Amahubo 9
1 Ngizakudumisa, Nkosi, ngenhliziyo yami yonke, ngilandise zonke izimangaliso zakho.
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
2 Ngizathaba ngithokoze kuwe, ngihlabele indumiso ebizweni lakho, wena oPhezukonke.
I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
3 Lapho izitha zami zibuyela emuva, zizakuwa, zibhubhe phambi kwakho.
When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
4 Ngoba ulimele ilungelo lami lodaba lwami, wahlala esihlalweni sobukhosi, wahlulela ngokulungileyo.
For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
5 Uzikhuzile izizwe, wabhubhisa omubi; walesula ibizo labo kuze kube nini lanini.
You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
6 Izitha ziphelile, izincithakalo eziphakade; uyidilizile imizi; ukukhunjulwa kwabo kubhubhe kanye labo.
The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.
7 Kodwa iNkosi izahlala kuze kube phakade, isihlalo sayo sobukhosi isilungisele isahlulelo.
But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
8 Yona-ke izawahlulela umhlaba ngokulunga, ibagwebe abantu ngokuqonda.
He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
9 Njalo iNkosi izakuba yisiphephelo socindezelweyo, isiphephelo ngezikhathi zokuhlupheka.
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
10 Labalaziyo ibizo lakho bazathemba kuwe, ngoba wena Nkosi, kawubatshiyanga abakudingayo.
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
11 Hlabelani indumiso eNkosini ehlezi eZiyoni, limemezele phakathi kwabantu izenzo zayo.
Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
12 Nxa idinga igazi, iyabakhumbula, kayikhohlwa ukukhala kwabahlutshwayo.
For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
13 Woba lomusa kimi, Nkosi, ubone uhlupho lwami oluvela kwabangizondayo, wena ongiphakamisayo emasangweni okufa,
Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
14 ukuze ngilandise yonke indumiso yakho emasangweni endodakazi yeZiyoni, ngithokoze kusindiso lwakho.
that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
15 Izizwe zitshone emgodini ezawenzayo, embuleni ezalithiyayo unyawo lwazo lubanjiwe.
The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
16 INkosi izazisile, yenza isahlulelo; omubi uthiywe emsebenzini wezandla zakhe. Higayoni. (Sela)
The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.
The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God. (Sheol h7585)
18 Ngoba oswelayo kayikukhohlakala kokuphela; ithemba labayanga kaliyikunyamalala phakade.
For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
19 Vuka, Nkosi, umuntu kanganqobi; izizwe kazigwetshwe phambi kwakho.
Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence.
20 Zitshayise ngovalo, Nkosi, izizwe kazikwazi ukuthi zingabantu nje. (Sela)
Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men.
