Psalms 83
1 A Song, a Psalm of Asaph. O God, keep not thou silence: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
Nkulunkulu, ungazithuleli; ungathuli, ungathi zwi, Nkulunkulu.
2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
Ngoba, khangela, izitha zakho ziyaxokozela, labakuzondayo baphakamise ikhanda.
3 They take crafty counsel against thy people, and consult together against thy hidden ones.
Benzela abantu bakho iseluleko sobuqili, bacebisana bemelene labafihliweyo bakho.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
Bathi: Wozani, sibaqume, bangabi yisizwe, lebizo likaIsrayeli lingabe lisakhunjulwa.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent; against thee do they make a covenant:
Ngoba bacebisana nganhliziyonye, benza isivumelwano esimelana lawe;
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagarenes;
amathente eEdoma, lamaIshmayeli; iMowabi, lamaHagari;
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre:
iGebali, leAmoni, leAmaleki; amaFilisti kanye labahlali beTire;
8 Assyria also is joined with them; they have holpen the children of Lot. (Selah)
iAshuri layo isizihlanganise labo; bebeyingalo ebantwaneni bakaLothi. (Sela)
9 Do thou unto them as unto Midian; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon:
Yenza kubo njengeMidiyani, njengoSisera, njengoJabini, esifuleni iKishoni.
10 Which perished at En-dor; they became as dung for the earth.
Babhubhela eEndori, baba ngumquba womhlabathi.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb; yea, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna:
Yenza zona izikhulu zabo zibe njengoOrebi lanjengoZebi, lawo wonke amakhosana abo abe njengoZeba lanjengoZalimuna,
12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves in possession the habitations of God.
abathi: Kasizithathele amadlelo kaNkulunkulu abe ngawethu.
13 O my God, make them like the whirling dust; as stubble before the wind.
Nkulunkulu wami, benze babe njengokuhwithwayo, njengamakhoba phambi komoya,
14 As the fire that burneth the forest, and as the flame that setteth the mountains on fire;
njengomlilo utshisa ihlathi, lanjengelangabi lithungela izintaba.
15 So pursue them with thy tempest, and terrify them with thy storm.
Ngokunjalo baxotshe ngesivunguzane sakho, ubethuse ngesiphepho sakho.
16 Fill their faces with confusion; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.
Gcwalisa ubuso babo ngehlazo, ukuze balidinge ibizo lakho, Nkosi.
17 Let them be ashamed and dismayed for ever; yea, let them be confounded and perish:
Kababe lenhloni bethuke kuze kube nininini, yebo, badunyazwe babhubhe.
18 That they may know that thou alone, whose name is JEHOVAH, art the Most High over all the earth.
Ukuze bazi ukuthi nguwe wedwa, obizo lakho nguJehova, oPhezukonke emhlabeni wonke.
