< Amahubo 87 >
1 Isisekelo sayo siphezu kwentaba ezingcwele.
The city that Yahweh established is on his sacred hill.
2 INkosi iyawathanda amasango eZiyoni kulazo zonke indawo zokuhlala zikaJakobe.
He loves that city, Jerusalem, more than he loves any other city in Israel.
3 Izinto ezidumileyo zikhulunywa ngawe, muzi kaNkulunkulu! (Sela)
[You people in] [APO] the city that God (owns/lives in), people say wonderful things about your city.
4 Ngizaqamba iRahabi leBhabhiloni kwabangaziyo; khangela, iFilisti leTire kanye leEthiyophiya; lo wazalelwa khona.
[Some of those who know about God are the people of] Egypt and Babylonia, and also [the people of] Philistia and Tyre and Ethiopia; [some day they all] will say, “[Although I was not born in Jerusalem], [because I belong to Yahweh, it is as though] I was born there.”
5 LangeZiyoni kuzakuthiwa: Lo lalowayana bazalelwa kuyo. LoPhezukonke uqobo uzayiqinisa.
And concerning Jerusalem, people will say [“It is as though] everyone was born there, and Almighty God will cause that city to remain strong/safe/secure.”
6 INkosi izabala ekubhaleni kwayo abantu, ukuthi lo wazalelwa khona. (Sela)
Yahweh will write a list of [the names of] the people of various groups [who belong to him], and he will say that [he considers them] all to be citizens of Jerusalem.
7 Labahlabeleli kanye labagidi, yonke imithombo yami ikuwe.
They will all dance and sing, saying, “Jerusalem is the source of all our blessings.”