Ihubo 137

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.

₇Khumbula, Jehova,

usuku lweJerusalema,

ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Edomi

abathi: “Dilizani, dilizani,

kuze kube sesisekelweni salo.”

₈Ndodakazi yaseBabele,

wena oyakubhujiswa,

ubusisiwe oyakuphindisela kuwe

izenzo zakho owazenza kithina.

₉Ubusisiwe oyakubamba abancane bakho,

abaphahlaze edwaleni.