Amahubo 137

1 Emifuleni yeBhabhiloni sahlala phansi khona, yebo sakhala inyembezi, lapho sikhumbula iZiyoni.

upon river Babylon there to dwell also to weep in/on/with to remember we [obj] Zion

2 Amachacho ethu sawaphanyeka eminyezaneni phakathi kwayo.

upon willow in/on/with midst her to hang lyre our

3 Ngoba khonapho abasithumbayo basicela amazwi engoma, labasimotshayo bacela injabulo besithi: Sihlabeleleni enye yezingoma zeZiyoni.

for there to ask us to take captive us word: because song and tormentor our joy to sing to/for us from song Zion

4 Singahlabela njani ingoma yeNkosi elizweni lemzini?

how? to sing [obj] song LORD upon land: soil foreign

5 Uba ngikukhohlwa, Jerusalema, isandla sami sokunene kasikhohlwe ubungcitshi.

if to forget you Jerusalem to forget right my

6 Ulimi lwami kalunamathele elwangeni lwami, uba ngingakukhumbuli, uba ngingaphakamisi iJerusalema phezu kwentokozo yami enkulu.

to cleave tongue my to/for palate my if not to remember you if not to ascend: establish [obj] Jerusalem upon head: top joy my

7 Khumbula, Nkosi, ngabantwana bakoEdoma, ngosuku lweJerusalema, abathi: Dilizani, dilizani, kuze kube sesisekelweni sayo.

to remember LORD to/for son: descendant/people Edom [obj] day Jerusalem [the] to say to uncover to uncover till [the] foundation in/on/with her

8 Ndodakazi yeBhabhiloni, ozabhujiswa, ubusisiwe ozaphindisela kuwe isenzo osenze kithi.

daughter Babylon [the] to ruin blessed which/that to complete to/for you [obj] recompense your which/that to wean to/for us

9 Ubusisiwe ozabamba asakaze abantwana bakho edwaleni.

blessed which/that to grasp and to shatter [obj] infant your to(wards) [the] crag