Isililo sososizini olukhulu nomkhuleko wokusizwa
Ihubo lika-Asafa
1Nkulunkulu, abezizwe bangenile efeni lakho;
bangcolisile ithempeli lakho elingcwele;
benzé iJerusalema libe-yincithakalo.
2Bazinikile izidumbu zezinceku zakho
zibe-ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu,
inyama yabakwesabayo kuzo izilo zomhlaba.
3Bachithile igazi labo njengamanzi nxazonke zeJerusalema,
akwababikho obembelayo.
4Sesiyisihlamba kubakhelwane bethu,
umbhinqo nenhlekiso kwabasiphahlileyo.
5Koze kube-nini, Jehova, uthukuthele njalo,
ukushisekela kwakho kuvutha njengomlilo, na?
6Thela ulaka lwakho phezu kwabezizwe abangakwaziyo
naphezu kwemibuso engakhulekeli igama lakho.
7Ngokuba sebemdlile uJakobe,
umuzi wakhe sebewuchithile.
8Mawungasibaleli amacala akuqala;
umusa wakho mawusheshe usihlangabeze,
ngokuba sesibuthakathaka kakhulu.
9Sisize, Nkulunkulu wensindiso yethu,
ngenxa yenkazimulo yegama lakho;
usikhulule, usithethelele izono zethu
ngenxa yegama lakho.
10Bangasholoni abezizwe ukuthi: Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo na?
Makwazeke kwabezizwe emehlweni ethu
ukuphindiselwa kwegazi lezinceku zakho elichithiweyo.
11Ukububula kwesiboshwa makuze phambi kwakho;
londoloza ngobukhulu bengalo yakho asebengabantwana bokufa.
12Buyisela kubakhelwane bethu, kuphindwe kasikhombisa esifubeni sabo
inhlamba abakuhlambalaza ngayo, Nkosi.
13Khona thina-bantu bakho, izimvu zedlelo lakho,
siyakukubonga kuze kube-phakade,
sishumayele udumo lwakho ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.