IJerusalema Lisemanxiweni
Ihubo lika-Asafa.
IJerusalema liyincithakalo, izidumbu azingcwatshwanga zidliwa izinyoni, futhi omakhelwane bayakujabulela. Umthandazo ucela kuBaba wethu intethelelo nokuphindisela ngomoya owodwa, futhi ukuphikisa kwawo kusobala: izizwe ziyabuza ukuthi uNkulunkulu wazo uyephi.
79 1Baba wethu, izizwe zihlasele ifa lakho; zingcolisile ithempeli lakho elingcwele; zenze iJerusalema laba amanxiwa.
2Zinikele izidumbu zezinceku zakho zaba ngukudla kwezinyoni zezulu, inyama yabathembekileyo bakho yaba ngeyezilo zomhlaba. 3Zichithe igazi labo njengamanzi nxazonke zeJerusalema, kungekho owabangcwaba. 4Sesibe yinhlekisa komakhelwane bethu, sihlekwa siklolodelwa yilabo abasizungezileyo.
5Koze kube nini, Baba wethu? Uzothukuthela kuze kube phakade na? Umhawu wakho uyovutha njengomlilo na? 6Thululela ulaka lwakho phezu kwezizwe ezingakwaziyo, naphezu kwemibuso engalibizi igama lakho. 7Ngokuba zimdlile uJakobe, zachitha izwe lakubo. 8Ungasibaleli izono zokhokho bethu; isihawu sakho esimnene masize ngokushesha sizosihlangabeza, ngokuba sehliselwe phansi kakhulu.
9Sisize, Baba wethu osisindisayo, ngenxa yenkazimulo yegama lakho; usikhulule, usibekele izono zethu ngenxa yegama lakho. 10Kungani izizwe zingasho zithi, “Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo?” Phambi kwamehlo ethu, makwaziwe phakathi kwezizwe ukuthi uyaphindisela igazi elachithwa lezinceku zakho. 11Ukububula kwesiboshwa makufike phambi kwakho; ngobukhulu bengalo yakho, londoloza labo abagwetshelwe ukufa.
12Buyisela kubomakhelwane bethu kasikhombisa ezifubeni zabo ngenxa yokudelela abakudelele ngakho, Baba oBusayo. 13Khona-ke thina, abantu bakho, izimvu zedlelo lakho, siyakukubonga kuze kube phakade; kusukela esizukulwaneni kuya kwesinye isizukulwane siyakumemezela indumiso yakho.
