Psalms 137

1 upon river Babylon there to dwell also to weep in/on/with to remember we [obj] Zion

Ngasemifuleni yaseBhabhiloni sahlala phansi sakhala lapho sasikhumbula iZiyoni.

2 upon willow in/on/with midst her to hang lyre our

Khona lapho ezihlahleni zemidubu saphanyeka amachacho ethu,

3 for there to ask us to take captive us word: because song and tormentor our joy to sing to/for us from song Zion

ngoba khonapho abathumbi bethu bacela izingoma kithi, labahlukuluzi bethu bafuna izingoma zentokozo; bathi, “Sihlabeleleni enye yezingoma zaseZiyoni!”

4 how? to sing [obj] song LORD upon land: soil foreign

Singazihlabela kanjani izingoma zikaThixo siselizweni lemzini na?

5 if to forget you Jerusalem to forget right my

Aluba ngikukhohlwa, Oh Jerusalema, isandla sami sokunene kasilahlekelwe yibungcitshi baso.

6 to cleave tongue my to/for palate my if not to remember you if not to ascend: establish [obj] Jerusalem upon head: top joy my

Sengathi ulimi lwami lunganamathela elwangeni lomlomo wami uba ngingakukhumbuli wena, uba ngingathathi iJerusalema njengentokozo yami ephezu konke.

7 to remember LORD to/for son: descendant/people Edom [obj] day Jerusalem [the] to say to uncover to uncover till [the] foundation in/on/with her

Khumbula, Oh Thixo, ama-Edomi akwenzayo mhla iJerusalema ithunjwa. “Lidilizeni,” baklabalala, “lidilizeni kanye lezisekelo zalo!”

8 daughter Babylon [the] to ruin blessed which/that to complete to/for you [obj] recompense your which/that to wean to/for us

Wena Ndodakazi yaseBhabhiloni, oqunyelwe ukubhubha, ubusisiwe lowo okuphindiselayo ngalokho okwenzileyo kithi.

9 blessed which/that to grasp and to shatter [obj] infant your to(wards) [the] crag

Ubusisiwe lowo othatha insane zakho, azisakazele ematsheni.