Psalms 51

1 O God, be merciful to me, because you love me faithfully; because you are very merciful, erase [the record of] the ways that I disobeyed you!

Ngihawukela, Nkulunkulu, ngokothandolomusa wakho; ngobunengi besihawu sakho yesula iziphambeko zami.

2 Make me pure from the wrong things that I have done; make me clean from [the guilt of] my sin.

Ungigezisise ebubini bami, ungihlambulule esonweni sami.

3 [I say that] because I know the ways that I have disobeyed you; I cannot forget them.

Ngoba mina ngiyazivuma iziphambeko zami, lesono sami sihlezi siphambi kwami.

4 You, you only, are the one that I have [really] sinned against, and you have seen the evil things that I have done. When you say that I am guilty, you are right/correct, and when you judge me, you justly say [that I deserve to be punished].

Ngonile kuwe, kuwe wedwa, ngenze okubi emehlweni akho, ukuze kuthiwe ulungile ekukhulumeni kwakho, uhlanzeke ekwahluleleni kwakho.

5 I have been a sinner since the day that I was born; [truly], I have been like that since my mother conceived me.

Khangela, ngazalelwa ebubini, lomama wangomulela esonweni.

6 What you desire is that I desire what is true in order that you [can] teach me how to act wisely.

Khangela, uthanda iqiniso endaweni ezingaphakathi; lekusithekeni ungenza ngazi inhlakanipho.

7 Purify me from the guilt of my sins, and [after that happens], I will be clean [in my inner being]; cleanse me, and [then in my inner being] I will be (whiter than snow/very clean).

Ngihlanze ngehisope, ngizahlambuluka; ngigezisa, ngizakuba mhlophe kuleliqhwa elikhithikileyo.

8 Allow/Cause me to be joyful [DOU] again; you have (crushed my spirit/completely discouraged me) [MTY]; [but now] let me rejoice [again].

Ngizwise intokozo lenjabulo, ukuze athabe amathamboowachobozileyo.

9 Do not continue to look at the sins [IDM] that I have committed; erase the record of the evil things that I have done.

Fihla ubuso bakho ezonweni zami, wesule zonke iziphambeko zami.

10 O God, cause my inner being to be pure. Put new [thoughts] within me and make me faithful again.

Nkulunkulu, dala kimi inhliziyo ehlambulukileyo, njalo uvuselele umoya oqinileyo phakathi kwami.

11 Do not send me away from you [because of my sin], and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.

Ungangilahli ebusweni bakho, njalo ungasusi umoya wakho ongcwele kimi.

12 Cause/Allow me to be happy again because of [knowing] that you have freed me [from the guilt of my sin], and make me willing [to obey you].

Buyisela kimi intokozo yosindiso lwakho, ungisekele ngomoya ovumayo.

13 If you do that, I will [be able to] teach [other] sinners what you want them to do, and they will repent and begin to obey you.

Khona ngizafundisa abaphambukayo indlela zakho, lezoni zizaphendukela kuwe.

14 O God, you are the one who saves me; forgive me for being guilty of causing someone [who was not my enemy] to die. [When you do that], I will sing joyfully about your being very good and righteous.

Ngikhulula ecaleni legazi, Nkulunkulu, Nkulunkulu wosindiso lwami, ulimi lwami luzahlabelela kakhulu ngokulunga kwakho.

15 O Yahweh, help me to speak [in order that] I may praise you.

Nkosi, vula indebe zami, lomlomo wami uzamemezela indumiso yakho.

16 You are not pleased [only] with the sacrifices [that people bring to you]. If that were [enough to] please you, I would bring you sacrifices. You are not pleased with burnt offerings [alone].

Ngoba kawuthandi umhlatshelo, ngoba bengizawunika; kawuthokozi ngomnikelo wokutshiswa.

17 The sacrifice that you [really] want is for people to be truly humble and sorry [for having sinned]; O God, you will not refuse that kind of sacrifice.

Imihlatshelo kaNkulunkulu ingumoya odabukileyo; inhliziyo edabukileyo leyephukileyo, Nkulunkulu, kawuyikuyidelela.

18 [O God], be good to [the people who live in] Jerusalem [MTY], [and help them] to rebuild the city walls.

Yenzele iZiyoni okuhle ngokuthanda kwakho; uyakhe imiduli yeJerusalema.

19 When that happens, [they will bring you] the proper sacrifices, animals that they will completely burn, young bulls that they will burn on your altar, and you will be pleased.

Khona uzajabulela iminikelo yokulunga, umnikelo wokutshiswa, lomnikelo wonke; khona bezanikela amajongosi phezu kwelathi lakho.