Kubeketela kwaNkulunkulu kubaka-Israyeli
Sihlabelelo sa-Asafa lesetfulwe kumhlabelisi kutsi sihlatjelwe ngelugubhu, igithithi.
1Hlabelani kuNkulunkulu longemandla etfu,
jabulani nidvumise Nkulunkulu waJakobe.
2Calani ingoma, nishaye tingubhu,
netingitali kanye nemahabhu.
3Vutselani impalampala
ekwetfwaseni kwenyanga,
nangesikhatsi seyidvulungile
ngelilanga lemkhosi wetfu.
4Ngobe loku kusimiso saka-Israyeli,
nemtsetfo waNkulunkulu waJakobe.
5Wakwenta kwaba ngumtsetfo kuJosefa,
mhlazana ayawukulwa nemaGibhithe.
Ngeva livi lengangingalati litsi:
6“Mine ngesusa umtfwalo emahlombe enu,
nganiphumuta ekwetfwaleni kwenu titini.
7Nangibita nisebunzimeni nganephula,
nganiphendvula ngingale kwemafu lahlomile,
nganivivinya emitfonjeni yaseMeribha. Cabanga.
8“Lalelani, sive sami, nginiyale:
Awu, ma-Israyeli!
Shangatsi ngabe niyangilalela.
9Ningamkhonti lomunye nkulunkulu,
ningakhuleki kubonkulunkulu betive.
10Ngimi Simakadze longuNkulunkulu wenu,
lowanikhuphula eveni laseGibhithe.
Khamisisani imilomo yenu,
mine-ke ngitanifunta nginesutsise.
11“Kepha sive sami asililalelanga livi lami.
Israyeli akazange anginake.
12Ngako-ke ngabayekelela
enkhanini yetinhlitiyo tabo,
kuze batihambele ngekutsandza kwabo.
13Maye, kube sive sami siyangilalela
na-Israyeli ahambe etindleleni tami!
14Titsa tabo bengitatehlula ngekushesha,
ngesandla sami bengitawumelana netitsa tabo.
15Labangitondzako bebetawuta embikwami,
bete bashosha phansi ngemadvolo,
kujeziswa kwabo kuhlale ingunaphakadze.
16Bengiyawunipha kolo lomnandzi kakhulu,
yebo, bengiyawunesutsisa
ngeluju lwetinyosi temadvwala.”