Umthandazo wekucela kubhujiswa kwetitsa tebaka-Israyeli

Sihlabelelo sa-Asafa.

83¹

Ungathuli, utente simungulu.

Ungatsalalisi, Nkulunkulu.

²Ase ubuke nje,

titsa takho tiyaphitsitela,

nalabo labakutondzako bayakucoloshela.

³Benta sigungu,

bahlangane ngebantfu bakho,

bafakane imilomo

ngalabo labeluswe nguwe.

⁴Batsi: “Wotani sibacotfule

bangabe basaba ngiso sive,

kuze libito laka-Israyeli

lingaphindze likhunjulwe.”

⁵Bacebisana ngawe nganhlitiyo yinye,

bente sivumelwane ngawe.

⁶Kuhlangene bonkhe baka-Edomu

labasemathendeni,

nebaka-Ishmayeli,

nebakaMowabi, nebakaHagari,

⁷nebakaGebali, nebaka-Amoni,

nebaka-Amaleki, nemaFilisti,

kanye netakhamiti taseThire.

⁸

bahlangene kanye nabo,

babalekeleli bebatukulu baLoti. Cabanga.

⁹

lowaphatsa ngaso emaMidiyani,

naSisera, naJabini

ngasemfuleni iKhishoni,

¹⁰labo lababhubha ngasemtini wase-Eni Dori;

bawa njengebulongo,

babola baze baba ngumcuba.

¹¹

abe njengabo-Orebi naZebi,

babusi babe njengaboZeba naSalmuna.

¹²Batsi: “Asidle lelive libe lifa letfu,

lelive lelingemadlelo aNkulunkulu!”

¹³

Bente babe njengesiwunguwungwana,

nanjengemakhoba wona apheshulwa ngumoya.

¹⁴Njengemlilo ushisa lihlatsi,

nanjengemalangabi ababela tintsaba,

¹⁵nawe badvungulule ngesivunguvungu sakho,

ubetfuse ngesiphepho sakho.

¹⁶Yebo, Simakadze!

Tsela buso babo ngelihlazo,

badzimate balifune libito lakho.

¹⁷Shangatsi bangahlazeka baphele emandla

kuze kube phakadze,

shangatsi bangehluleka babhubhe.

¹⁸

lolibito lakhe linguSimakadze,

nguwe Losetikwako Konkhe,

lophakeme abuse umhlaba wonkhe.

Kulangatela indlu yaNkulunkulu

Sihlabelelo sentalelwane yaKhora lesetfulwe kumhlabelisi kutsi sihlatjelwe ngelugubhu, igithithi.

84¹

Simakadze wemabandla!

²

ulangatelela emagceke akho,

inhlitiyo yami nemtimba wami

kuhlabela kumemete ngekujabula lokukhulu

kuNkulunkulu lophilako.

³Ncedze uyayitfola indzawo yesidleke,

nenkonjane iyayitfola

indzawo yekwakhela indlu yayo,

lapho ingachobosela khona emazini ayo.

Lendzawo ingasemalatini endlu yakho,

Simakadze wemabandla,

Nkhosi yami, naNkulunkulu wami.

⁴

bayawuhlala babonga wena njalo. Cabanga.

⁵Babusisiwe labo bantfu

emandla abo lakuwe,

labalangatela etinhlitiyweni tabo

kutsi bayewukhonta eSiyoni.

⁶

eSigodzini Lesomile,Loku kusho “Sigodzi sakaBhaka”

kubo sibe yindzawo lechume tiyalu,

netimvula tekucala timbonye tibusiso.

⁷Bayatfutfuka emandleni

baye emandleni;

Nkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu

uyawubonakala eSiyoni.

⁸Hhawu, Simakadze,

Nkulunkulu wemabandla,

vani, ulalele umthandazo wami,

beka indlebe yakho,

Nkulunkulu waJakobe! Cabanga.

⁹Nkulunkulu, buka sihlangu setfu,

buka, ubone buso balogcotjiwe wakho.

¹⁰

lincono kunalayinkhulungwane

lacitselwe ngaphandle.

Ngingamane ngibe ngumlindzi

wemnyango wendlu yaNkulunkulu,

kunekutsi ngingahlala ngibuse

emakhaya alababi.

¹¹

ulilanga letfu nesihlangu sekusivikela.

Simakadze usipha umusa

asente sihlonipheke.

Angeke abagodlele lutfo loluhle

labo labahamba ngebucotfo embikwakhe.

¹²

Ubusisiwe umuntfu lowetsembele kuwe!

Umthandazo wekucelela Israyeli umusa waNkulunkulu

Sihlabelelo sentalelwane yaKhora lesetfulwe kumhlabelisi.

85¹Awu, Simakadze!

Ulitsandzile live lakho,

wabuyisela tibusiso taJakobe.

²

wambombota tonkhe tono tabo. Cabanga.

³Waluyekela lulaka lwakho,

wabhodla ekutfukutseleni kwakho lokumatima.

⁴Sibuyise,

Nkulunkulu wensindziso yetfu!

Lahla kucansuka kwakho ngatsi.

⁵

kuze kube phakadze yini?

Kantsi lulaka lwakho utalwelula

titukulwane ngetitukulwane yini?

⁶Ungeke yini usivuselele siphile,

kuze kutsi sive sakho sijabule kuwe?

⁷Simakadze, sivise umusa wakho,

usiphe insindziso yakho.

⁸Ase ngilalele loko lokutawukhulunywa

nguNkulunkulu Simakadze,

ngobe ukhuluma kuthula esiveni sakhe

nakulabangcwele bakhe,

nabangancandzeki babuyele ebubini.

⁹

kulabo labamesabako,

kuze live letfu libe neludvumo lwakhe,

¹⁰bese kuhlangabetana umusa neliciniso,

kwangane kulunga nekuthula.

¹¹

kulunga kulungute emhlabeni kusezulwini.

¹²

uyawusipha lokuhle,

live letfu liyawutsela titselo.

¹³Kulunga kuyawuhamba embikwaSimakadze,

kuphendle indlela latawuhamba kuyo.