Amahubo 124

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

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened? Let everyone in Israel say:

2 aluba uThixo ubengemanga lathi, lapho sasihlaselwa ngabantu,

If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened when people came and attacked us?

3 lapho ulaka lwabo lwalutshisa ngathi ngabe basiginya siphila;

They would have swallowed us alive when their anger raged against us.

4 ngabe izikhukhula zasigalulisa, umsinga wawuzasikhukhula,

Like a flood they would have swept over us; like a rushing torrent they would have submerged us.

5 amanzi ayabulayo ayezasikhucula.

They would have rushed over us like raging waters, drowning us.

6 Udumo kalube kuThixo ongasiyekelanga sadlithizwa ngamazinyo abo.

Praise the Lord, who didn't hand us over to them as prey to be ripped apart by their teeth.

7 Siphunyukile njengenyoni emjibileni womthiyi; umjibila uqamukile sahle saphunyuka.

We escaped from them like a bird flying out of a hunter's trap. The trap was broken and we flew away!

8 Usizo lwethu lusegameni likaThixo uMenzi wezulu lomhlaba.

Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.