AmaHubo 137 - isiZulu 1959/1997

Ngasemifuleni yaseBabele

1Ngasemifuleni yaseBabele

sahlala khona, sakhala,

lapho sikhumbula iSiyoni.

2Amahabhu* ethu sawaphanyeka

eminyezaneni ephakathi kwalo.

3Ngokuba abasithumbileyo bacela ukuba sihlabelele igama,

nabahluphi bethu bafuna injabulo, bethi:

“Sihlabeleleni elinye lamagama aseSiyoni.”

4Siyakuhlabelela kanjani ihubo likaJehova

kwelinye izwe na?

5Uma ngikhohlwa wena Jerusalema,

masizikhohlwe isandla sami sokunene.

6Ulimi lwami malunamathele olwangeni lwami,

uma ngingakukhumbuli,

uma ngingaphakamisi iJerusalema

phezu kwentokozo yami enkulu.

7 Khumbula, Jehova,

usuku lweJerusalema,

ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Edomi

abathi: “Dilizani, dilizani,

kuze kube sesisekelweni salo.”

8 Ndodakazi yaseBabele,

wena oyakubhujiswa,

ubusisiwe oyakuphindisela kuwe

izenzo zakho owazenza kithina.

9 Ubusisiwe oyakubamba abancane bakho,

abaphahlaze edwaleni.