Psalms 49

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1Zwanini lokhu lina bantu lonke;
lalelani, lonke elihlala kulo umhlaba,
2abantukazana lezikhulu,
abanothileyo labayanga ngokufanayo:
3Umlomo wami uzakhuluma amazwi okuhlakanipha;
amazwi aphuma enhliziyweni yami azanika ukuzwisisa.
4Ngizabeka indlebe yami kuso isaga;
ngechacho ngizaliqhaqha ilibho:

5Ngingesabelani na nxa kufika insuku ezimbi,
lapho abakhohlisi ababi bengihanqa,
6labo abathembe inotho yabo
abazitshaya isifuba ngenotho yabo enengi?
7Kakho umuntu ongahlenga impilo yomunye
kumbe amkhuphele inhlawulo kuNkulunkulu,
8ngoba ukuhlenga impilo yomuntu kuyadula,
akulambhadalo engakwenelisa,
9ukuze aphile kokuphela
angaboni ukubola.
10Phela bonke bayabona ukuthi izihlakaniphi ziyafa;
ngokunjalo iziwula labasangeneyo bayabhubha
batshiye inotho yabo kwabanye.
11Amangcwaba abo ayizindlu zabo zanininini,
yimizi yabo okwezizukulwane ezingapheliyo,
lokuba nje basebeqambe iziqinti ngamabizo abo.

12Kodwa umuntu, lokuba elenotho, kaphili kokuphela;
unjengezinyamazana ezibhubhayo.

13Lesi yisiphetho salabo abazithembayo bona,
labalandeli babo, abavumelana labakutshoyo.
14Njengezimvu bamiselwe ingcwaba,
ukufa kuzazitika kubo.
Abaqotho bazabusa phezu kwabo ekuseni;
izidumbu zabo zizabola engcwabeni,
kude lemizi yabo efana leyamakhosi.
15Kodwa uNkulunkulu uzayihlenga eyami impilo engcwabeni;
ngempela uzangithatha angise kuye.
16Ungasuki udangale kakhulu ngokubona omunye enotha;
nxa indlu yakhe igcwala ngobunkentshenkentshe;
17phela kazukuhamba lalutho mhla esifa,
ubukhazikhazi lobo kayikwehla labo.
18Loba wayesithi esaphila azibone engobusisiweyo
abantu bayakukhonza nxa uphumelela,
19uzakuyahlangana lesizukulwane sabokhokho bakhe,
abangasayikuphinde bakubone ukukhanya kwempilo.

20Umuntu olenotho kodwa engaqedisisi
unjengezinyamazana ezibhubhayo.