AMAHUBO 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:

Sihlabeleleleni 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 bakwaEdomi

abathi: Dilizani, dilizani,

kuze kube-sesisekelweni salo.

₈Ndodakazi yaseBabele, wena oyakubhujiswa,

ubusisiwe oyakuphindisela kuwe

izenzo zakho owazenza kithina.

₉Ubusisiwe oyakubamba abancane bakho,

abaphahlaze edwaleni.