Amahubo 63

1 Nkulunkulu, unguNkulunkulu wami, ngizakudinga ngovivi; umphefumulo wami womela wena; inyama yami iyakulangatha, elizweni elomileyo leligagadekileyo, elingelamanzi.

God, you are the God whom I [worship]. I greatly desire to be with you like [SIL] a person in a dry hot desert greatly desires [some cool water].

2 Njengoba ngikubonile endaweni engcwele, ngibone amandla akho lobukhosi bakho.

So, I want to see you in your temple; I want to see that you are great and glorious.

3 Ngoba uthandolomusa wakho lungcono kulempilo; indebe zami zizakudumisa.

Your constantly loving [me] is (worth more/more precious) than [my] life, so I [MTY] will [always] praise you.

4 Ngokunjalo ngizakubonga ngisaphila, ngiphakamise izandla zami ebizweni lakho.

I will praise you all the time that I live; I will lift up my hands to you while I pray.

5 Umphefumulo wami uzasutha kungathi ngomnkantsho lamahwahwa, lomlomo wami uzadumisa ngezindebe ezithabisayo.

[Knowing you satisfies me more than] [IDM, MET] my eating a very big feast, [so] I will praise you while I sing [MTY] joyful songs.

6 Lapho ngikukhumbula embhedeni wami, emilindweni yebusuku ngizindla ngawe.

While I lie on my bed, I think about you. I think/meditate about you all during the night,

7 Ngoba ubulusizo lwami, ngakho emthunzini wempiko zakho ngizahlabela ngithokoze.

because you have always helped me, and I sing joyfully knowing that I am protected by you [as a little bird is protected] under [its mother’s] wings [MET].

8 Umphefumulo wami unamathele ekukulandeleni, isandla sakho sokunene siyangisekela.

I cling to you; and with your hand/power you protect me.

9 Kodwa abadinga umphefumulo wami ukuwuchitha bazakuya ezindaweni zomhlaba eziphansi.

But those who are trying to kill me will [die and] descend into the place of the dead;

10 Bazanikelwa emandleni enkemba, babe yisabelo samakhanka.

they will be killed in battles [MTY] and their [corpses] will be eaten by jackals/wild dogs.

11 Kodwa inkosi izathokoza kuNkulunkulu; wonke ofunga ngaye uzazincoma; kodwa umlomo wabaqamba amanga uzavalwa.

But I, the king [of Israel], will rejoice in what God has done; and all those who revere and trust God will praise him, but he will not allow liars to say anything.