Amahubo 124

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

A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. BY DAVID. If YHWH had not been for us (Pray, let Israel say),

2 aluba uThixo ubengemanga lathi, lapho sasihlaselwa ngabantu,

If YHWH had not been for us, In the rising up of man against us,

3 lapho ulaka lwabo lwalutshisa ngathi ngabe basiginya siphila;

Then they had swallowed us alive, In the burning of their anger against us,

4 ngabe izikhukhula zasigalulisa, umsinga wawuzasikhukhula,

Then the waters had overflowed us, The stream passed over our soul,

5 amanzi ayabulayo ayezasikhucula.

Then proud waters had passed over our soul.

6 Udumo kalube kuThixo ongasiyekelanga sadlithizwa ngamazinyo abo.

Blessed [is] YHWH who has not given us, [As] prey to their teeth.

7 Siphunyukile njengenyoni emjibileni womthiyi; umjibila uqamukile sahle saphunyuka.

Our soul has escaped as a bird from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.

8 Usizo lwethu lusegameni likaThixo uMenzi wezulu lomhlaba.

Our help [is] in the Name of YHWH, Maker of the heavens and earth!