Psalms 78

Ihubo ka-Asafu

1Zwanini imfundiso yami, bantu bami;
lilalele amazwi omlomo wami.
2Ngizavula umlomo wami ngemifanekiso,
ngizakutsho izinto ezifihlekileyo, izinto zekadeni,
3esakuzwayo lesikwaziyo
esakutshelwa ngokhokho bethu.
4Kasizukuzifihlela abantwana babo;
sizasitshela isizukulwane esizayo
ngemisebenzi emangalisayo kaThixo,
amandla akhe, lemimangaliso aseyenzile.
5Wamisela uJakhobe imithetho
wabeka umlayo ko-Israyeli,
walaya okhokho bethu
ukuthi bawufundise abantwababo,
6ukuze aziwe yisizukulwane esilandelayo,
kanye labantwana abazazalwa,
kuthi labo batshele abantwababo.
7Yikho-ke bazabeka ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu
njalo abasoze bakhohlwa izenzo zakhe
kodwa bagcine imilayo yakhe.
8Kabayikuba njengabokhokho babo
ababeyisizukulwana esilobuqholo lesihlamukayo,
onhliziyo zabo zazingazinikelanga kuNkulunkulu
omoya yabo yayingathembekanga kuye.

9Amadoda ako-Efrayimi, loba ayehlomile ngemitshoko,
afulathela mhla welanga lempi;
10kabasigcinanga isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu,
bala ukuphila ngomthetho wakhe.
11Bakhohlwa lokho ayekwenzile,
izimanga ayebatshengise zona.
12Wenza imimangaliso oyise bekhangele
elizweni laseGibhithe, esigodini saseZowani.
13Walwahlukanisa ulwandle wabahola bachapha;
wenza amanzi ema aqina saka njengomduli.
14Wabahola ngeyezi emini
njalo ngokukhanya komlilo ubusuku bonke.
15Wawaqhekeza amadwala enkangala
wabapha amanzi amanengi njengolwandle;
16wantshazisa impophoma emadwaleni amawa
wenza amanzi ageleza njengemifula.

17Kodwa baqhubeka besona phambi kwakhe,
bamhlamukela enkangala yena oPhezukonke.
18Bamlinga uNkulunkulu ngabomo
ngokucela ukudla ababekutshisekela.
19Bamchothoza uNkulunkulu
besithi, “Kambe uNkulunkulu angendlala itafula lokudlela
enkangala na?
20Wathi lapho etshaya idwala,
amanzi antshantshaza,
kwageleza amanzi amanengi.
Kodwa angasipha njalo lokudla na?
Angabalethela inyama abantu bakhe na?”
21 UThixo wathi ebezwa wathukuthela kakhulu;
umlilo wakhe wavuthela kuJakhobe,
ulaka lwakhe lwaqina ku-Israyeli,
22ngoba kabamkholwanga uNkulunkulu
njalo kabawathembanga amandla okuhlenga kwakhe.
23Loba kunjalo walaya umkhathi ngaphezulu
wavula iminyango yamazulu;
24wanisa imana ukuthi badle abantu,
wabapha amabele asezulwini.
25Abantu badla isinkwa sezingilosi;
wabathumela konke ukudla ababengakudla.
26Wawukhulula umoya wempumalanga uvela emazulwini,
wawukhulula umoya weningizimu ngamandla akhe.
27Wanisela inyama kubo njengothuli,
izinyoni eziphaphayo zaba njengetshebetshebe ogwini lolwandle.
28Wazenza zehlela phakathi kwezihonqo zabo,
indawana yonke emathenteni abo.
29Bazitika baze bakhangela,
ngoba wayebaphe ababekade bekukhalela.
30Kodwa
bengakakutshiyi lokho kudla ababekukhalela belokhu
besakunambitha emilonyeni yabo,
31ulaka lukaNkulunkulu lwavutha kubo;
wabulala zona iziqwabalanda zabo,
wawahemula amajaha ako-Israyeli.

32Phezu kwakho konke lokhu baqhubeka besona;
phezu kwezimanga zakhe, kabazange bakholwe.
33Ngakho wenza insuku zabo zaphelela ezeni
njalo leminyaka yabo yagcwala ukwesaba.
34Kwakusithi uNkulunkulu angababulala,
bamdinge; baphendukele kuye njalo ngokutshiseka.
35Bakhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayelidwala labo,
ukuthi uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke wayenguMhlengi wabo.
36Kodwa-ke kwakuyikumyenga ngemilomo yabo,
beqamba amanga kuye ngendimi zabo;
37inhliziyo zabo zazingabambelelanga kuye,
babengathembekanga esivumelwaneni sakhe.
38Kodwa wayelesihawu;
wazithethelela izono zabo
kaze ababhubhisa.
Isikhathi ngesikhathi waluthoba ulaka lwakhe
akaze akuqubula konke ukuthukuthela kwakhe.
39Wakhumbula ukuthi babeyinyama nje
intshongolo eyedlulayo nje ingabe isabuya.

40Kodwa ukuthi bamhlamukela kanengi njani enkangala,
bamdabukisa egwaduleni!
41Baphindaphinda ukulinga uNkulunkulu;
bamthukuthelisa oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
42Kabawakhumbulanga amandla akhe
usuku abakhulula ngalo kumncindezeli,
43usuku lapho aveza khona izibonakaliso zakhe ezimangalisayo eGibhithe,
izimanga zakhe esigodini saseZowani.
44Waguqula imifula yabo yaba ligazi;
behluleka ukunatha ezifuleni zabo.
45Wathumela imihlambi yezibawu zabantinya,
lamaxoxo ababhuqayo.
46Amabele abo wawathela izintethe,
izithelo zabo isikhongwane.
47Wathintitha amavini abo ngesiqhotho
lemikhiwa yabo yesikhamore wayitshazisa ngongqwaqwane.
48Inkomo zabo wazithela ngesiqhotho,
izifuyo zabo zadliwa yizikhatha zombane.
49Wabathululela ulaka lwakhe oluvuthayo,
intukuthelo yakhe, ukucunuka lenzondo
ixuku lezingilosi ezibhubhisayo.
50Wayilungisa indlela yolaka lwakhe;
kabaphephisanga ekufeni
kodwa wabanikela emikhuhlaneni.
51Wawabulala wonke amazibulo aseGibhithe,
izithelo zabo zokuqala zokuba ngamadoda emathenteni kaHamu.
52Kodwa wabakhupha abantu bakhe njengomhlambi wezimvu;
wabahola njengezimvu bedabula inkangala.
53Wabakhokhela ngonanzelelo,
ngakho babengesabi;
kodwa ulwandle lwazigubuzela izitha zabo.
54Kanjalo wabaletha emngceleni welizwe lakhe elingcwele,
elizweni lamaqaqa ayelithethe ngesandla sakhe sokunene.
55Wazixotsha izizwe phambi kwabo
wabahlukanisela ilizwe lazo laba yilifa;
wahlalisa izizwana zako-Israyeli emizini yazo.

56Kodwa bamlinga uNkulunkulu,
bamhlamukela oPhezukonke;
kabayigcinanga imilayo yakhe.
57Njengabokhokho babo babengathembekanga bengakholwa,
ungeke wathemba njengedandili elenziwe kubi.
58Bamvusa ulaka ngezindawo zabo eziphezulu;
baqubula ubukhwele bakhe ngezithombe zabo.
59Wathi uNkulunkulu ngokukuzwa lokho,
wathukuthela kakhulu;
wamlahla qobo lokumlahla u-Israyeli.
60Walidela ithabanikeli lakhe eShilo,
ithente ayelakhile phakathi kwabantu.
61Umphongolo wakhe wamandla wawusa ekuthunjweni,
inkazimulo yakhe ezandleni zesitha.
62Abantu bakhe wabanikela ukudliwa yinkemba;
wayethukuthele kakhulu ngelifa lakhe.
63Umlilo waziqeda izinsizwa zabo,
izintombi zabo zaswela izingoma zomtshado;
64abaphristi babo babulawa ngenkemba,
abafelokazi babo behluleka ukulila.

65INkosi yasivuka njengokade esebuthongweni,
njengomuntu ephaphama ekudakweni yiwayini.
66Wazitshaya zahlehla izitha zakhe;
waziyangisa okungapheliyo.
67Khonapho-ke wawakhalala amathente kaJosefa,
akaze asikhetha isizwana sika-Efrayimi;
68kodwa wakhetha isizwana sikaJuda,
iNtaba iZiyoni ayeyithanda.
69Wakha indlu yakhe engcwele njengeziqongo,
njengomhlaba awumisela ingunaphakade.
70Wakhetha uDavida inceku yakhe
wamthatha ezilugwini zezimvu;
71wamsusa ekweluseni izimvu
wamletha ukuba ngumelusi wabantu bakhe uJakhobe,
baka-Israyeli ilifa lakhe.
72Njalo uDavida wabelusa ngobuqotho benhliziyo;
wabakhokhela ngesandla sobungcitshi.