Amahubo
81:1 Hlabelelani ngokuzwakalayo kuNkulunkulu, inqaba yethu, nihlabelele ngenjabulo kuNkulunkulu
uJakobe.
81:2 Thathani ihubo, nilethe isigubhu, ihabhu elimnandi kanye nomtshingo.
i-psaltery.
81:3 Vuthelani icilongo ekwethwaseni kwenyanga, ngesikhathi esimisiwe, phezu kwethu
usuku lomkhosi onesizotha.
81:4 Ngoba lokhu kwaba yisimiso ku-Israyeli, futhi umthetho kaNkulunkulu kaJakobe.
81:5 Lokhu wakumisa kuJosefa kube ngubufakazi, lapho ephuma edabula
ezweni laseGibithe, lapho ngezwa khona ulimi engingaluqondi.
81:6 Ngasusa ihlombe lakhe emthwalweni, izandla zakhe zakhululwa
amabhodwe.
81:7 Wabiza osizini, futhi ngakukhulula. ngikuphendule ngo
indawo esithekile yokuduma; ngakuvivinya emanzini aseMeriba. Sela.
81:8 Lalela, O bantu bami, futhi ngizofakaza kuwe: O Israyeli, uma uthanda.
ngilalele;
81:9 Makungabikho unkulunkulu wezizweni kuwe; futhi ungakhonzi lutho
unkulunkulu ongaziwa.
81:10 NginguJehova uNkulunkulu wakho, owakukhipha ezweni laseGibhithe
umlomo wakho ube banzi, futhi ngiyakuwugcwalisa.
81:11 Kodwa abantu bami abazange balalele izwi lami; u-Israyeli akavumanga
mina.
81:12 Ngakho ngabanikela ezinkanukweni zabo siqu, futhi bahamba ezinhliziyweni zabo
izeluleko zakho.
81:13 Sengathi abantu bami bebengilalele, futhi u-Israyeli uhambe endleleni yami
izindlela!
81:14 Bekufanele ngokushesha ngithobe izitha zabo, futhi ngiphendule isandla sami ngokumelene
izitha zabo.
81:15 Abazondayo uJehova ngabe bazithoba kuye, kodwa
isikhathi sabo ngabe sime phakade.
81:16 Wayefanele ukubondla futhi nge okuhle kakhulu kakolweni: futhi nge
uluju oluphuma edwaleni ngabe ngakwenelisa wena.