Amahubo 60
1 Nkulunkulu, ubusilahlile, wasibhidliza, wathukuthela; buyela kithi.
“For the leader of the music; upon the Shushan-Eduth; a psalm of David for instruction; when he was at strife with the Syrians of Mesopotamia, and the Syrians of Zoba; when Joab returned, and smote twelve thousand Edomites in the valley of Salt.” O God! thou hast forsaken us; thou hast broken us in pieces; Thou hast been angry! O revive us again!
2 Uzamazamisile umhlaba, wawuqhekeza; silisa imikenke yawo, ngoba uyazamazama.
Thou hast made the land tremble; thou hast rent it; O heal its breaches, for it tottereth!
3 Abantu bakho ubabonisile okulukhuni; usinathise iwayini lokudiyazela.
Thou hast caused thy people to see hard things; Thou hast made us drink the wine of reeling.
4 Ubanikile labo abakwesabayo isiboniso, ukuze siphakanyiswe ngenxa yeqiniso. (Sela)
Lift up a banner for them that fear thee, For the sake of thy faithfulness, that they may escape!
5 Ukuze abathandekayo bakho bakhululwe; sindisa ngesandla sakho sokunene, usiphendule.
That thy beloved may be delivered, Save with thy right hand, and answer me!
6 UNkulunkulu ukhulumile ebungcweleni bakhe. Ngizathaba, ngilabe iShekema, ngilinganise isihotsha seSukothi.
God promiseth in his holiness; I will rejoice; I shall yet divide Shechem, And measure out the valley of Succoth.
7 Ngeyami iGileyadi, njalo ngowami uManase, loEfrayimi ungamandla ekhanda lami, uJuda ngumnikumthetho wami.
Gilead shall be mine, and mine Manasseh; Ephraim shall be my helmet, And Judah my sceptre;
8 UMowabi ungumganu wami wokugezela; phezu kukaEdoma ngizaphosela inyathela lami; mayelana lami, wena Filisti, memeza ngokunqoba.
Moab shall be my wash-bowl; Upon Edom shall I cast my shoe; I shall triumph over Philistia!
9 Ngubani ozangisa emzini oqinileyo? Ngubani ozangiholela eEdoma?
Who will bring me to the strong city? Who will lead me into Edom?
10 Kawusilahlanga yini, Nkulunkulu; kawuphumanga, Nkulunkulu, lamabutho ethu?
Wilt not thou, O God! who didst forsake us, And didst not go forth with our armies?
11 Siphe usizo ekuhlupheni, ngoba luyize uncedo lomuntu.
Give us thine aid in our distress, For vain is the help of man!
12 KuNkulunkulu sizakwenza ngobuqhawe, ngoba yena uzanyathelela phansi izitha zethu.
Through God we shall do valiantly; For he will tread down our enemies.
