Psalms 126

1 A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. When the Lord brought his people back from captivity to Zion, it was as if we were dreaming!

Lapho iNkosi ibuyisa abathunjiweyo beZiyoni, saba njengabaphuphayo.

2 We laughed so much, we sang for joy. The other nations said, “The Lord has done wonderful things for these people.”

Umlomo wethu wasugcwala uhleko, lolimi lwethu ukuhlabelela. Basebesithi phakathi kwezizwe: INkosi ibenzele izinto ezinkulu.

3 The Lord certainly has done wonderful things for us. How happy we were!

INkosi isenzele izinto ezinkulu; siyathokoza.

4 Please return and help us again, Lord. Renew us like streams of water that renew the Negev desert.

Buyisa, Nkosi, ukuthunjwa kwethu, njengezifula zeningizimu.

5 Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy!

Abahlanyela ngezinyembezi bazavuna ngentokozo.

6 Those who weep as they go out to sow their seed will be singing in celebration when they carry the harvest home.

Yena ohamba ahambe ekhala inyembezi, ephethe inhlanyelo yokuhlanyela, isibili uzabuya ethokoza, ethwele inyanda zakhe.