< Amahubo 87 >
1 Isisekelo sayo siphezu kwentaba ezingcwele.
A psalm of the sons of Korah; a song. On the holy mount stands the city he founded;
2 INkosi iyawathanda amasango eZiyoni kulazo zonke indawo zokuhlala zikaJakobe.
Yahweh loves the gates of Zion more than all the tents of Jacob.
3 Izinto ezidumileyo zikhulunywa ngawe, muzi kaNkulunkulu! (Sela)
Glorious things are said of you, city of God. (Selah)
4 Ngizaqamba iRahabi leBhabhiloni kwabangaziyo; khangela, iFilisti leTire kanye leEthiyophiya; lo wazalelwa khona.
“I mention Rahab and Babylon to my followers. See, there are Philistia, and Tyre, along with Cush— and will say, 'This one was born there.'”
5 LangeZiyoni kuzakuthiwa: Lo lalowayana bazalelwa kuyo. LoPhezukonke uqobo uzayiqinisa.
Of Zion it will be said, “Each of these was born in her; and the Most High himself will establish her.”
6 INkosi izabala ekubhaleni kwayo abantu, ukuthi lo wazalelwa khona. (Sela)
Yahweh writes in the census book of the nations, “This one was born there.” (Selah)
7 Labahlabeleli kanye labagidi, yonke imithombo yami ikuwe.
So also the singers and the dancers say together, “All my fountains are in you.”