Amahubo 126

1 Lapho iNkosi ibuyisa abathunjiweyo beZiyoni, saba njengabaphuphayo.

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. When the Lord brought his people back from captivity to Zion, it was as if we were dreaming!

2 Umlomo wethu wasugcwala uhleko, lolimi lwethu ukuhlabelela. Basebesithi phakathi kwezizwe: INkosi ibenzele izinto ezinkulu.

We laughed so much, we sang for joy. The other nations said, “The Lord has done wonderful things for these people.”

3 INkosi isenzele izinto ezinkulu; siyathokoza.

The Lord certainly has done wonderful things for us. How happy we were!

4 Buyisa, Nkosi, ukuthunjwa kwethu, njengezifula zeningizimu.

Please return and help us again, Lord. Renew us like streams of water that renew the Negev desert.

5 Abahlanyela ngezinyembezi bazavuna ngentokozo.

Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy!

6 Yena ohamba ahambe ekhala inyembezi, ephethe inhlanyelo yokuhlanyela, isibili uzabuya ethokoza, ethwele inyanda zakhe.

Those who weep as they go out to sow their seed will be singing in celebration when they carry the harvest home.