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