Ntembezelo we ndingisanyo
1 Yahwe Ndzimu wangu,
ndotizhila kumuli.
Munditjidze mundigwile
muna bakandisala shule,
2 kusajalo banowondipalulanya
se shumba, bendikwebakwebanya,
kusina unondigwila.
3 Yahwe Ndzimu wangu,
ha kuli kuti ndakathama ikoku,
ha kuli kuti kuna nlandu mu ndili,
4 ha kuli kuti ndakabgwilizila
una mbakiso nami nge mbipo,
kene kuli kuti ndakatapila tjita
tjangu ndisayi tjimwe,
5 ha kwakajalo, tjita tjangu ngatjitatane nami,
tjindibhate tjitshambile butjilo gwangu
pasi nge makumbo tjindiladzike mu hwuluba.
6 Milikani Yahwe,
mu kugwadzamoyo kwenyu!
Milikani mugwe ne bushongola
gwe zwita zwangu!
Milikani, Ndzimu wangu,
ngobe makabiga zhuba le sumikiliso.
7 Gubungano le bathu bose,
ngalikubungane kumupoteleka;
Mubalaule muli mu tjigalo tjenyu.
8 Yahwe ndibo nsumikilisi we bathu bose,
mundisumikilise kunoyendidzana
ne ndulamo yangu Yahwe
nenge kuyendidzana
ne kusheta nlandu kwangu!
9 Thamani kuti bubi gwe babi gupele,
koga musimise balulwami,
imwi munoshakisisa mikumbulo ne mimoyo,
imwi Ndzimu wakalulwama.
10 Ndzimu ndiwo tjivikili tjangu
iwo unotjidza bana mimoyo
yakatambunuka.
11 Ndzimu nsumikilisi wakalulwama,
Ndzimu unolakidza bushongola
gwawo mazhuba wose.
12 Ha nthu asingashanduke,
Ndzimu unowokuswa thumo lawo,
ukapeta dati le misebe.
13 Wakalulwamisa mathumo
awo anobulaya,
unolulwamisa misebe ikanga moto.
14 Bonani njalakang'wa dze bathu babi
sekwa dzizhele mbipo,
Bakazwisenga bubi,
bakazwala manyepkhwa,
15 banotsha gomba bakalivukula,
ngono bakawila mu gomba labatsha ibo.
16 Sahwa kwabo kohwisa ibo zogwadza,
da gwa kwabo kowodelukila mu misholo yabo.
17 Ndowoboka Yahwe ngekwe ndulamo yabo,
ndowomba ndikudza zina la Yahwe,
ibo bapezhugwi zhugwi.
(Written by David. He sang this to the Lord because of Cush from the tribe of Benjamin.)
The Lord Always Does Right
1 You, Lord God,
are my protector.
Rescue me and keep me safe
from all who chase me.
2 Or else they will rip me apart
like lions attacking a victim,
and no one will save me.
3 I am innocent, Lord God!
4 I have not betrayed a friend
or had pity on an enemy
who attacks for no reason.
5 If I have done any of this,
then let my enemies
chase and capture me.
Let them trample me to death
and leave me in the dirt.
6 Get angry, Lord God!
Do something!
Attack my furious enemies.
See that justice is done.
7 Make the nations come to you,
as you sit on your throne
above them all.
8 Our Lord, judge the nations!
Judge me and show that I
am honest and innocent.
9 You know every heart and mind,
and you always do right.
Now make violent people stop,
but protect all of us
who obey you.
10 You, God, are my shield,
the protector of everyone
whose heart is right.
11 You see that justice is done,
and each day
you take revenge.
12 Whenever your enemies refuse
to change their ways,
you sharpen your sword
and string your bow.
13 Your deadly arrows are ready
with flaming tips.
14 An evil person is like a woman
about to give birth
to a hateful, deceitful,
and rebellious child.
15 Such people dig a deep hole,
then fall in it themselves.
16 The trouble they cause
comes back on them,
and their heads are crushed
by their own evil deeds.
17 I will praise you, Lord!
You always do right.
I will sing about you,
the Lord Most High.