Amahubo 87

1 Isisekelo sayo siphezu kwentaba ezingcwele.

A song. A psalm of the descendants of Korah. The Lord founded the city on his holy mountain.

2 INkosi iyawathanda amasango eZiyoni kulazo zonke indawo zokuhlala zikaJakobe.

Jerusalem is the city that the Lord loves more than any other city in Israel.

3 Izinto ezidumileyo zikhulunywa ngawe, muzi kaNkulunkulu! (Sela)

Many wonderful things are said of you, city of God! (Selah)

4 Ngizaqamba iRahabi leBhabhiloni kwabangaziyo; khangela, iFilisti leTire kanye leEthiyophiya; lo wazalelwa khona.

I mention Egypt and Babylon as those who know me, and in addition Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia—“this man was born there.”

5 LangeZiyoni kuzakuthiwa: Lo lalowayana bazalelwa kuyo. LoPhezukonke uqobo uzayiqinisa.

It will be said concerning Jerusalem, “Everyone was born there,” and the Most High will make it secure.

6 INkosi izabala ekubhaleni kwayo abantu, ukuthi lo wazalelwa khona. (Sela)

When the Lord registers the nations, he will write, “They were born there.” (Selah)

7 Labahlabeleli kanye labagidi, yonke imithombo yami ikuwe.

Singers and dancers alike say, “Living here I am at home.”