Isililo sososizini olukhulu nomkhuleko wokusizwa

Ihubo lika-Asafa.

1 Nkulunkulu, abezizwe bangenile efeni lakho;

bangcolisile ithempeli lakho elingcwele;

benze iJerusalema libe yincithakalo.

2 Bazinikile izidumbu zezinceku zakho

zibe ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu,

inyama yabakwesabayo kuzo izilo zomhlaba.

3 Bachithile igazi labo njengamanzi nxazonke zeJerusalema,

akwababikho obembelayo.

4 Sesiyisihlamba kubakhelwane bethu,

umbhinqo nenhlekiso kwabasiphahlileyo.

5 Koze kube nini, Jehova,

uthukuthele njalo,

ukushisekela kwakho kuvutha njengomlilo, na?

6 Thela ulaka lwakho phezu kwabezizwe abangakwaziyo

naphezu kwemibuso engakhulekeli igama lakho.

7 Ngokuba sebemdlile uJakobe,

umuzi wakhe sebewuchithile.

8 Mawungasibaleli amacala akuqala;

umusa wakho mawusheshe usihlangabeze,

ngokuba sesibuthakathaka kakhulu.

9 Sisize, Nkulunkulu wensindiso yethu,

ngenxa yenkazimulo yegama lakho;

usikhulule, usithethelele izono zethu

ngenxa yegama lakho.

10 Bangasholoni abezizwe ukuthi:

“Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo na?”

Makwazeke kwabezizwe emehlweni ethu

ukuphindiselwa kwegazi lezinceku zakho elichithiweyo.

11 Ukububula kwesiboshwa makuze phambi kwakho;

londoloza ngobukhulu bengalo

yakho asebengabantwana bokufa.

12 Buyisela kubakhelwane bethu,

kuphindwe kasikhombisa esifubeni sabo

inhlamba abakuhlambalaza ngayo, Nkosi.

13 Khona thina bantu bakho,

izimvu zedlelo lakho,

siyakukubonga kuze kube phakade,

sishumayele udumo lwakho ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.