Wakatjidziwa mu lufu unoboka Ndzimu
1 Ndoda Yahwe, ngobe bakahwa
hwi langu ne mitembezelo yangu.
2 Ngobe bakanditeedza,
ndizo ndowobadana, mu butjilo gwangu gose.
3 Misungo ye lufu yakabe yakandipomba,
zwibhayo zwe gomba le lufu zwakabe zwakandibhata,
ndakakuligwa nge buyendasi nenge kuzhaligwa.
4 Ndizo ndakadana zina la Yahwe:
“Imwi Yahwe, ndomukumbila, munditjidze!”
5 Yahwe bana ngoni, kakale bakalulwama
Ndzimu wedu una lubu.
6 Yahwe banogwila basingatubule
ndakati ndikong'wa, bakanditjidza.
7 Bgwilila, iwe meya yangu mu kunyaluluka kuko,
ngobe Yahwe bagala bakakululwamila.
8 Ngobe imwi Yahwe, makadusa meya yangu mu lufu,
mukapkhwisa mishodzi mu mesho angu,
mukaleesa makumbo angu mu kukuthiwa.
9 Ndoyenda mbeli kwa Yahwe
mu shango ye batjili.
10 Ndakadwilila nge kugalamoyo kwangu,
aleba nditi, “Ndakamanikana kwazo.”
11 Mu gaabadzo langu ndakati,
“Bathu bose abatogalikabgwe.”
12 Apa ndowopani Yahwe
pezhugwi kwe bubuya gose gwabakandithamila kene?
13 Ndowomilidza nkombe we jidzo
ngono adana zina la Yahwe.
14 Ndowoshingikadza tuna kwangu kuna Yahwe
mbeli kwe bathu babo bose.
15 Lufu gwe balulwami,
gosheteka mu mesho a Yahwe.
16 Imwi Yahwe, ndi nlanda wenyu,
ndi nlanda wenyu, nkololo we nlandakadzi wenyu.
Makanyebesa misungo yangu.
17 Ndowomudusila tjibhayilo tje dendo
ndibe ndidana zina la Yahwe.
18 Ndowoshingikadza tuna kwangu kuna Yahwe
mbeli kwe bathu babo bose,
19 mu misha ye ng'umba ya Yahwe,
pakati kuko, iwe Jerusalema.
Kudzani Yahwe.
When the Lord Saves You from Death
1 I love you, Lord!
You answered my prayers.
2 You paid attention to me,
and so I will pray to you
as long as I live.
3 Death attacked from all sides,
and I was captured
by its painful chains.
But when I was really hurting,
4 I prayed and said, “Lord,
please don't let me die!”
5 You are kind, Lord,
so good and merciful.
6 You protect ordinary people,
and when I was helpless,
you saved me
7 and treated me so kindly
that I don't need
to worry anymore.
8 You, Lord, have saved
my life from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.
9 Now I will walk at your side
in this land of the living.
10 I was faithful to you
when I was suffering,
11 though in my confusion I said,
“I can't trust anyone!”
12 What must I give you, Lord,
for being so good to me?
13 I will pour out an offering
of wine to you,
and I will pray in your name
because you
have saved me.
14 I will keep my promise to you
when your people meet.
15 You are deeply concerned
when one of your loyal people
faces death.
16 I worship you, Lord,
just as my mother did,
and you have rescued me
from the chains of death.
17 I will offer you a sacrifice
to show how grateful I am,
and I will pray.
18 I will keep my promise to you
when your people
19 gather at your temple
in Jerusalem.
Shout praises to the Lord!