Umthandazo wekucela kutsi ema-Israyeli abuyiselwe tinhlanhla tawo
Sihlabelelo sa-Asafa lesisifakazelo. Setfulwe kumhlabelisi kutsi sihlatjelwe ngendlela letsi: “Siphephane”.
1Sive, Melusi waka-Israyeli,
wena lohola Josefa njengemhlambi wetimvu.
Wena lohlala emkhatsini wemakherubhi,
bonakala ngekukhatimula kwakho.
2Vusa emandla akho
embikwa-Efrayimu, naBhenjamini, naManase,
ute utewusisita.
3Sibuyisele kuwe, Nkulunkulu.
Khanyisa buso bakho bumengetele,
kuze sisindziswe.
4Awu, Simakadze,
Nkulunkulu wemabandla!
Kutawuze kube ngunini
ucansulwa ngimithandazo yesive sakho?
5Wabapha sinkhwa ngetinyembeti,
wabanatsisa ngetinyembeti.
6Wenta kutsi bomakhelwane betfu basibange,
titsa tetfu tisihleke bulima.
7Sibuyisele kuwe,
Nkulunkulu wemabandla!
Khanyisa buso bakho bumengetele,
kuze sisindziswe.
8Wazuphuna umvini eGibhithe,
wacosha tive,
wase uwuhlanyela eveni lato.
9Wawulungisela umhlaba wekuhlanyela,
wakhula, wajula, wenaba,
wagcwala live.
10Tintsaba tambonywa ngematfunti awo,
imisedari yambonywa ngemagala awo,
11enabisa emagala awo
adzimate efikela elwandle,
ahluma adzimate efika eMfuleni.
12Pho, wena uludziliteleni
lolutsango loluwutungeletile lomvini?
Manje bonkhe labendlulako
bangateba kalula letitselo tawo.
13Tingulube tesiganga tiyawuvukuta,
tonkhe tilwane tesiganga tiyawudla.
14Awu, Nkulunkulu wemabandla!
Phendvuka futsi!
Buka phansi usetulu ezulwini,
ubone lomvini wakho, uwunakelele,
15wona lowo mvini
lowawuhlanyela ngesandla sakho sangesekudla,
naleligala lotikhulisele lona.
16Labawujubile bawushisa ngemlilo,
bayawubhujiswa kubhekwa buso bakho.
17Kodvwa shangatsi sandla sakho
singamlondvolota,
lowo longasesandleni sakho sekudla.
Ngiyo indvodzana lotikhulisele yona.
18Singeke siphindze sikuhlamuke,
siphe kuphila siphile,
tsine-ke siyawube sesikhuleka egameni lakho.
19Sibuyisele kuwe,
Nkulunkulu wemabandla!
Khanyisa buso bakho bumengetele,
kuze sisindziswe.