Amahubo 122

1 Ngathokoza lapho besithi kimi: Kasiye endlini yeNkosi.

A Song of Degrees. I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

2 Inyawo zethu zimi emasangweni akho, Jerusalema.

Our feet stood in your courts, O Jerusalem.

3 IJerusalema yakhiwe njengomuzi ohlangeneyo ngokwawo,

Jerusalem is built as a city whose fellowship is complete.

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

For there the tribes went up, the tribes of the Lord, as a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.

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

For there are set thrones for judgment, [even] thrones for the house of David.

6 Khulekelani ukuthula kweJerusalema; bazaphumelela abakuthandayo.

Pray now for the peace of Jerusalem: and [let there be] prosperity to them that love you.

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

Let peace, I pray, be within your host, and prosperity in your palaces.

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

For the sake of my brethren and my neighbors, I have indeed spoken peace concerning you.

9 Ngenxa yendlu yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ngizakudingela okuhle.

Because of the house of the Lord our God, I have diligently sought your good.