Amahubo 34
1 Ngizayibonga iNkosi ngesikhathi sonke; ukudunyiswa kwayo kuzahlala kusemlonyeni wami.
[A Psalm] of David; when he changed his behaviour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 Umphefumulo wami uzazincoma eNkosini; abathobekileyo bazakuzwa bathokoze.
My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3 Ikhuliseni iNkosi kanye lami, asiliphakamise ibizo layo kanyekanye.
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 Ngayidinga iNkosi, yangiphendula, yasingikhulula kukho konke ukwesaba kwami.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
5 Bakhangela kuyo, bakhazimula, lobuso babo kabubanga lenhloni.
They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces shall never be confounded.
6 Lo umyanga wakhala, leNkosi yezwa, yasimsindisa kuzo zonke inkathazo zakhe.
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 Ingilosi yeNkosi imisa inkamba izingelezele labo abayesabayo, ibakhulule.
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
8 Nambithanini libone ukuthi iNkosi ilungile. Ubusisiwe lowomuntu othembela kuyo.
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9 Yesabeni iNkosi, bangcwele bayo, ngoba kakulakuswela kwabayesabayo.
O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
10 Izilwane ezintsha ziyaswela zilambe, kodwa labo abayidingayo iNkosi kabasweli lutho oluhle.
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
11 Wozani, bantwana, lingilalele, ngizalifundisa ukwesaba iNkosi.
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 Ngubani umuntu ofisa impilo, othanda izinsuku ukuthi abone okuhle?
What man is he that desireth life, and loveth [many] days, that he may see good?
13 Londa ulimi lwakho kokubi, lendebe zakho ekukhulumeni inkohliso.
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Suka kokubi, wenze okuhle, dinga ukuthula, kunxwanele.
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15 Amehlo eNkosi akwabalungileyo, lezindlebe zayo kukukhala kwabo.
The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and his ears are [open] unto their cry.
16 Ubuso beNkosi bumelene labenza okubi, ukuquma ukukhunjulwa kwabo kusuke emhlabeni.
The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 Bakhala, iNkosi yezwa; iyabakhulula kuzo zonke izinhlupheko zabo.
[The righteous] cried, and the LORD heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles.
18 INkosi iseduze labo abalenhliziyo ezephukileyo, iyabasindisa abalomoya odabukileyo.
The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Zinengi inhlupheko zolungileyo, kodwa iNkosi iyamkhulula kuzo zonke.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
20 Iyawagcina wonke amathambo akhe, kakwaphulwa lelilodwa kuwo.
He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
21 Okubi kuzambulala okhohlakeleyo; labazonda olungileyo bazalahlwa.
Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.
22 INkosi iyahlenga umphefumulo wenceku zayo; njalo bonke abathemba kuyo kabayikulahlwa.
The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be condemned.
