Amahubo 129

1 Ingoma yemiqanso. Sebengihluphe kakhulu kusukela ebutsheni bami katsho njalo u-Israyeli,

A Song of the Ascents. Often they distressed me from my youth, Pray, let Israel say:

2 sebengihluphe kakhulu kusukela ebutsheni bami, kodwa kabangehlulanga.

Often they distressed me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed over me.

3 Abalimi bawulimile umhlane wami benza imifolo emide.

Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.

4 Kodwa uThixo ulungile; ungikhulule ezintanjeni zababi.

Jehovah [is] righteous, He hath cut asunder cords of the wicked.

5 Akuthi bonke abayizondayo iZiyoni babuyiselwe emuva beyangekile.

Confounded and turn backward do all hating Zion.

6 Sengathi bangaba njengotshani obukhula ephahleni obubuna bungakakhuli;

They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth,

7 umvuni angeke agcwalisa isandla sakhe ngabo, loba lowo obuthayo agcwalise izingalo zakhe.

That hath not filled the hand of a reaper, And the bosom of a binder of sheaves.

8 Sengathi labo abadlulayo bangabokuthi, “Izibusiso zikaThixo mazibe kuwe; siyakubusisa ngegama likaThixo.”

And the passers by have not said, 'The blessing of Jehovah [is] on you, We blessed you in the Name of Jehovah!'