Amahubo 85
1 Nkosi, ubulomusa elizweni lakho. Ubuyisile ukuthunjwa kukaJakobe.
YHWH, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
2 Wathethelela ububi babantu bakho, wasibekela zonke izono zabo. (Sela)
Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. (Selah)
3 Ukususile konke ukuthukuthela kwakho, waphenduka ekuvutheni kolaka lwakho.
Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
4 Siphendule, Nkulunkulu wosindiso lwethu, wenze ulaka lwakho kithi luphele.
Turn us, O Elohim of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
5 Uzasithukuthelela kokuphela yini? Uzakwelulela ulaka lwakho esizukulwaneni lesizukulwana yini?
Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?
6 Kawuyikubuya usivuselele yini, ukuze abantu bakho bathokoze kuwe?
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?
7 Sitshengise umusa wakho, Nkosi, usinike usindiso lwakho.
Shew us thy mercy, O YHWH, and grant us thy salvation.
8 Ngizakuzwa lokho uNkulunkulu iNkosi azakukhuluma, ngoba uzakhuluma ukuthula ebantwini bakhe, lakwabangcwele bakhe, kodwa kabangabuyeli ebuwuleni.
I will hear what El YHWH will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
9 Isibili usindiso lwakhe luseduze kulabo abamesabayo ukuze kuhlale udumo elizweni lakithi.
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Umusa leqiniso kuyahlangabezana, ukulunga lokuthula kwangene.
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Iqiniso lizaphuma emhlabeni, lokulunga kuzakhangela phansi kusemazulwini.
Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12 Yebo, iNkosi izanika okuhle, lelizwe lethu lizathela isivuno salo.
Yea, YHWH shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
13 Ukulunga kuzahamba phambi kwayo, kwenzele izinyathelo zayo indlela.
Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
