Tjililo ne kukumbila bhatsho
1 Ndzimu wangu, Ndzimu wangu, mandilashilani?
Ini muli kule zwingapa nge kundibhatsha
mu kuhwazogwadza kwangu kene?
2 Ndzimu wangu, ndolila masikati,
koga amutondidabila.
Ndolila nenge busiku,
anditonyaluluka.
3 Koga makayengemala,
tjigalo tjenyu tje bushe i gudzo le Iziraela.
4 Bobatategulu bedu bakagalabgwe mu muli,
bakagalabgwe mukabaangula.
5 Bakalilila kumuli ngono bakatjidziwa,
bakagalabgwe mu muli,
ngono bakasibhakhwe nge shoni.
6 Koga imi ndi gonye andite ndili nthu,
ndolengudziwa nge bathu,
ndosekiwa nge mmwe ne mmwe.
7 Bose banondibona banondidadila,
banondihwong'ola, bedzungudza misholo,
8 beti, “Wakabiga muna Yahwe,
Yahwe ngaban'gwile, ngaban'angulile,
ngoti unoshathisiwa ndibo!”
9 Koga ndimwi makandidusa mu ntumbu.
Makanditjengeta nditji
mu zhamu la mme yangu.
10 Ndakamupiwa kudwa
mu kuzwagwa kwangu.
Makabe Ndzimu wangu
kudwa pa kuzwagwa kwangu.
11 Musibe kule nami,
ngoti mbatsha dzipejo,
ngono akuna ungabhatsha.
12 Mikono minjinji yakandikomba,
mikono yakasima ye
Bhashani yakandikombeledza.
13 Inondiashamila yakazhula
milomo yayo se shumbalume
inobomba ikazandabula.
14 Ndotebugwa se vula,
mafupa angu wose akalungunuka;
moyo wangu unonga phola,
unonyawuka mukati kwe ifuba tjangu.
15 Simba langu lapela,
lulimi gwangu gonamatila mu bgwasha.
Makandiladzika mu hwuluba ye lufu.
16 Mbgwa dzakandikomba,
goko le babi lakandikombeledza,
bakabhaya maboko angu ne makumbo angu.
17 Ndingabala mafupa angu wose.
Bathu banondilingisisa bendinyenya.
18 Banokobana zwiambalo zwangu tjekwabo
bekandila kubona kuti upi unotola tjipi.
19 Koga imwi Yahwe, musibe kule!
Imwi bhatsho yangu,
libilidzani kundiangulila!
20 Mundivikile thumo;
gwilani butjilo gwangu mu simba le mbgwa.
21 Mundiangulile mu shumba.
Munditjidze mu nyanga dze nyati.
22 Ndowozibisa bakanyi kwangu zina lenyu,
ndowomukudza pakati kwe gubungano.
23 Imwi banotja Yahwe!
Mubakudze mose imwi bana ba Jakubo!
Mubalumbidze mose imwi bana ba Iziraela!
24 Abazolingila pasi kene bakashinyata
kudziyila kwe bakahwisiwa zogwadza,
abazobasumbikila buso gwabo,
koga bakahwa kukumbila bhatsho kwabo.
25 Kumukudza kwangu mu
gubungano gulu kodwa mu muli.
Ndowoshingikadza kutuna kwangu
mu mesho aibabo banomutja.
26 Bashayi banowoja bakaguta,
ibabo banoshaka Yahwe banowobakudza.
Dzene bangatjila nge kusingapele!
27 Midzibo yose ye shango
inowokumbula ikashandukila kuna Yahwe,
ne njudzi dzose dzowobanamata.
28 Ngoti bushe ngegwa Yahwe,
ngono banobusa zwitjaba.
29 Bose bafumi be shango
banowothigama benamata.
Bose be nyama ne lopa
banowothigama mbeli kwabo.
30 Zwizekugwana zwinozha zowobashingila,
Bathu banowoleba ngekwa She,
bebudza zwizekugwana zwinowozha.
31 Banowoleba ngekwe ndulamo ya She,
ku zwizekungwana zwinowozwagwa
ngobe She bakaithama.
(A psalm by David for the music leader. To the tune “A Deer at Dawn.”)
Suffering and Praise
1 My God, my God, why have you
deserted me?
Why are you so far away?
Won't you listen to my groans
and come to my rescue?
2 I cry out day and night,
but you don't answer,
and I can never rest.
3 Yet you are the holy God,
ruling from your throne
and praised by Israel.
4 Our ancestors trusted you,
and you rescued them.
5 When they cried out for help,
you saved them,
and you did not let them down
when they depended on you.
6 But I am merely a worm,
far less than human,
and I am hated and rejected
by people everywhere.
7 Everyone who sees me
makes fun and sneers.
They shake their heads,
8 and say, “Trust the Lord!
If you are his favorite,
let him protect you
and keep you safe.”
9 You, Lord, brought me
safely through birth,
and you protected me
when I was a baby
at my mother's breast.
10 From the day I was born,
I have been in your care,
and from the time of my birth,
you have been my God.
11 Don't stay far off
when I am in trouble
with no one to help me.
12 Enemies are all around
like a herd of wild bulls.
Powerful bulls from Bashan
are everywhere.
13 My enemies are like lions
roaring and attacking
with jaws open wide.
14 I have no more strength
than a few drops of water.
All my bones are out of joint;
my heart is like melted wax.
15 My strength has dried up
like a broken clay pot,
and my tongue sticks
to the roof of my mouth.
You, God, have left me
to die in the dirt.
16 Brutal enemies attack me
like a pack of dogs,
tearing at my hands
and my feet.
17 I can count all my bones,
and my enemies just stare
and sneer at me.
18 They took my clothes
and gambled for them.
19 Don't stay far away, Lord!
My strength comes from you,
so hurry and help.
20 Rescue me from enemy swords
and save me from those dogs.
21 Don't let lions eat me.
You rescued me from the horns
of wild bulls,
22 and when your people meet,
I will praise you, Lord.
23 All who worship the Lord,
now praise him!
You belong to Jacob's family
and to the people of Israel,
so fear and honor the Lord!
24 The Lord doesn't hate
or despise the helpless
in all of their troubles.
When I cried out, he listened
and did not turn away.
25 When your people meet,
you will fill my heart
with your praises, Lord,
and everyone will see me
keep my promises to you.
26 The poor will eat and be full,
and all who worship you
will be thankful
and live in hope.
27 Everyone on this earth
will remember you, Lord.
People all over the world
will turn and worship you,
28 because you are in control,
the ruler of all nations.
29 All who are rich
and have more than enough
will bow down to you, Lord.
Even those who are dying
and almost in the grave
will come and bow down.
30 In the future, everyone
will worship and learn
about you, our Lord.
31 People not yet born
will be told,
“The Lord has saved us!”