Amahubo 122

1 Ngathokoza lapho besithi kimi: Kasiye endlini yeNkosi.

A Canticle in steps. I rejoiced in the things that were said to me: “We shall go into the house of the Lord.”

2 Inyawo zethu zimi emasangweni akho, Jerusalema.

Our feet were standing in your courts, O Jerusalem.

3 IJerusalema yakhiwe njengomuzi ohlangeneyo ngokwawo,

Jerusalem has been built as a city, whose participation is unto itself.

4 lapho izizwe ezenyukela khona, izizwe zeNkosi, kubufakazi bukaIsrayeli, ukuze zibonge ibizo leNkosi.

For to that place, the tribes ascended, the tribes of the Lord: the testimony of Israel, to confess to the name of the Lord.

5 Ngoba kumiswe khona izihlalo zobukhosi zesahlulelo, izihlalo zobukhosi zendlu kaDavida.

For in that place, seats have sat down in judgment, seats above the house of David.

6 Khulekelani ukuthula kweJerusalema; bazaphumelela abakuthandayo.

Petition for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem, and for abundance for those who love you.

7 Kakube khona ukuthula phakathi kwemiduli yakho, inhlalakahle ezigodlweni zakho.

Let peace be in your virtue, and abundance in your towers.

8 Ngenxa yabafowethu labangane bami sengizakuthi: Ukuthula kakube phakathi kwakho.

For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors, I spoke peace about you.

9 Ngenxa yendlu yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ngizakudingela okuhle.

For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I sought good things for you.