Amahubo 84

1 Athandeka kangakanani amathente akho, Nkosi yamabandla!

to/for to conduct upon [the] Gittith to/for son: descendant/people Korah melody what? beloved tabernacle your LORD Hosts

2 Umphefumulo wami uyalangatha, yebo ngitsho, uyaphela yikunxwanela amaguma eNkosi. Inhliziyo yami lenyama yami kuyakhala kuNkulunkulu ophilayo.

to long and also to end: expend soul my to/for court LORD heart my and flesh my to sing to(wards) God alive

3 Intaka layo iyathola indlu, lenkonjane isidleke sayo, lapho engabeka khona abantwana bayo, amalathi akho, Nkosi yamabandla, Nkosi yami, loNkulunkulu wami.

also bird to find house: home and swallow nest to/for her which to set: put young her with altar your LORD Hosts king my and God my

4 Babusisiwe abahlala endlini yakho, bazahlala bedumisa wena. (Sela)

blessed to dwell house: home your still to boast: praise you (Selah)

5 Ubusisiwe umuntu omandla akhe akuwe, okukhona imigwaqo emikhulu enhliziyweni yabo.

blessed man strength to/for him in/on/with you highway in/on/with heart their

6 Abadabula isihotsha seBaka basenza sibe ngumthombo; yebo, insewula iyakugoqela ngezibusiso.

to pass in/on/with Valley (of Topheth) [the] (Tophet of) Baca spring to set: make him also blessing to enwrap rain/teacher

7 Bahamba besuka emandleni besiya emandleni, ngulowo lalowo abonakale phambi kukaNkulunkulu eZiyoni.

to go: went from strength to(wards) strength to see: see to(wards) God in/on/with Zion

8 Nkosi Nkulunkulu wamabandla, zwana umkhuleko wami, ubeke indlebe, Nkulunkulu kaJakobe. (Sela)

LORD God Hosts to hear: hear [emph?] prayer my to listen [emph?] God Jacob (Selah)

9 Nkulunkulu, sihlangu sethu, khangela ubone ubuso bogcotshiweyo wakho.

shield our to see: see God and to look face anointed your

10 Ngoba usuku emagumeni akho lungcono kulenkulungwane. Ngikhetha ukuba sembundwini womnyango endlini kaNkulunkulu wami kulokuhlala emathenteni enkohlakalo.

for pleasant day in/on/with court your from thousand to choose to stand in/on/with house: temple God my from to dwell in/on/with tent wickedness

11 Ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu ililanga lesihlangu; iNkosi izakupha umusa lodumo; kayibagodleli okuhle abahamba ngobuqotho.

for sun and shield LORD God favor and glory to give: give LORD not to withhold good to/for to go: walk in/on/with unblemished: blameless

12 Nkosi yamabandla, ubusisiwe umuntu othemba kuwe.

LORD Hosts blessed man to trust in/on/with you