Madatha e kugalabgwe mu fumwa
1 Ihwani woku imwi bathu bose;
teedzani imwi bagali be shango yose,
2 bapasi kose ne bakamilidzika,
bafumi kose ne bashayi.
3 Nlomo wangu unowoleba butjenjedu;
ndebeleko ye moyo wangu inowobe kuhwisisa.
4 Ndowoteedza makungulupeswa;
ndowolidza dende awana dabilo ye malipa.
5 Ini nditja mu misi ye kudziyidzika,
ha matjinyo aibabo banobhayana
nami akandipoteleka,
6 ibabo banogalamoyo mu fumwa dzabo kakale
bezwikudza ngekwe bunji gwe thundu dzabo?
7 Malebeswa, akuna nthu tjaangatenganya butjilo nditjo,
akuna themba nthu yaangabigila Ndzimu nge kwago.
8 Tjinotenganya butjilo themba yatjo i pezhugwi kwazo,
kakale akungashingikale
9 kuti nthu atjilile tjose, asitongongina mu gomba.
10 Ngobe atilinga batjenjedu, towana befa;
tjilengwe ne tjihema banoloba bose
besiyila bamwe fumwa yabo.
11 Zwikumbu ndizo mizi yabo nge kusingapele,
ndiwo magalo abo ne zwizekugwana zose,
nenguba bakatumila shango nge mazina abo.
12 Koga nthu angagalile tjose mu kuzwikudza kukwe
unonga phuka dzinoloba.
13 Elo ndilo bhelelo le zila ye bulengwe,
bhelelo la ibabo banoshathisiwa nge thundu dzabo.
14 Se pkhwizi, bakashaligwa gomba le lufu;
lufu gowobe nlisi wabo;
banodelukila koga mu ikumbu,
ne mbumbiko yabo inowokolomoka;
Gomba le lufu ndilo linowobe nzi wabo.
15 Koga Ndzimu unowodzutunula meya yangu
mu simba le lufu,
ngobe iwo unowondiamutjila.
16 Musitje ha bamwe befuma,
ha fumwa dze mizi yabo dzipaphidzika.
17 Ngobe ha befa akuna tjabanowosenga,
fumwa yabo ayitowobatobela.
18 Nenguba mu butjilo gwabo bakabe bezwidwa beti bakashatha,
ngoti nthu unokudziwa ha wuzwithamila kwakanaka,
19 banowoyenda kuna bobatategulu babo,
ibabo basingatjawobona tjedza kakale.
20 Koga nthu angagalile tjose mu kuzwikudza kukwe;
unonga phuka dzinoloba.
(A psalm by the clan of Korah and for the music leader.)
Don't Depend on Wealth
1 Everyone on this earth,
now listen to what I say!
2 Listen, no matter who you are,
rich or poor.
3 I speak words of wisdom,
and my thoughts make sense.
4 I have in mind a mystery
that I will explain
while playing my harp.
5 Why should I be afraid
in times of trouble,
when I am surrounded
by vicious enemies?
6 They trust in their riches
and brag about
all their wealth.
7 You cannot buy back your life
or pay off God!
8 It costs far too much
to buy back your life.
You can never pay God enough
9 to stay alive forever
and safe from death.
10 We see that wise people die,
and so do stupid fools.
Then their money is left
for someone else.
11 The grave will be their home
forever and ever,
although they once had land
of their own.
12 Our human glory disappears,
and, like animals, we die.
13 Here is what happens to fools
and to those who trust
the words of fools:
14 They are like sheep
with death as their shepherd,
leading them to the grave.
In the morning God's people
will walk all over them,
as their bodies lie rotting
in their home, the grave.
15 But God will rescue me
from the power of death.
16 Don't let it bother you
when others get rich
and live in luxury.
17 Soon they will die
and all their wealth
will be left behind.
18 We humans are praised
when we do well,
and all of us are glad
to be alive.
19 But we each will go down
to our ancestors,
never again to see
the light of day.
20 Our human glory disappears,
and, like animals, we die.