Psalms 35
1 Phikisana, Simakade, nabangiphikisayo, yilwa nabalwa nami.
2 Thatha ihawu nesihlangu, usukume ungisize.
3 Hosha umkhonto wakho, uvimbe endleleni yabangizingelayo, yithi enhliziyweni yami: “Mina ngiyinsindiso yakho.”
4 Mabajabhe, balulazeke abazingela ukuphila kwami. Mababuyiselwe emuva benxothozela abaceba okubi ngami.
5 Mababe njengamakhoba epheshulwa ngumoya; ingelosi kaSimakade ibadudule.
6 Indlela yabo mayibe mnyama, ishelele, ingelosi kaSimakade ibahubhe.
7 Ngokuba bangakhele ugobe ngaphandle kwesizathu, bayimbele umgodi impilo yami ngaphandle kwesisusa.
8 Mabehlelwe yinhlekelele bengazelele, ugibe abangigodlele lona kukhalakathele bona kulo, babhujiswe.
9 Khona umphefumulo wami uzakwethaba kuSimakade, uthokoze ngokusindisa kwakhe.
10 Amathambo ami wonke athi: “Simakade, ngubani onjengawe, Wena ukhulula abantekenteke kulabo abanamandla kunabo; ohluphekayo nontulayo, kulowo omphangayo.”
11 Ofakazi abaningi abayizidlova bangivukele, bangibuza ngezinto engingazaziyo.
12 Okuhle engikwenzile bakubuyisela ngokubi, inhliziyo yami bayiswabisile.
13 Kepha mina ngesikhathi begula, ngangembethe ingubo eyisaka, ngazihlupha ngokuzila ukudla, ngakhuleka ngigobodisile, ngaqinisela ekubakhulekeleni.
14 Ngangehla ngenyuka, kungathi ngizilele umngani noma umfowethu, ngakhothama, ngilila njengomuntu osebuhlubungwini bokufelwa ngunina.
15 Kepha ekukhubekeni kwami, babuthana, bahlekisa ngami; ophumasilwe engingabazi bangithelekela, bangishaya bangayeka.
16 Njengabantelayo abangakholwa, bangigedlela amazinyo.
17 Nkosi kuyoze kube nini ubukela na? Sindisa impilo yami ebudloveni babo, ukuphila kwami emabhubesini!
18 Ngizokubonga ebandleni elikhulu, ngikudumise phakathi kwabantu abaningi.
19 Mazingajabuli ngami izitha zami eziphafuza amanga ngami, nalabo abangizondela ize bacife amehlo.
20 Ngokuba abalukhulumi uxolo, kepha baceba amacebo okukhohlisa, babaqambele amanga abahleli ngokuthula emhlabeni.
21 Banginkonkozela kakhulu, bethi: “Ashila, ashila, besivele sibona!”
22 Simakade, uyakubona; mawungathuli, Nkosi, mawungabi kude nami.
23 Phakama, usukumele ukwehlulelwa kwami, uyimele indaba yami, Nkulunkulu wami, Nkosi yami!
24 Simakade Nkulunkulu wami ngahlulele ngokulunga kwakho, mabangathabi ngami.
25 Bangathi ezinhliziyweni zabo: “Ehhe, kuye ngesifiso sethu!” “Simgwinyile.”
26 Makuthi bonke labo abathabela okubi okungehlele, bahlazeke, badumale. Makuthi labo abazikhukhumeza ngami, bathelwe ngehlazo, bajabhe, balulazeke.
27 Mabethabe, bajabule abathokoza ngokulunga kwami; mabathi njalo njalo: “Makadunyiswe uSimakade othokoza ngenhlalakahle yenceku yakhe.”
28 Ulimi lwami luzoshumayela ngokulunga kwakho nangodumo lwakho, usuku lonke.