Verse 1: IMaskili lika-Asafa. Zwanini, bantu bami, umthetho wami, nibeke izindlebe zenu emazwini omlomo wami.
Verse 2: Ngizakuvula umlomo wami ngomfanekiso, ngibonakalise izimfihlakalo zasendulo.
Verse 3: Esikuzwileyo sakwazi, nawobaba abasitshela khona,
Verse 4: asinakukufihla kubantwana babo, izindumiso zikaJehova zisitshele kuso isizukulwane esizayo, namandla akhe nezimangaliso zakhe azenzileyo.
Verse 5: Ngokuba wamisa ubufakazi kwaJakobe, wabeka umthetho kwa-Israyeli, ayala ngawo obaba ukuba bafundise abantwana babo,
Verse 6: ukuze isizukulwane esilandelayo sazi, abantwana abayakuzalwa, bavuke, batshele abantwana babo,
Verse 7: babeke ithemba labo kuNkulunkulu, bangakhohlwa imisebenzi kaNkulunkulu, kepha bagcine imiyalo yakhe.
Verse 8: Bangabi njengawoyise, isizukulwane esiphambeneyo nesihlubukayo, isizukulwane esingaqinisanga inhliziyo yaso, nesimoya waso wawungathembekile kuNkulunkulu.
Verse 9: Abantu bakwa-Efrayimi, sebehlomile bephethe iminsalo, babuyela emuva ngosuku lokulwa.
Verse 10: Abasigcinanga isivumelwano sikaNkulunkulu, benqaba ukuhamba emthethweni wakhe,
Verse 11: bakhohlwa imisebenzi yakhe nezimangaliso zakhe abebabonisile zona.
Verse 12: Wazenza izimangaliso emehlweni awoyise ezweni laseGibithe endaweni yaseSowani.
Verse 13: Wahlukanisa ulwandle, wabawelisa; wamisa amanzi njengodonga.
Verse 14: Wabahola ngefu emini, nobusuku bonke ngokukhanya komlilo.
Verse 15: Waqhekeza amadwala ehlane, wabaphuzisa njengasotweni olujulileyo.
Verse 16: Waphumisa edwaleni izifufula, wehlisa amanzi njengemifula.
Verse 17: Nokho baqhubeka benza ukona kuye, baphambana noPhezukonke ehlane.
Verse 18: Bamlinga uNkulunkulu enhliziyweni yabo ngokucela ukudla abakufisayo.
Verse 19: Bakhuluma kabi ngoNkulunkulu, bathi: “UNkulunkulu angalungisa isithebe ehlane na?
Verse 20: Bhekani, washaya idwala, kwaphuma amanzi, nemifula yampompoza; kepha angabanika nesinkwa, alungisele abantu bakhe inyama, na?”
Verse 21: Ngalokho uJehova ekuzwa lokho wathukuthela, kwavutha umlilo ngoJakobe, ulaka lwavuka ngo-Israyeli;
Verse 22: ngokuba abakholwanga nguNkulunkulu, abathembanga ensindisweni yakhe.
Verse 23: Nokho wayala amafu phezulu, wavula iminyango yezulu,
Verse 24: wanisa phezu kwabo imana kube ngukudla, wabapha amabele ezulu;
Verse 25: abantu badla isinkwa sezingelosi, bathunyelwa ukudla ngokugcweleyo.
Verse 26: Waphumisa umoya wasempumalanga ezulwini; ngamandla akhe waqhuba umoya waseningizimu.
Verse 27: Wawisa phezu kwabo inyama njengothuli, nezinyoni ezinamaphiko njengesihlabathi solwandle.
Verse 28: Wakwehlisa phakathi kwekamu labo naphakathi kwezindlu zabo.
Verse 29: Badla, basuthiswa kakhulu; baphiwa abakufisayo.
Verse 30: Bebengakahlukani nokufisa kwabo, ukudla kwabo kusesemlonyeni wabo,
Verse 31: intukuthelo kaNkulunkulu yabavukela, wabulala abakhulupheleyo babo, wawisa phansi izinsizwa zakwa-Israyeli.
Verse 32: Nokho bona njalo, abakholwanga yizimangaliso zakhe.
Verse 33: Ngakho waqedela izinsuku zabo ezeni neminyaka yabo ovalweni.
Verse 34: Lapho ebabulala, bamfuna; babuye bamfunisisa uNkulunkulu.
Verse 35: Base bekhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu uyidwala labo; uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ungumkhululi wabo.
Verse 36: Kepha bamthopha ngomlomo wabo, baqamba amanga kuye ngolimi lwabo;
Verse 37: ngokuba inhliziyo yabo yayingabambeleli kuye, bengathembekile esivumelwaneni sakhe.
Verse 38: Kepha yena enesihawu wathethelela ububi babo, akabhubhisanga; yebo, wabamba kaningi intukuthelo yakhe, akavusanga lonke ulaka lwakhe.
Verse 39: Wakhumbula ukuthi bayinyama, bangumoya odlulayo ongabuyiyo.
Verse 40: Kwaba kaningi kangakanani bephambana naye ehlane, bemdabukisa kwahlongasibi.
Verse 41: Babuye bamlinga uNkulunkulu, bamdabukisa oNgcwele ka-Israyeli.
Verse 42: Abakhumbulanga isandla sakhe nosuku abahlenga ngalo ezitheni,
Verse 43: lapho ezenza izibonakaliso zakhe eGibithe nezimangaliso zakhe endaweni yaseSowani.
Verse 44: Waphendula lapho imifula yabo nemifudlana yabo yaba yigazi, ukuze bangabi nakuphuza.
Verse 45: Wathumela phakathi kwabo izibawu ezabadlayo namasele ababhubhisayo.
Verse 46: Wanika imiswenya ukudla kwabo, nomsebenzi wabo isikhonyane.
Verse 47: Wabulala imivini yabo ngesichotho, nemikhiwane yabo ngesangquma.
Verse 48: Wanikela izinkomo zabo esichothweni nezimvu zabo kuyo imibani.
Verse 49: Waphonsa kubo ukuvutha kwentukuthelo yakhe, nolaka, nokufutheka, nokuhlupheka, ngokuthuma izithunywa zobubi.
Verse 50: Walungisela intukuthelo yakhe indlela; akaphephisanga umphefumulo wabo ekufeni, kepha wanikela ukuphila kwabo ezifweni.
Verse 51: Washaya amazibulo onke aseGibithe, okokuqala kwamandla abo ematendeni kaHamu.
Verse 52: Kepha waphumisa abantu bakhe njengezimvu; wabahola ehlane njengomhlambi.
Verse 53: Wabahola kahle, abaze besaba; kepha ulwandle lwasibekela izitha zabo.
Verse 54: Wabayisa emnceleni wakhe ongcwele, entabeni esasiyizuzile isandla sakhe sokunene.
Verse 55: Waxosha abezizwe phambi kwabo; edabula izwe wababela ifa, wahlalisa izizwe zakwa-Israyeli ematendeni azo.
Verse 56: Nokho bamlinga, baphambana noNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, abaze bagcina imiyalo yakhe.
Verse 57: Bahoshekela emuva, bakhohlisa njengawoyise, baphenduka njengomnsalo ogejayo.
Verse 58: Bamthukuthelisa ngezindawo zabo eziphakemeyo, bamcunula ngezithombe zabo.
Verse 59: UNkulunkulu ekuzwa lokho wathukuthela, wamlahla impela u-Israyeli.
Verse 60: Walishiya itebernakele laseShilo, itende abelimisile phakathi kwabantu.
Verse 61: Wanikela amandla akhe ekuthunjweni, nenkazimulo yakhe esandleni sesitha.
Verse 62: Wanikela abantu bakhe enkembeni, wathukuthelela ifa lakhe.
Verse 63: Izinsizwa zabo zadliwa ngumlilo; izintombi zabo azihutshelwanga.
Verse 64: Abapristi babo bawa ngenkemba; abafelokazi babo abaze balila.
Verse 65: Yayisivuka iNkosi njengokade elele, njengesiqhwaga esikade sahlulwa yiwayini,
Verse 66: yazishayela emuva izitha zayo, yazithela ngehlazo eliphakade.
Verse 67: Yalahla indlu kaJosefa, ayikhethanga isizwe sakwa-Efrayimi.
Verse 68: Kepha yakhetha isizwe sakwaJuda, intaba yaseSiyoni eyithandayo.
Verse 69: Yayakha indlu yayo engcwele njengezintaba nanjengomhlaba ewusekeleyo kuze kube phakade.
Verse 70: Yakhetha uDavide inceku yayo, yamthabatha ezibayeni zezimvu.
Verse 71: Esalandele izimvukazi ezenyisayo, yamthabatha ukuba abeluse abantu bayo uJakobe, nefa layo u-Israyeli.
Verse 72: Njalo wabelusa ngobuqotho benhliziyo yakhe, wabahola ngenhlakanipho yesandla sakhe.