Amahubo 82

1 Ihubo lika-Asafi UNkulunkulu usesihlalweni emhlanganweni omkhulu; nguye owahlulelayo phakathi kwabo “nkulunkulu”:

melody to/for Asaph God to stand in/on/with congregation God in/on/with entrails: among God to judge

2 “Koze kube nini livikela ababi na libonakala lithanda izigangi?

till how to judge injustice and face: kindness wicked to lift: kindness (Selah)

3 Lamlelani ababuthakathaka lezintandane; melani amalungelo abayanga labahlukuluzwayo.

to judge poor and orphan afflicted and be poor to justify

4 Lamlelani ababuthakathaka labaswelayo; bephuleni esandleni sababi.

to escape poor and needy from hand: power wicked to rescue

5 Onkulunkulu kabazi lutho, kabazwisisi lutho. Bayantula emnyameni; zonke izisekelo zomhlaba zixukuxiwe.

not to know and not to understand in/on/with darkness to go: walk to shake all foundation land: country/planet

6 Ngathi, ‘Lingo “nkulunkulu”; lonke lingamadodana akhe oPhezukonke.’

I to say God you(m. p.) and son: descendant/people Most High all your

7 Kodwa lizakufa lingabantu nje; lizakuwa njengamanye amakhosi wonke.”

surely like/as man to die [emph?] and like/as one [the] ruler to fall: fall

8 Phakama, Oh Nkulunkulu, yahlulela umhlaba, ngoba zonke izizwe ziyilifa lakho.

to arise: rise [emph?] God to judge [emph?] [the] land: country/planet for you(m. s.) to inherit in/on/with all [the] nation