Ihubo 137
1 Ngasemifuleni yaseBhabhiloni sahlala phansi sakhala
lapho sasikhumbula iZiyoni.
2 Khona lapho ezihlahleni zemidubu
saphanyeka amachacho ethu,
3 ngoba khonapho abathumbi bethu bacela izingoma kithi,
labahlukuluzi bethu bafuna izingoma zentokozo;
bathi, “Sihlabeleleni enye yezingoma zaseZiyoni!”
4 Singazihlabela kanjani izingoma zikaThixo
siselizweni lemzini na?
5 Aluba ngikukhohlwa, Oh Jerusalema,
isandla sami sokunene kasilahlekelwe yibungcitshi baso.
6 Sengathi ulimi lwami lunganamathela elwangeni lomlomo wami
uba ngingakukhumbuli wena,
uba ngingathathi iJerusalema
njengentokozo yami ephezu konke.
7 Khumbula, Oh Thixo, ama-Edomi akwenzayo
mhla iJerusalema ithunjwa.
“Lidilizeni,” baklabalala,
“lidilizeni kanye lezisekelo zalo!”
8 Wena Ndodakazi yaseBhabhiloni,
oqunyelwe ukubhubha,
ubusisiwe lowo okuphindiselayo ngalokho okwenzileyo kithi.
9 Ubusisiwe lowo othatha insane zakho,