Umkhuleko wokusizwa kukaIsrayeli
Kumholi wokuhlabelela; indlela: Iminduze; ubufakazi; elika-Asafa; ihubo
1Yizwa, malusi kaIsrayeli,
ohola uJosefa njengomhlambi,
ohlezi phezu kwamakherubi*; mawubonakale ngokukhazimula.
2Vusa amandla akho phambi kukaEfrayimi noBenjamini noManase,
uze ukusisindisa.
3Sibuyise, Nkulunkulu,
ukhanyise ubuso bakho, khona siyakusindiswa.
4Jehova Nkulunkulu-Sebawoti,
koze kube-nini uthunqela ngolaka umkhuleko wabantu bakho na?
5Wabapha isinkwa sezinyembezi,
wabaphuzisa izinyembezi ngesilinganiso esikhulu.
6Usenza sibe-yinto ebangwa ngabakhelwane bethu,
nezitha zethu zisihleka usulu.
7Sibuyise, Nkulunkulu-Sebawoti,
ukhanyise ubuso bakho, khona siyakusindiswa.
8Wakhipha umvini eGibithe,
waxosha abezizwe, watshala wona.
9Wawulungisela indawo phambi kwawo,
wagxila, wagcwalisa umhlaba.
10Izintaba zambozwa ngumthunzi wawo,
nemisedari* kaNkulunkulu ngamagatsha awo.
11Wenabisa amagatsha awo, aze afika elwandle,
namaxhantela awo, aze afika emfuleni.
12Uzidilizeleni izintango zawo,
baze bawukhe bonke abadlula ngendlela, na?
13Ingulube yasehlathini iyawudla,
nezilwane zasendle ziyawuqothula.
14Nkulunkulu-Sebawoti, mawubuye;
bheka usezulwini, ubone, unakekele lomvini,
15yebo, lomvini otshalwé ngesokunene sakho,
nendodana ozikhulisele yona.
16Ushiswé ngumlilo, unqunyiwe;
bayakubhubha ngokukhuza kobuso bakho.
17Isandla sakho masibe-phezu kwendoda yesokunene sakho,
phezu kwendodana yomuntu ozikhulisele yona;
18khona asisayikuhoshekela emuva kuwe;
siphilise, khona siyakukhuleka egameni lakho.
19Sibuyise, Jehova Nkulunkulu-Sebawoti;
ukhanyise ubuso bakho, khona siyakusindiswa.