Amahubo 85

1 Nkosi, ubulomusa elizweni lakho. Ubuyisile ukuthunjwa kukaJakobe.

For the music director. A psalm of the descendants of Korah Lord, you have shown your kindness to your land; you have restored Jacob's prosperity.

2 Wathethelela ububi babantu bakho, wasibekela zonke izono zabo. (Sela)

You took away your people's guilt; you forgave all their sins. (Selah)

3 Ukususile konke ukuthukuthela kwakho, waphenduka ekuvutheni kolaka lwakho.

You took back your fury; you turned away from your fierce anger.

4 Siphendule, Nkulunkulu wosindiso lwethu, wenze ulaka lwakho kithi luphele.

Bring us back to you, God of our salvation! Take away your anger towards us.

5 Uzasithukuthelela kokuphela yini? Uzakwelulela ulaka lwakho esizukulwaneni lesizukulwana yini?

Are you going to be furious with us forever? Will you stay angry with us for all future generations?

6 Kawuyikubuya usivuselele yini, ukuze abantu bakho bathokoze kuwe?

Won't you restore our lives so your people can find happiness in you?

7 Sitshengise umusa wakho, Nkosi, usinike usindiso lwakho.

Show us your trustworthy love, Lord! Give us your salvation!

8 Ngizakuzwa lokho uNkulunkulu iNkosi azakukhuluma, ngoba uzakhuluma ukuthula ebantwini bakhe, lakwabangcwele bakhe, kodwa kabangabuyeli ebuwuleni.

Let me hear what God has to say. God speaks peace to his people, to those who trust in him. But they must not return to their foolish ways.

9 Isibili usindiso lwakhe luseduze kulabo abamesabayo ukuze kuhlale udumo elizweni lakithi.

Truly God's salvation is with those who do as he says. His glorious presence will live with us in our land.

10 Umusa leqiniso kuyahlangabezana, ukulunga lokuthula kwangene.

Trustworthiness and faithful love join together; goodness and peace have kissed each other.

11 Iqiniso lizaphuma emhlabeni, lokulunga kuzakhangela phansi kusemazulwini.

What is true grows up from the earth; what is right looks down from heaven.

12 Yebo, iNkosi izanika okuhle, lelizwe lethu lizathela isivuno salo.

The Lord will certainly give us all that is good, and our land will produce fine crops.

13 Ukulunga kuzahamba phambi kwayo, kwenzele izinyathelo zayo indlela.

Truth and right go ahead of him to prepare a path for him to walk on.