Amahubo 87

1 Elamadodana kaKhora. Ihubo. Ingoma. Usakhile isisekelo sakhe entabeni engcwele;

A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korah. The Lord founded the city on his holy mountain.

2 uThixo uyawathanda amasango eZiyoni okudlula yonke imizi kaJakhobe.

Jerusalem is the city that the Lord loves more than any other city in Israel.

3 Izinto ezinhle okumangalisayo ziyatshiwo ngawe, we muzi kaNkulunkulu:

Many wonderful things are said of you, city of God! (Selah)

4 “Ngizabalisa uRahabi leBhabhiloni phakathi kwalabo abathi bayangazi iFilistiya leThire, kanye leKhushi ngibe sengisithi, ‘Lo wazalelwa eZiyoni.’”

I mention Egypt and Babylon as those who know me, and in addition Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia—“this man was born there.”

5 Ngempela kuzathiwa ngeZiyoni, “Lo laloyana bazalelwa khona, kuthi yena oPhezukonke uzaliqinisa.”

It will be said concerning Jerusalem, “Everyone was born there,” and the Most High will make it secure.

6 UThixo uzaloba eluhlwini lwamabizo abantu: “Lo wazalelwa eZiyoni.”

When the Lord registers the nations, he will write, “They were born there.” (Selah)

7 Bazakuthi betshaya amachacho bahlabele bathi, “Yonke imithombo yami ikuwe.”

Singers and dancers alike say, “Living here I am at home.”