Amahubo 80
1 Melusi kaIsrayeli, beka indlebe, okhokhela uJosefa njengomhlambi, ohlezi phakathi kwamakherubhi, khanyisa.
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm by Asaph. Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock, you who sit above the cherubim, shine out.
2 Phambi kukaEfrayimi loBhenjamini loManase vusa amandla akho, uze ube lusindiso lwethu.
Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh, stir up your might! Come to save us!
3 Siphendule, Nkulunkulu, wenze ubuso bakho bukhanye, ngakho sizasindiswa.
Turn us again, God. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.
4 Nkosi Nkulunkulu wamabandla, koze kube nini uthukuthelela umkhuleko wabantu bakho?
LORD God of Hosts, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?
5 Ubenze badla isinkwa sezinyembezi, wabanathisa izinyembezi ngesilinganiso.
You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.
6 Usenza sibe yingxabano kubomakhelwane bethu, lezitha zethu ziyahlekisana ngathi.
You make us a source of contention to our neighbours. Our enemies laugh amongst themselves.
7 Siphendule, Nkulunkulu wamabandla, wenze ubuso bakho bukhanye, ngakho sizasindiswa.
Turn us again, God of Hosts. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.
8 Waliletha ivini livela eGibhithe, wazixotsha izizwe, walihlanyela lona.
You brought a vine out of Egypt. You drove out the nations, and planted it.
9 Walungisa indawo phambi kwalo, wagxilisa impande zalo, laze lagcwala umhlaba.
You cleared the ground for it. It took deep root, and filled the land.
10 Izintaba zembeswa ngomthunzi walo, lezingatsha zalo zinjengemisedari kaNkulunkulu.
The mountains were covered with its shadow. Its boughs were like God’s cedars.
11 Lanabisela ingatsha zalo elwandle, lamahlumela alo emfuleni.
It sent out its branches to the sea, its shoots to the River.
12 Uyibhobozeleni imiduli yalo, ukuze balikhe bonke abadlula ngendlela?
Why have you broken down its walls, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?
13 Ingulube yasehlathini iyalihlikiza, lenyamazana yeganga iyalidla.
The boar out of the wood ravages it. The wild animals of the field feed on it.
14 Nkulunkulu wamabandla, akubuyele, ukhangele phansi usemazulwini, ubone, wethekelele lelivini,
Turn again, we beg you, God of Hosts. Look down from heaven, and see, and visit this vine,
15 ngitsho isivini isandla sakho sokunene esasihlanyelayo, lendodanaowaziqinisela yona.
the stock which your right hand planted, the branch that you made strong for yourself.
16 Sitshisiwe ngomlilo, saqunyelwa phansi; bayabhubha ngokukhuza kobuso bakho.
It’s burnt with fire. It’s cut down. They perish at your rebuke.
17 Isandla sakho kasibe phezu komuntu wesandla sakho sokunene, phezu kwendodana yomuntu, oziqinisele yona.
Let your hand be on the man of your right hand, on the son of man whom you made strong for yourself.
18 Ngakho kasiyikubuyela emuva sisuke kuwe; sivuselele, khona sizabiza ibizo lakho.
So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.
19 Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wamabandla, siphendule, wenze ubuso bakho bukhanye, ngakho sizasindiswa.
Turn us again, LORD God of Hosts. Cause your face to shine, and we will be saved.
