Psalms 79
1 Nkulunkulu, abezizwe bahlasele ifa lakho, bangcolisa ithempeli lakho elingcwele, iJerusalema baliphendula incithakalo.
2 Izidumbu zezinceku zakho bazinika izinyoni zezulu, zaba ngukudla kwazo, inyama yabakwesabayo bayinika izilo zomhlaba.
3 Igazi labo balichithe njengamanzi nxazonke zeJerusalema, akubangabikho obambelayo.
4 Sesiphenduke isethuko komakhelwane bethu, umbhinqo nenhlekisa kwabasiphahlileyo.
5 Kuyoze kube nini, Simakade, ulokhu uthukuthele, isifithifithi solaka lwakho sivutha njengomlilo na?
6 Thela ulaka lwakho phezu kwabezizwe abangakwaziyo, naphezu kwemibuso engalibizi igama lakho.
7 Ngokuba sebemdlile uJakobe, umuzi wakhe sebewubhubhisile.
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 Kungani abeziwe bethi phambi kwamehlo ethu: “Ukuphi uNkulunkulu wabo na?” Ukuphindiselelwa kwegazi lezinceku zakho elichithekileyo makwaziwe kwabezizwe.
11 Ukububula kwesiboshwa makuze phambi kwakho; londoloza ngobukhulu bengalo yakho asebengabantwana bokufa.
12 Ibuyisele kasikhombisa ezifubeni zomakhelwane bethu inhlamba abakuhlambalaza ngayo, Nkosi.
13 Khona thina, bantu bakho, izimvu zedlelo lakho, siyakukubonga kuze kube phakade, sishumayele udumo lwakho ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane.