Psalms 124

1 A Song of Ascents; of David. 'If it had not been the LORD who was for us', let Israel now say;

Ingoma yemiqanso. ElikaDavida. Aluba uThixo ubengemanga lathi yekela u-Israyeli atsho njalo,

2 'If it had not been the LORD who was for us, when men rose up against us,

aluba uThixo ubengemanga lathi, lapho sasihlaselwa ngabantu,

3 Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

lapho ulaka lwabo lwalutshisa ngathi ngabe basiginya siphila;

4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul;

ngabe izikhukhula zasigalulisa, umsinga wawuzasikhukhula,

5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.'

amanzi ayabulayo ayezasikhucula.

6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

Udumo kalube kuThixo ongasiyekelanga sadlithizwa ngamazinyo abo.

7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

Siphunyukile njengenyoni emjibileni womthiyi; umjibila uqamukile sahle saphunyuka.

8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.

Usizo lwethu lusegameni likaThixo uMenzi wezulu lomhlaba.