Amahubo
79:1 O Nkulunkulu, abezizwe sebengenile efeni lakho; libe nethempeli lakho elingcwele
bangcolisa; balibekile iJerusalema laba yizinqwaba.
79:2 Izidumbu zezinceku zakho bazinikile ukuba zibe ukudla kwe
izinyoni zezulu, inyama yabangcwele bakho ezilwaneni zasendle
umhlaba.
79:3 Igazi labo balichithile njengamanzi nxazonke zeJerusalema. futhi lapho
kwakungekho owayezobangcwaba.
79:4 Sesiphenduke ihlazo kumakhelwane bethu, inhlekisa nesisulu kubo.
ezisizungezile.
79:5 Koze kube nini, Jehova? Uyakuthukuthela kuze kube phakade na? umhawu wakho uyakuvutha
njengomlilo?
79:6 Thela ulaka lwakho phezu kwabezizwe ababengakwazi, futhi phezu kwabo
imibuso engalibizanga igama lakho.
79:7 Ngoba zimdlile uJakobe, futhi bachitha indawo yakhe yokuhlala.
79:8 Ungakhumbuli ngokumelene nathi iziphambeko zangaphambili
masinyane nisinqande, ngokuba siphansi kakhulu.
79:9 Sisize, O Nkulunkulu wensindiso yethu, ngenxa yenkazimulo yegama lakho, futhi ukhulule
usihlambulule, uhlanze izono zethu ngenxa yegama lakho.
79:10 Kungani abezizwe kufanele bathi: 'Uphi uNkulunkulu wabo? makwaziwe
phakathi kwabezizwe emehlweni ethu ngokuphindiselwa kwegazi lakho
izinceku ezichithwayo.
79:11 Ukububula kwesiboshwa makuze phambi kwakho; ngokusho kwe
Ubukhulu bamandla akho londoloza labo abamiselwe ukufa;
79:12 Futhi ubuyisele omakhelwane bethu kasikhombisa esifubeni sabo
inhlamba abakuthuke ngayo, Jehova.
79:13 Ngakho thina abantu bakho nezimvu emadlelweni akho bayokudumisa
siyakumemezela izizukulwane ngezizukulwane ngodumo lwakho.