Psalms 1

1 Happy are those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, not halting in ways frequented by sinners, nor taking a seat in a gathering of scoffers.

Ubusisiwe umuntu ongahambi ngezeluleko zababi; ongemiyo endleleni yezoni; ongahlaliyo esihlalweni sabaklolodayo.

2 But the law of the Lord is their joy, they study it day and night.

Kodwa ukuthokoza kwakhe kusemthethweni kaThixo, futhi unakana ngomthetho wakhe imini lobusuku.

3 They are like trees planted by runlets of water, yielding fruit in due season, leaves never fading. In all that they do, they prosper.

Unjengesihlahla esihlanyelwe emifuleni yamanzi, esithela izithelo zaso ngesikhathi saso, ohlamvu laso kalibuni. Konke akwenzayo kuyaphumelela.

4 Not so fare the wicked, not so; like chaff are they, blown by the wind.

Ababi kabanjalo! Banjengamakhoba aphetshulwa ngumoya.

5 So the wicked will not stand firm in the judgment, nor sinners appear, when the righteous are gathered.

Ngakho ababi kabayikuma ekwahlulelweni, noma izoni enkundleni yabalungileyo.

6 For the way of the righteous is dear to the Lord, but the way of the wicked will end in ruin.

Ngoba uThixo uyayilinda indlela yabalungileyo, kodwa indlela yababi iya ekubhujisweni.