Mambo
1 Shango ngeya Yahwe naiko kose ku muili,
lubumbo na bose bagele muguli,
2 ngoti bakagubamba pezhugwi kwe makungwa,
bakathama thiwa dzago pezhugwi kwe njizi.
3 Ndiyani ungatatha dombo la Yahwe?
Ndiyani unowoma mu bugalo
gwabo gwakayengemala?
4 Ndi ibabo bana maboko
mabuyanana ne mimoyo yakatjena.
Basinganginikane nge ndzimu we manyepkhwa,
basingatune kwe bupitipiti.
5 Banowoamutjila makombolelo kuna Yahwe,
kusabe ne nlandu kwabo
kowotendekwa nge Ndzimu we jidzo labo.
6 Bakajali nge be gupo linoushaka,
ibo banoshaka buso gwe Ndzimu wa Jakubo.
7 Milidzani misholo yenyu imwi mikoba!
Zhukani imwi zwizhalilo zwa ntolo
kuti ndizo mambo we tjedza angine.
8 Mambo be masimba ndiyani?
Ndi Yahwe bakasima bana masimba,
ndi Yahwe bakasima mu ngwa.
9 Milidzani misholo yenyu imwi mikoba!
Zhukani imwi zwizhalilo zwa ntolo,
kuti ndizo mambo be masimba bangine.
10 Mambo be tjedza ndiyani?
Ndi Yahwe be Mibunga,
ndibo mambo be tjedza.
(A psalm by David.)
Who Can Enter the Lord's Temple?
1 The earth and everything on it,
including its people,
belong to the Lord.
The world and its people
belong to him.
2 The Lord placed it all
on the oceans and rivers.
3 Who may climb the Lord's hill
or stand in his holy temple?
4 Only those who do right
for the right reasons,
and don't worship idols
or tell lies under oath.
5 The Lord God, who saves them,
will bless and reward them,
6 because they worship and serve
the God of Jacob.
7 Open the ancient gates,
so that the glorious king
may come in.
8 Who is this glorious king?
He is our Lord, a strong
and mighty warrior.
9 Open the ancient gates,
so that the glorious king
may come in.
10 Who is this glorious king?
He is our Lord,
the All-Powerful!