Ntembezelo wekutenda
1 Isani dendo kuna Yahwe, ngobe bakalulwama,
ludo gwabo gusingazunguzike gumile nge kusingapele.
2 Iziraela ngaati, “Ludo gwabo gusingazunguzike
gumile nge kusingapele.”
3 Be ng'umba ya Aroni ngabati,
“Ludo gwabo gusingazunguzike
gumile nge kusingapele kose.”
4 Ibabo banotja Yahwe ngabati,
“Ludo gwabo gusingazunguzike
gumile nge kusingapele kose.”
5 Ndakati ndili mu buyendasi adana Yahwe,
bakandidabila nge kundisunungula.
6 Yahwe bamile nami, anditotja.
Apa ndingashingwani nge nthu wali?
7 Yahwe bamile nami kuti bandibhatshe,
ndolinga zwita zwangu zwikundiwa.
8 Koyita kutizhila muna Yahwe
pana kugalabgwe mu nthu.
9 Koyita kutizhila kuna Yahwe
pana kugalabgwe mu bakololo be bushe.
10 Zwitjaba zose zwakandipoteleka,
koga nge zina la Yahwe ndakazwitemelela.
11 Zwakabe zwakandikomba ntha dzose,
koga nge zina la Yahwe ndakazwitemelela!
12 Zwakabe zwakandimomotela se nyutji
zwithathanyika se moto we mimihwa,
koga nge zina la Yahwe ndakazwitemelela!
13 Ndakatshindikigwa shule kwandakashokowa
koga Yahwe bakandibhatsha.
14 Yahwe ndibo simba langu ne lumbo gwangu,
batjibe ibo jidzo langu.
15 Mipululu ye shatho ne kukunda
inohwika mu mishasha ye balulwami beti,
“Luboko gwe luji gwa Yahwe gwakathama zwikulu!
16 Luboko gwe luji gwa Yahwe gomilidzigwa pezhugwi!
Luboko gwe luji gwa Yahwe gwakathama zwikulu!”
17 Andingafe, koga ndowotjila,
ndibuya nditaula ngekwe mishingo ya Yahwe.
18 Yahwe bakandiloba kunogwadza,
koga abazondibulaya.
19 Mundizhulile mikoba ye ndulamo,
kuti ndingine ndiyo nditende Yahwe.
20 Iwoyu ndiwo nkoba wa Yahwe
balulwami banowongina ndiwo.
21 Ndomutenda ngoti makandidabila
kakale mabe jidzo langu.
22 Bgwe lakalambiwa nge babaki
ndilo latjibe bgwe linotambunudza mbako.
23 Ikoku ndikwakathamwa ndi Yahwe,
kotjenamisa mu mesho edu.
24 Ileli ndilo zhuba lakathamwa ndi Yahwe,
ngatishatheni tishaladuke mulili.
25 Mutitjidze, tomukumbila imwi Yahwe,
imwi Yahwe, tomukumbila, mutipe kukunda!
26 Wakakombolegwa iye unozha nge zina la Yahwe.
Tomukudza kudwa mu ng'umba ya Yahwe.
27 Yahwe ndibo Ndzimu,
kakale bakatipa tjedza.
Makabhata thabi, thamani nlongolongo,
muswike pa tjibeso tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo.
28 Mu Ndzimu wangu, ngono ndowomutenda,
mu Ndzimu wangu, ndowomukudza.
29 Tendani Yahwe, ngobe bakalulwama,
ngobe ludo gwabo gusingazunguzike gumile nge kusingapele kose.
The Lord Is Always Merciful
1 Tell the Lord
how thankful you are,
because he is kind
and always merciful.
2 Let Israel shout,
“God is always merciful!”
3 Let the family of Aaron
the priest shout,
“God is always merciful!”
4 Let every true worshiper
of the Lord shout,
“God is always merciful!”
5 When I was really hurting,
I prayed to the Lord.
He answered my prayer,
and took my worries away.
6 The Lord is on my side,
and I am not afraid
of what others can do to me.
7 With the Lord on my side,
I will defeat
my hateful enemies.
8 It is better to trust the Lord
for protection
than to trust anyone else,
9 including strong leaders.
10 Nations surrounded me,
but I got rid of them
by the power of the Lord.
11 They attacked from all sides,
but I got rid of them
by the power of the Lord.
12 They swarmed around like bees,
but by the power of the Lord,
I got rid of them
and their fiery sting.
13 Their attacks were so fierce
that I nearly fell,
but the Lord helped me.
14 My power and my strength
come from the Lord,
and he has saved me.
15 From the tents of God's people
come shouts of victory:
“The Lord is powerful!
16 With his mighty arm
the Lord wins victories!
The Lord is powerful!”
17 And so my life is safe,
and I will live to tell
what the Lord has done.
18 He punished me terribly,
but he did not let death
lay its hands on me.
19 Open the gates of justice!
I will enter and tell the Lord
how thankful I am.
20 Here is the gate of the Lord!
Everyone who does right
may enter this gate.
21 I praise the Lord
for answering my prayers
and saving me.
22 The stone that the builders
tossed aside
has now become
the most important stone.
23 The Lord has done this,
and it is amazing to us.
24 This day belongs to the Lord!
Let's celebrate
and be glad today.
25 We'll ask the Lord to save us!
We'll sincerely ask the Lord
to let us win.
26 God bless the one who comes
in the name of the Lord!
We praise you from here
in the house of the Lord.
27 The Lord is our God,
and he has given us light!
Start the celebration!
March with palm branches
all the way to the altar.
28 The Lord is my God!
I will praise him and tell him
how thankful I am.
29 Tell the Lord
how thankful you are,
because he is kind
and always merciful.