Psalms 122

1 A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”

Ngathokoza lapho besithi kimi: Kasiye endlini yeNkosi.

2 Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.

Inyawo zethu zimi emasangweni akho, Jerusalema.

3 Jerusalem is built up as a city united together,

IJerusalema yakhiwe njengomuzi ohlangeneyo ngokwawo,

4 where the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD.

lapho izizwe ezenyukela khona, izizwe zeNkosi, kubufakazi bukaIsrayeli, ukuze zibonge ibizo leNkosi.

5 For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.

Ngoba kumiswe khona izihlalo zobukhosi zesahlulelo, izihlalo zobukhosi zendlu kaDavida.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.

Khulekelani ukuthula kweJerusalema; bazaphumelela abakuthandayo.

7 May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”

Kakube khona ukuthula phakathi kwemiduli yakho, inhlalakahle ezigodlweni zakho.

8 For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”

Ngenxa yabafowethu labangane bami sengizakuthi: Ukuthula kakube phakathi kwakho.

9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.

Ngenxa yendlu yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ngizakudingela okuhle.