Kubeketela kwaNkulunkulu kubaka-Israyeli

Sihlabelelo sa-Asafa lesetfulwe kumhlabelisi kutsi sihlatjelwe ngelugubhu, igithithi.

81¹Hlabelani kuNkulunkulu longemandla etfu,

jabulani nidvumise Nkulunkulu waJakobe.

²Calani ingoma, nishaye tingubhu,

netingitali kanye nemahabhu.

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ekwetfwaseni kwenyanga,

nangesikhatsi seyidvulungile

ngelilanga lemkhosi wetfu.

⁴Ngobe loku kusimiso saka-Israyeli,

nemtsetfo waNkulunkulu waJakobe.

⁵Wakwenta kwaba ngumtsetfo kuJosefa,Josefa usho “bema-Israyeli”

mhlazana ayawukulwa nemaGibhithe.

Ngeva livi lengangingalati litsi:

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nganiphumuta ekwetfwaleni kwenu titini.

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nganiphendvula ngingale kwemafu lahlomile,

nganivivinya emitfonjeni yaseMeribha. Cabanga.

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Awu, ma-Israyeli!

Shangatsi ngabe niyangilalela.

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ningakhuleki kubonkulunkulu betive.

¹⁰Ngimi Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu,

lowanikhuphula eveni laseGibhithe.

Khamisisani imilomo yenu,

mine-ke ngitanifunta nginesutsise.

¹¹“Kepha sive sami asililalelanga livi lami.

Israyeli akazange anginake.

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enkhanini yetinhlitiyo tabo,

kuze batihambele ngekutsandza kwabo.

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na-Israyeli ahambe etindleleni tami!

¹⁴Titsa tabo bengitatehlula ngekushesha,

ngesandla sami bengitawumelana netitsa tabo.

¹⁵Labangitondzako bebetawuta embikwami,

bete bashosha phansi ngemadvolo,

kujeziswa kwabo kuhlale ingunaphakadze.

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yebo, bengiyawunesutsisa

ngeluju lwetinyosi temadvwala.”