< Amahubo 122 >
1 Ngathokoza lapho besithi kimi: Kasiye endlini yeNkosi.
I was glad/happy when people said to me, “We should go to the temple of Yahweh [in Jerusalem]!”
2 Inyawo zethu zimi emasangweni akho, Jerusalema.
And now we are here, standing inside the gates/city of [APO] Jerusalem.
3 IJerusalema yakhiwe njengomuzi ohlangeneyo ngokwawo,
Jerusalem is a city that has been rebuilt, with the result that people can gather together in it.
4 lapho izizwe ezenyukela khona, izizwe zeNkosi, kubufakazi bukaIsrayeli, ukuze zibonge ibizo leNkosi.
We [people of the] tribes of Israel who belong to Yahweh can now go up there as Yahweh commanded that we should do, and we can thank him.
5 Ngoba kumiswe khona izihlalo zobukhosi zesahlulelo, izihlalo zobukhosi zendlu kaDavida.
There the kings of Israel who were descendants of [King] David sit on their thrones and decide cases [fairly when the people have disputes].
6 Khulekelani ukuthula kweJerusalema; bazaphumelela abakuthandayo.
Pray that there will be peace in Jerusalem; I desire that those who love Jerusalem will (prosper/live peacefully).
7 Kakube khona ukuthula phakathi kwemiduli yakho, inhlalakahle ezigodlweni zakho.
I desire that there will be peace inside the walls of the city and that [people who are] inside the palaces will be safe.
8 Ngenxa yabafowethu labangane bami sengizakuthi: Ukuthula kakube phakathi kwakho.
For the sake of my relatives and friends, I say, “My desire is that that inside Jerusalem [people will live] peacefully.”
9 Ngenxa yendlu yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu ngizakudingela okuhle.
And because I love the temple of Yahweh our God, I pray that things will go well for the people who live [in Jerusalem].