Ukuthandazela ukuvelelwa kwesizwe

Kumbhexeshi-kwayara; uculwa njengalowa uthi: “Iinyibiba ziyangqina.” Umhobe ka-Asafu.

1 Khawubek’ iindlebe, malusi kaSirayeli!

Wena makhokel’ uJosefu njengomhlambi,

wena osesihlalweni *ngakwizithunywa ezimaphiko,

2 khanya kwaEfrayim nakwaBhenjamin nakwaManase;

ngaloo mandla akho yiza usisindise.

3 Awu, Thixo, yiba nebuyambo;

velana nathi usisindise!

4 *Ndikhoyo Thixo onamandla onke,

koda kube nini ungayamkeli imithandazo yabantu bakho?

5 Wena usondle ngeentsizi,

wasiseza iinyembezi.

6 Usitsho abamelwane baxhwithana ngathi;

ngoku iintshaba zihlekisa ngathi.

7 Awu, Thixo Somandla, yiba nebuyambo;

velana nathi usisindise!

8 Wena weza nomdiliya eJiputa,

wazigxotha iintlanga, watyala wona.

9 Walima wawulungiselela umhlaba,

wamila waxanda emhlabeni wonke.

10 Ithunzi lawo lafikelela ezintabeni,

lawagquma amasebe emisedare.

11 Amasebe awo afikelela elwandle,

iingcambu zafikelela e-Efrati.

12 Uludilizeleni ke uthango lwawo,

abadlulayo sebegqwathula iziqhamo nje?

13 Ngoku sewunqunqudwa nayingulube;

iinyamakazi zizifikisela kuwo.

14 Khawusivelele, Thixo onamandla onke;

khawuphos’ amehlo uzibonele, uwuhlangule umdiliya.

15 Nditsho isebe owalityalayo,

ewe, elo latyalwa zizandla zakho.

16 Bawugecile baza bawutshisa;

batshabalalise ngomsindo wakho.

17 Kodwa ke basindise abantu bakho abayinqobo,

abo uzomelezele bona.

18 Thina ke soze sabuya mva;

sihlaziye saye sohlala sikudumisa.

19 Awu, Thixo Somandla, yiba nebuyambo;

velana nathi usisindise!