Tihlabelelo 137:1-9
137 Sahlala ngasemifuleni yaseBhabhulona.+
Sakhala nasikhumbula iSiyoni.+
2 Etihlahleni* taseBhabhulonaSalengisa emahabhu etfu.+
3 Ngesikhatsi silapho, labo lebebasitfumbile batsi asibahlabelele ingoma,+Labo labebahlekisa ngatsi bebafuna kuchazeka, futsi batsi:
“Sihlabeleleni ingoma lekhuluma ngeSiyoni.”
4 Singayihlabela njani nje ingoma yaJehovaSikulelinye live?
5 Awu Jerusalema, nakungenteka ngikukhohlwe,Sandla sami sangesekudla akubete lesikhona kukwenta.*+
6 Shengatsi lulwimi lwami lunganamatsela elwangeniNakungenteka ngikukhohlwe,Nakungenteka iJerusalema ngingayitsatsi njengalebaluleke kakhuluKwendlula tonkhe letinye tintfo letingenta ngijabule.+
7 Awu Jehova, khumbulaLoko lokwashiwo baka-Edomu mhlazana kudzilitwa iJerusalema, nabatsi:
“Yidziliteni! Dzilitani ngisho netisekelo tayo!”+
8 Awu dolobha laseBhabhulona, sekusele kancane kutsi ubhujiswe,+Uyajabula loyo lotatiphindziselela kuweAkwente wehlelwe nguletintfo letibuhlungu lowatenta kitsi.+
9 Uyajabula loyo lotawubamba bantfwana bakho,Abasacate emadvwaleni.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Tatiwa ngekutsi ngema-poplar aseYufrathe.
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “asiphelelwe ngemandla.”