(A psalm by Asaph.)
Have Pity on Jerusalem
1 Our God, foreign nations
have taken your land,
disgraced your temple,
and left Jerusalem in ruins.
2 They have fed the bodies
of your servants
to flesh-eating birds;
your loyal people are food
for savage animals.
3 All Jerusalem is covered
with their blood,
and there is no one left
to bury them.
4 Every nation around us
sneers and makes fun.
5 Our Lord, will you keep on
being angry?
Will your angry feelings
keep flaming up like fire?
6 Get angry with those nations
that don't know you
and won't worship you!
7 They have gobbled up
Jacob's descendants
and left the land in ruins.
8 Don't make us pay for the sins
of our ancestors.
Have pity and come quickly!
We are completely helpless.
9 Our God, you keep us safe.
Now help us! Rescue us.
Forgive our sins
and bring honor to yourself.
10 Why should nations ask us,
“Where is your God?”
Let us and the other nations
see you take revenge
for your servants who died
a violent death.
11 Listen to the prisoners groan!
Let your mighty power save all
who are sentenced to die.
12 Each of those nations sneered
at you, our Lord.
Now let others sneer at them,
seven times as much.
13 Then we, your people,
will always thank you.
We are like sheep
with you as our shepherd,
and all generations
will hear us praise you.
Ntembezelo we sununguko ye itjaba
1 Imwi Ndzimu, Bezwitjaba bakanginilila lukata gwenyu,
bakatemapadza ng'umba yenyu yakayengemala,
bakaliga Jerusalema ukabe matongo.
2 Bakapa magola zwitumbu zwe balanda benyu kuti aje,
bakapa zwibandana zwe shango nyama ye bayengemali benyu.
3 Bakatebulila malopa abo pasi se vula,
kupoteleka Jerusalema wose,
ngono akuna wakababiganya.
4 Tatjibe sapa mu babakidzani naswi,
todadigwa tikasekwa nge bakatipoteleka.
5 Apa kowodza kukabe lini Yahwe,
makagwadzamoyo kene?
Apa kowodza kukabe lini kene,
bushongola gwenyu gowodwilila gupisa se moto?
6 Delusilani bushongola gwenyu mu zwitjaba zwisingamuzibe,
ne mu mibuso iyeyo isingadane zina lenyu.
7 Ngobe bakalobesa Jakubo
bakakolomola nzi uwe.
8 Musititilike milandu yabo batategulu bedu,
tjimbidzani mutihwile ngoni,
ngobe takaisiwa pasi kwazo.
9 Mutibhatshe, imwi Ndzimu we jidzo ledu,
ngentha ye gudzo le zina lenyu,
mutisunungule kakale mutizwiibhatigwe zwibi zwedu,
ngentha ye zina lenyu.
10 Ini zwitjaba zwingabhuzwa zwiti,
“Ndzimu wabo ungayi kene?”
Kubgwilizila kwe kutebugwa kwe malopa
e balanda benyu ngakuzibgwe mu zwitjaba mbeli kwenyu.
11 Gomela kwe basungwa ngakuswike mu zebe dzenyu,
nge simba lenyu bakililani ibabo bakasumikilisigwa lufu.
12 Bgwilizilani katendeka babakidzani naswi,
kugongobola kwabakamugongobola imwi She!
13 Ndizo iswi bathu benyu, ngubi ye mafulo enyu,
towomuboka nge kusingapele,
kudwa mu tjizekugwana kunoti ku tjizekugwana,
towoleba ngekwe kukudziwa kwenyu.