(A psalm by the clan of Korah for the music leader.)
A Prayer for Peace
1 Our Lord, you have blessed
your land
and made all go well
for Jacob's descendants.
2 You have forgiven the sin
and taken away the guilt
of your people.
3 Your fierce anger is no longer
aimed at us.
4 Our Lord and our God,
you save us!
Please bring us back home
and don't be angry.
5 Will you always be angry
with us and our families?
6 Won't you give us fresh life
and let your people be glad
because of you?
7 Show us your love
and save us!
8 I will listen to you, Lord God,
because you promise peace
to those who are faithful
and no longer foolish.
9 You are ready to rescue
everyone who worships you,
so that you will live with us
in all your glory.
10 Love and loyalty
will come together;
goodness and peace
will unite.
11 Loyalty will sprout
from the ground;
justice will look down
from the sky above.
12 Our Lord, you will bless us;
our land will produce
wonderful crops.
13 Justice will march in front,
making a path
for you to follow.
Ntembezelo we mamuko e itjaba
1 Yahwe, makama ne shango yenyu,
makabgwilizila Jakubo makombolelo.
2 Makazwiibhatigwa bathu benyu milandu,
makabazwiibhatigwa zwibi zwabo zose.
3 Makashandukila bushongola gwenyu gose,
mukashandukila kugwadzamoyo kwenyu kwakabe kupisa.
4 Mutibake, imwi Ndzimu we jidzo ledu,
muletjedze kusatishathila kwenyu.
5 Apa mogwadzila moyo tjatjose kene?
Apa bushongola gwenyu gowodwilila
kunoti ku zwizekugwana zose kene?
6 Apa amutowomusa kakale kene?
Kuti ndizo bathu benyu bamushathile kene?
7 Muti lakidze mahwilongoni enyu, imwi Yahwe,
kakale mutipe jidzo lenyu.
8 Ngandihwe kuti Ndzimu Yahwe banowolebani,
ngobe banowoleba kunyalala mu bathu babo,
ku bayengemali babo, kuna banoshandukila ku bali.
9 Malebeswa jidzo lawo libe pejopejo na ibabo banoutja,
kuti gudzo lawo ligale mu shango yedu.
10 Ludo gusingazunguzike ne kugalikabgwe zwishangane,
ndulamo ne kunyalala zwidziyisane.
11 Kugalikabgwe kowomela gudwa pasi,
ngono ndulamo inowolinga pasi kudwa zhuzhugwi.
12 Ee, Yahwe banowopa tjakanaka,
ngono shango yedu inowowana zwizwalo zwakawanda.
13 Ndulamo inowobatungamila,
ibuya ibathamila mwazha pabanotshamba.