AMahubo 147

147 ¹Haleluya! Yeka ukuthi kuhle kanjani ukuhlabelela uBaba wethu izingoma zokudumisa; kumnandi futhi kufanele ukumdumisa.

²UBaba wethu uyalakha iJerusalema; uyababutha abantu bakwa-Israyeli abahlakazekileyo. ³Uyabelapha abanezinhliziyo ezaphukileyo, awabophe amanxeba abo. ⁴Uyazibala izinkanyezi; ubiza nganye ngegama layo. ⁵Mkhulu uBaba wethu oyiNkosi, unamandla amakhulu; ukuqonda kwakhe akunakulinganiswa. ⁶UBaba wethu uyabaphakamisa abathobekileyo; uwisela phansi emhlabathini ababi.

⁷Hlabelelani kuBaba wethu ngokubonga; mhubeleni ngehabhu. ⁸Usibekela amazulu ngamafu; uthumela imvula emhlabeni; umilisa utshani emagqumeni. ⁹Unika izilwane ukudla kwazo, namaphuphu egwababa lapho ekhala. ¹⁰Intokozo yakhe ayikho emandleni ehhashi, nenjabulo yakhe ayikho emilenzeni yomuntu. ¹¹Inhliziyo kaBaba wethu iyathokoza ngalabo abamesabayo, ngalabo abathemba othandweni lwakhe lwesivumelwano.

¹²Dumisa uBaba wethu, Jerusalema! Dumisa uBaba wakho, Ziyoni! ¹³Ngokuba uqinisa imigoqo yamasango akho; uyabubusisa abantwana bakho phakathi kwezindonga zakho. ¹⁴Uletha ukuthula emingceleni yakho; ukusuthisa ngokolweni omuhle kunakho konke. ¹⁵Uthumela umyalo wakhe emhlabeni; izwi lakhe ligijima ngokushesha. ¹⁶Unika iqhwa njengoboya; uhlakaza ungqoqwane njengomlotha. ¹⁷Uphonsa phansi isichotho sakhe njengemvuthuluka; ngubani ongema phambi kwamakhaza akhe? ¹⁸Uthumela izwi lakhe, lincibilikise umkhenkce; uvunguzisa umoya wakhe, amanzi bese egeleza. ¹⁹Umemezela izwi lakhe kuJakobe, izimiso zakhe nezahlulelo zakhe kwa-Israyeli. ²⁰Akakwenzanga lokhu kwesinye isizwe; abazazi izahlulelo zakhe. Haleluya!