IJerusalema lifiselwa isibusiso

Igama lokukhuphuka. ElikaDavide.

1 Ngajabula lapho bethi kimi:

“Masiye endlini kaJehova.”

2 Izinyawo zethu sezimi

emasangweni akho, Jerusalema,

3 Jerusalema, wena owakhiwe

njengomuzi ohlanganisiwe ngokuqinileyo,

4 lapho imindeni ikhuphukela khona,

imindeni kaJehova,

ngokomthetho ka-Israyeli

ukuba idumise igama likaJehova.

5 Ngokuba kumisiwe khona izihlalo zokwahlulela,

izihlalo zobukhosi zendlu kaDavide.

6 Khulekelani ukuthula kwaseJerusalema:

“Abakuthandayo bayakuphumelela kahle.

7 Makube khona ukuthula phakathi kwezingange zakho,

nenhlanhla ezindlini zakho zobukhosi.”

8 Ngenxa yabafowethu nabangane bethu ngizakuthi manje:

“Makube khona ukuthula kuwe.”

9 Ngenxa yendlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu

ngiyakukufunela okuhle.