Ntembezelo we kubaka itjaba
1 Teedzani, imwi nlisi we Iziraela.
Imwi munotungamila Josefa se ngubi ye pkhwizi!
Imwi mugele mu tjigalo tje bushe
pakati kwe dzikherubhu, dwililani ngopenya,
2 mbeli kwa Ifureimi na Bhenjamini na Manase!
Lakidzani simba lenyu,
ngono muzhe kowotitjidza!
3 Mutibake imwi Ndzimu,
penyesani buso gwenyu, kuti ndizo titjidziwe.
4 Imwi Yahwe Ndzimu we mibunga,
mowogwadzilamoyo mitembezelo
ye bathu benyu kuswikila lini kene?
5 Makabajisa tjiwunga nge mishodzi,
mukabapa mishodzi kuti bang'we nge buzhalo.
6 Motithama tikabe madado e babakidzani naswi,
zwita zwedu zwikatiseka mahanya.
7 Mutibake imwi Ndzimu we mibunga,
mutipenyesele buso gwenyu, kuti titjidziwe.
8 Makazhisa nzhambi kudwa ku Egipiti,
makatata zwitjaba mu shango ngono mukaudzwala.
9 Makakulila nzhambi lubazhe,
midzi yawo ikangina pasi ngono ukazhala shango.
10 Matombo akafukidzwa nge ntutshi wawo,
miti ye misida ikafukidzwa nge thabi dzawo,
11 ikadusila thabi dzawo ku gungwa,
thadzwana dzinothinila dzikaswika ku gwizi.
12 Ini ngono makapkhwanya makuma awo,
bapindi nge zila kwabanopinda betjela zhambi dzawo?
13 Hwotji ye shango inoupulula,
na zose zwinoyenda mu shango zouja.
14 Tendebukilani ku tili, imwi Ndzimu we mibunga!
Lingani pasi muli kudzimu mubone,
ibeni nge hanya ngekwe nzhambi uwoyu.
15 Iwo nti wakadzwagwa nge luboko gwenyu gwe luji.
16 Nzhambi wenyu wakatemwa ukaligigwa pasi, wakapisiwa nge moto,
dzene bangalobesiwa nge kutjemela kwenyu makashweshwanya phazha.
17 Koga tjiazha tjenyu ngatjibe pezhugwi kwa ibabo baku luboko gwenyu gwe luji,
tjaba yamakazwisimisila.
18 Ndizo atingatjamufupatile kakale,
mutipe butjilo, ngono towodana zina lenyu.
19 Mutibake imwi Yahwe Ndzimu Masimbawose,
penyesani buso gwenyu, kuti titjidziwe.
(A psalm by Asaph for the music leader. To the tune “Lilies of the Agreement.”)
Help Our Nation
1 Shepherd of Israel, you lead
the descendants of Joseph,
and you sit on your throne
above the winged creatures.
Listen to our prayer
and let your light shine
2 for the tribes of Ephraim,
Benjamin, and Manasseh.
Save us by your power.
3 Our God, make us strong again!
Smile on us and save us.
4 Lord God All-Powerful,
how much longer
will the prayers of your people
make you angry?
5 You gave us tears for food,
and you made us drink them
by the bowlful.
6 Because of you,
our enemies who live nearby
laugh and joke about us.
7 Our God, make us strong again!
Smile on us and save us.
8 We were like a grapevine
you brought out of Egypt.
You chased other nations away
and planted us here.
9 Then you cleared the ground,
and we put our roots deep,
spreading over the land.
10 Shade from this vine covered
the mountains.
Its branches climbed
the mighty cedars
11 and stretched to the sea;
its new growth reached
to the river.
12 Our Lord, why have you
torn down the wall
from around the vineyard?
You let everyone who walks by
pick the grapes.
13 Now the vine is gobbled up
by pigs from the forest
and other wild animals.
14 God All-Powerful,
please do something!
Look down from heaven
and see what's happening
to this vine.
15 With your own hands
you planted its roots,
and you raised it
as your very own.
16 Enemies chopped the vine down
and set it on fire.
Now show your anger
and destroy them.
17 But help the one who sits
at your right side,
the one you raised
to be your very own.
18 Then we will never turn away.
Put new life into us,
and we will worship you.
19 Lord God All-Powerful,
make us strong again!
Smile on us and save us.