Umkhuleko wokuba zichithwe izitha zikaIsrayeli
Igama; ihubo lika-Asafa
1Nkulunkulu, ungathuli, ungalibali,
ungali ukukhuluma, Nkulunkulu.
2Ngokuba bheka, izitha zakho ziyaxokozela,
nabakuzondayo baphakamisa ikhanda.
3Ngobuqili benza uzungu ngabantu bakho,
bacebisana ukulwa nabathukusiweyo bakho.
4Bathi: Wozani sibaqothule, bangabe besaba-yisizwe,
negama likaIsrayeli lingabe lisakhunjulwa.
5Baceba nganhliziyonye,
benza isivumelwano ngawe:
6amatende kaEdomi nakaIshmayeli,
nakaMowabi nakaHagari,
7noGebali, noAmoni, noAmaleki,
neFilistiya nabakhile eTire.
8NeAsiriya lahlangana nabo,
laba-yingalo yabantwana bakaLoti. Sela*.
9Yenza kubo njengakuMidiyani,
nakuSisera, nakuJabini ngasemfuleni iKishoni,
10ababhubhela e-Eni-Dori,
baba-ngumquba womhlabathi.
11Amakhosana abo wenze abe-njengo-Orebi noZebi,
nabakhulu babo bonke njengoZeba noSalimuna
12ababethi: Masizithabathele
amadlelo kaNkulunkulu.
13Nkulunkulu wami, benze babe-njengezibi ezikhwishizayo,
njengamakhoba amuka nomoya.
14Njengomlilo oshisa ihlathi,
njengelangabi elithungela izintaba,
15baxoshe kanjalo ngesivunguvungu sakho,
ubethuse ngesiphepho sakho.
16Thela ubuso babo ngehlazo,
baze bafune igama lakho, Jehova.
17Mabahlazeke, baphele amandla kuze kube-phakade;
mabahluleke, babhubhe,
18bazi ukuthi nguwe wedwa ogama lakho linguJehova;
ungoPhezukonke emhlabeni wonke.