Kushuba bugalo gwe Ndzimu
1 Bugalo gwenyu gwakanaka sene,
imwi Yahwe we Mibunga!
2 Meya yangu yakamushuba kwazo,
inotshwigwa kubona magalo a Yahwe,
moyo wangu ne meya yangu zombila Ndzimu nge shatho.
3 Ne zhazho ina nzi,
ne nyenganyenga inozwibakila shaka,
paingagadza majindana ayo,
pa zwibeso zwenyu, imwi Yahwe Masimbawose,
Mambo wangu ne Ndzimu wangu.
4 Bakakombolegwa ibabo banogala mu ng'umba yenyu,
bemba bemukudza misi yose.
5 Bakakombolegwa balume be simba labo limumuli,
ibo bakazwimisila mu mimoyo yabo kutathila ku Ziyoni,
6 sekwa kwabanopalama guku le Bhakha
banolithama pathu pe misenya,
vula dze nseulo na idzobo dzopafukidza nge madziba.
7 Banodwilila besima,
Ndzimu we midzimu unowobong'wa mu Ziyoni.
8 Imwi Yahwe Ndzimu we mibunga, ihwani ntembezelo wangu,
bhulutanani, imwi Ndzimu wa Jakubo!
9 Bonani tjivikili tjedu, imwi Ndzimu,
lingani mu buso gwe nzhodziwa wenyu.
10 Ngobe zhuba ling'ompela mu ng'umba yenyu loyita,
pa tjiwulu (1 000) pamwe pathu.
Ndingabe ntjengeti we nkoba mu ng'umba ye Ndzimu wangu,
pana kuti ndigale mu mishasha ye bubi.
11 Ngobe Yahwe Ndzimu i zhuba ne tjivikili,
banokupa kuzwalana ne kuteta.
Akuna tjakanaka Yahwe tjabanonyima
ibabo banoyenda mu lebeswa.
12 Imwi Yahwe Ndzimu Masimbawose,
bakakombolegwa ibabo banogalabgwe mu muli.
(For the music leader. A psalm by the clan of Korah.)
The Joy of Worship
1 Lord God All-Powerful,
your temple is so lovely!
2 Deep in my heart I long
for your temple,
and with all that I am
I sing joyful songs to you.
3 Lord God All-Powerful,
my King and my God,
sparrows find a home
near your altars;
swallows build nests there
to raise their young.
4 You bless everyone
who lives in your house,
and they sing your praises.
5 You bless all who depend
on you for their strength
and all who deeply desire
to visit your temple.
6 When they reach Dry Valley,
springs start flowing,
and the autumn rain fills it
with pools of water.
7 Your people grow stronger,
and you, the God of gods,
will be seen in Zion.
8 Lord God All-Powerful,
the God of Jacob,
please answer my prayer!
9 You are the shield
that protects your people,
and I am your chosen one.
Won't you smile on me?
10 One day in your temple
is better than a thousand
anywhere else.
I would rather serve
in your house,
than live in the homes
of the wicked.
11 Our Lord and our God,
you are like the sun
and also like a shield.
You treat us with kindness
and with honor,
never denying any good thing
to those who live right.
12 Lord God All-Powerful,
you bless everyone
who trusts you.