Amahubo 121

1 Ngizaphakamisela amehlo ami ezintabeni, lapho usizo lwami oluzavela khona.

song to/for step to lift: raise eye my to(wards) [the] mountain: mount from where? to come (in): come helper my

2 Usizo lwami luvela eNkosini, eyenza amazulu lomhlaba.

helper my from from with LORD to make heaven and land: country/planet

3 Kayiyikuvuma ukuthi unyawo lwakho lutshelele; umlondolozi wakho kayikuwozela.

not to give: allow to/for yoke foot your not to slumber to keep: guard you

4 Khangela, umlondolozi kaIsrayeli kayikuwozela njalo kayikulala.

behold not to slumber and not to sleep to keep: guard Israel

5 INkosi ingumlondolozi wakho; iNkosi ingumthunzi wakho esandleni sakho sokunene.

LORD to keep: guard you LORD shadow your upon hand right your

6 Ilanga kaliyikukutshaya emini, lenyanga ebusuku.

by day [the] sun not to smite you and moon in/on/with night

7 INkosi izakulondoloza kukho konke okubi; izalondoloza umphefumulo wakho.

LORD to keep: guard you from all bad: evil to keep: guard [obj] soul: life your

8 INkosi izalondoloza ukuphuma kwakho lokungena kwakho, kusukela khathesi kuze kube phakade.

LORD to keep: guard to come out: come you and to come (in): come you from now and till forever: enduring