Amahubo 81
1 Kumqondisi wokuhlabela. Ngendlela yegithithi. Elika-Asafi Hlabelelani ngentokozo kuNkulunkulu ongamandla ethu; memezani kakhulu kuNkulunkulu kaJakhobe!
To the chief music-maker; put to the Gittith. Of Asaph. Make a song to God our strength: make a glad cry to the God of Jacob.
2 Qalisani ukuhlabela, tshayani isigubhu, khalisani ichacho elimnandi lomhubhe.
Take up the melody, playing on an instrument of music, even on corded instruments.
3 Khalisani uphondo lwenqama ekuThwaseni kweNyanga, lalapho inyanga isigcwele, ngelanga lomkhosi;
Let the horn be sounded in the time of the new moon, at the full moon, on our holy feast-day:
4 lesi yisimemezelo sika-Israyeli, umthetho kaNkulunkulu kaJakhobe.
For this is a rule for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
5 Wakumisa njengesimiso kuJosefa lapho aphuma wavukela ilizwe leGibhithe, lapho ezwa khona ulimi esasingaluzwa. Ngezwa ilizwi engingalaziyo lisithi:
He gave it to Joseph as a witness, when he went out over the land of Egypt; then the words of a strange tongue were sounding in my ears.
6 “Ngawethula umthwalo emahlombe abo; izandla zabo zakhululwa engcebethwini.
I took the weight from his back; his hands were made free from the baskets.
7 Ekuhluphekeni kwenu lamemeza mina ngalikhulula. Ngaliphendula ngiphakathi komdumo weyezi; ngalilinga emanzini aseMeribha.
You gave a cry in your trouble, and I made you free; I gave you an answer in the secret place of the thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)
8 Zwanini, awu bantu bami, mina ngizalixwayisa aluba lingangilalela, Oh Israyeli!
Give ear, O my people, and I will give you my word, O Israel, if you will only do as I say!
9 Lingabi lonkulunkulu wezizweni phakathi kwenu; lingabokhothamela unkulunkulu ongaziwayo.
There is to be no strange god among you; you are not to give worship to any other god.
10 NginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu, owalikhuphayo eGibhithe. Vulani kakhulu umlomo wenu ngizawugcwalisa.
I am the Lord your God, who took you up from the land of Egypt: let your mouth be open wide, so that I may give you food.
11 Kodwa abantu bami kabangilalelanga; u-Israyeli wala ukungithobela.
But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.
12 Ngakho ngasengibayekela ngezinhliziyo zabo zobuqholo ukuthi balandele lokho abakufunayo.
So I gave them up to the desires of their hearts; that they might go after their evil purposes.
13 Aluba abantu bami bengangilalela, aluba u-Israyeli engalandela izindlela zami,
If only my people would give ear to me, walking in my ways!
14 masinyane nje ngingazibhuqa izitha zabo ngiphakamisele isandla sami ezitheni zabo!
I would quickly overcome their haters: my hand would be turned against those who make war on them.
15 Labo abamzondayo uThixo bangatshotshobala phambi kwakhe, kuthi isijeziso sabo sibe ngesaphakade.
The haters of the Lord would be broken, and their destruction would be eternal.
16 Kodwa lina lingaphiwa ingqoloyi enhle kakhulu; ngilisuthise ngoluju oluphuma edwaleni.”
I would give them the best grain for food; you would be full of honey from the rock.
