ngenze isivumelwano lomkhethwa wami, ngifungile kuDavida inceku yami.
I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant:
4 Ngizaqinisa inzalo yakho kuze kube nininini, ngakhe isihlalo sakho sobukhosi esizukulwaneni lesizukulwana. (Sela)
For ever will I establish thy seed, and build up thy throne to all generations.' (Selah)
5 Lamazulu azadumisa izimangaliso zakho, Nkosi, lalo uthembeko lwakho ebandleni labangcwele.
So shall the heavens praise Thy wonders, O LORD, Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
6 Ngoba ngubani esibhakabhakeni ongafananiswa leNkosi? Ngubani ofanana leNkosi phakathi kwamadodana abalamandla?
For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD, who among the sons of might can be likened unto the LORD,
7 UNkulunkulu uyesabeka kakhulu emhlanganweni wabangcwele, njalo umele ukuhlonitshwa phezu kwabo bonke abamhanqileyo.
A God dreaded in the great council of the holy ones, and feared of all them that are about Him?
8 Nkosi Nkulunkulu wamabandla, ngubani olamandla njengawe, Nkosi? Lothembeko lwakho lukuhanqile.
O LORD God of hosts, who is a mighty one, like unto Thee, O LORD? And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee.
9 Wena uyabusa ukukhukhumala kolwandle; lapho amagagasi alo ephakama wena uyawathulisa.
Thou rulest the proud swelling of the sea; when the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them.
10 Wena wamchoboza uRahabi njengobuleweyo, wazihlakaza izitha zakho ngengalo yamandla akho.
Thou didst crush Rahab, as one that is slain; Thou didst scatter Thine enemies with the arm of Thy strength.
11 Amazulu ngawakho, lomhlaba ngowakho; ilizwe lokugcwala kwalo, wena wakusekela.
Thine are the heavens, Thine also the earth; the world and the fulness thereof, Thou hast founded them.
12 Inyakatho leningizimu wakudala wena; iThabhori leHermoni kuzajabula ngebizo lakho.
The north and the south, Thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Thy name.
13 Ulengalo elamandla, isandla sakho siqinile, isandla sakho sokunene siphakeme.
Thine is an arm with might; strong is Thy hand, and exalted is Thy right hand.
14 Ukulunga lesahlulelo kuyisisekelo sesihlalo sakho sobukhosi; umusa leqiniso kuhamba phambi kobuso bakho.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne; mercy and truth go before Thee.
15 Babusisiwe abantu abawaziyo umsindo wentokozo; bazahamba ekukhanyeni kobuso bakho, Nkosi.
Happy is the people that know the joyful shout; they walk, O LORD, in the light of Thy countenance.
16 Ebizweni lakho bazathokoza usuku lonke, langokulunga kwakho bazaphakanyiswa.
In Thy name do they rejoice all the day; and through Thy righteousness are they exalted.
17 Ngoba wena uludumo lwamandla abo; langomusa wakho uphondo lwethu luzaphakanyiswa.
For Thou art the glory of their strength; and in Thy favour our horn is exalted.
18 Ngoba isihlangu sethu singeseNkosi, lenkosi yethu ingeyoNgcwele kaIsrayeli.
For of the LORD is our shield; and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
19 Khona wakhuluma ngombono kongcwele wakho, wathi: Ngibekile usizo phezu kweqhawe, ngimphakamisile okhethiweyo phakathi kwabantu.
Then Thou spokest in vision to Thy godly ones, and saidst: 'I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
20 Ngithole uDavida inceku yami, ngamafutha ami angcwele ngimgcobile,
I have found David My servant; with My holy oil have I anointed him;
21 osandla sami sizakuba laye siqinile, ingalo yami layo izamqinisa.
With whom My hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22 Isitha kasiyikumcindezela, lendodana yenkohlakalo kayiyikumhlupha.
The enemy shall not exact from him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 Ngizazichoboza izitha zakhe phambi kobuso bakhe, ngihluphe abamzondayo.
And I will beat to pieces his adversaries before him, and smite them that hate him.
24 Kodwa uthembeko lwami lomusa wami kuzakuba laye, lebizweni lami luzaphakanyiswa uphondo lwakhe.
But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him; and through My name shall his horn be exalted.
25 Njalo ngizabeka isandla sakhe olwandle, lesandla sakhe sokunene emifuleni.
I will set his hand also on the sea, and his right hand on the rivers.
26 Yena uzangibiza ngokuthi: Wena ungubaba wami, uNkulunkulu wami, ledwala losindiso lwami.
He shall call unto Me: Thou art my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
27 Njalo mina ngizammisa abe lizibulo, aphakame kakhulu kulamakhosi omhlaba.
I also will appoint him first-born, the highest of the kings of the earth.
28 Ngizaligcinela umusa wami kuze kube nininini, lesivumelwano sami sizaqina kuye.
For ever will I keep for him My mercy, and My covenant shall stand fast with him.
29 Njalo ngizamisa inzalo yakhe kuze kube nininini, lesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi njengensuku zamazulu.
His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
30 Uba abantwana bakhe betshiya umlayo wami, bangahambi ngezahlulelo zami,
If his children forsake My law, and walk not in Mine ordinances;
31 uba besephula izimiso zami, bengagcini imithetho yami,
If they profane My statutes, and keep not My commandments;
32 ngizaphindisela iziphambeko zabo ngenduku, lesono sabo ngenswazi.
Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with strokes.
33 Kodwa kangiyikulususa du uthandolomusa wami kuye, ngingakhohlisi ngothembeko lwami.
But My mercy will I not break off from him, nor will I be false to My faithfulness.
34 Kangiyikwephula isivumelwano sami, lalokho okuphuma endebeni zami kangiyikukuguqula.
My covenant will I not profane, nor alter that which is gone out of My lips.
35 Ngafunga kwaba kanye ngobungcwele bami: Kangiyikuqamba amanga kuDavida.
Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David;
36 Inzalo yakhe izakuba khona kuze kube nininini, lesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi njengelanga phambi kwami.
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before Me.
37 Sizaqiniswa njengenyanga kuze kube nininini, lobufakazi emayezini bumi buqinile. (Sela)
It shall be established for ever as the moon; and be stedfast as the witness in sky.' (Selah)
38 Kodwa wena usulahlile wala, wamthukuthelela ogcotshiweyo wakho.
But Thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with Thine anointed.
39 Usenze ize isivumelwano senceku yakho; wangcolisa umqhele wakhe emhlabathini.
Thou hast abhorred the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.
40 Uyibhobozile yonke imithangala yakhe, wazenza inqaba zakhe amanxiwa.
Thou hast broken down all his fences; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
41 Bonke abadlula ngendlela bayamphanga; ulihlazo kubomakhelwane bakhe.
All that pass by the way spoil him; he is become a taunt to his neighbours.
42 Usiphakamisile isandla sokunene sabamelene laye; wazithokozisa zonke izitha zakhe.
Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
43 Futhi ubuyisele emuva ubukhali benkemba yakhe; kawumenzanga ame empini.
Yea, Thou turnest back the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle.
44 Uyiqedile inkazimulo yakhe, lesihlalo sakhe sobukhosi wasiphosela emhlabathini.
Thou hast made his brightness to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground.
45 Ufinyezile insuku zobutsha bakhe, wamembesa ihlazo. (Sela)
The days of his youth hast Thou shortened; Thou hast covered him with shame. (Selah)
46 Koze kube nini, Nkosi, ucatsha kuze kube phakade? Ulaka lwakho luvutha njengomlilo yini?
How long, O LORD, wilt Thou hide Thyself for ever? How long shall Thy wrath burn like fire?
47 Khumbula ukuthi isikhathi sempilo yami singakanani; kungani wadalela ize bonke abantwana babantu?
O remember how short my time is; for what vanity hast Thou created all the children of men!
48 Ngubani umuntu ophilayo ongaboni ukufa? Akhulule umphefumulo wakhe esandleni sengcwaba na? (Sela) (Sheol h7585)
What man is he that liveth and shall not see death, that shall deliver his soul from the power of the grave? (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
49 Zingaphi izisa zakho zakuqala, Nkosi, owazifunga kuDavida ngothembeko lwakho?
Where are Thy former mercies, O Lord, which Thou didst swear unto David in Thy faithfulness?
50 Khumbula, Nkosi, ihlazo lezinceku zakho, engilithwele esifubeni sami, elazo zonke izizwe ezinengi,
Remember, Lord, the taunt of Thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the taunt of so many peoples;
51 izitha zakho ezithuke ngalo, Nkosi, ezithuke ngalo izinyathelo zogcotshiweyo wakho.
Wherewith Thine enemies have taunted, O LORD, wherewith they have taunted the footsteps of Thine anointed.
52 Kayibongwe iNkosi kuze kube nininini. Ameni, loAmeni.
Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
