Umkhuleko wokusizwa kuka-Israyeli
Kumholi wokuhlabelela. Indlela: Iminduze; ubufakazi. Elika-Asafa. Ihubo.
1Yizwa, malusi ka-Israyeli,
ohola uJosefa njengomhlambi,
ohlezi phezu kwamakherubi;*
mawubonakale ngokukhazimula.
2Vusa amandla akho phambi kuka-Efrayimi 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 lo mvini,
15yebo, lo mvini otshalwe ngesokunene sakho,
nendodana ozikhulisele yona.
16Ushiswe 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.