Ndzimu nsumikilisi wa bose
1 Imwi Yahwe, imwi Ndzimu we mbuzuludzo,
imwi Ndzimu we mbuzuludzo, dwililani ngopenya!
2 Milikani, imwi nsumikilisi we shango,
ipani banozwikudza tjakabafanila!
3 Imwi Yahwe, kowodza kukabe lini babi,
apa kowodza kukabe lini babi bekholisa kene?
4 Matama e mazwikudzo anotebuka mu milomo yabo
bose bashingi be bubi banozwikukumadza.
5 Banopkhwanya bathu benyu, imwi Yahwe!
Banotshambilidza lukata gwenyu.
6 Banobulaya tjilikadzi ne nzhi,
banobulaya siyang'wa.
7 Ngono banoti, “Yahwe abatobona,
Ndzimu wa Jakubo autobonesesa.”
8 Hwisisa iwe tjilengwe tjinopinda bathu bose,
zwilengwe, apa mowotjenjela lini kene?
9 Apa iye wakathama zebe aatohwa kene?
Iye wakabumba zhisho, aatobona kene?
10 Iye unolaya zwitjaba,
iye unodiya bathu luzibo,
apa aatotjemela kene?
11 Yahwe banoziba njalakang'wa dze bathu,
kuti iphepo isina tjayakasenga.
12 Bakashatha ibabo bamunolaya, imwi Yahwe,
ne mubadiya mu nlayo wenyu.
13 Mubanyalulusa kudwa mu mazhuba e kudziyidzika,
kuswikila gomba litshigwa babi.
14 Ngobe Yahwe abangalashe bathu babo,
abatowolasha lukata gwabo,
15 Ngobe ndulamo inowobgwilila ku balulwami
ndizo bose bakatambunuka mu moyo banowoitobela.
16 Apa ndiani unoma nami mu babi kene?
Apa ndiani unondimila mu bashingi be bubi kene?
17 Ha Yahwe babe basandibhatsha
meya yangu inobe yalibilidzila kunogala mu shango yakanyalala.
18 Ndakati ndialakana kuti, “Gumbo langu lotelela,”
Ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike, imwi Yahwe, gwakandisimisa.
19 Ha njemulo dze moyo wangu dzili njinji,
nyaladzo yenyu inoshathisa meya yangu.
20 Apa babusi babi bangashingidzana namwi kene,
ibabo banothama mbipo nge kukombamisa nlayo?
21 Banoshangana beluka gwanga ngekwe balulwami,
kakale banosumikilisa bathu lufu basina nlandu.
22 Koga Yahwe batjibe dizhilo langu,
kakale Ndzimu wangu shongwe ye dizhilo langu.
23 Banowopa babi mbayilo we bubi gwabo,
banowobalashila kutjena nge zila ye bubi gwabo,
Yahwe Ndzimu wedu unowobatshwayila.
The Lord Punishes the Guilty
1 Lord God, you punish
the guilty.
Show what you are like
and punish them now.
2 You judge the earth.
Come and help us!
Pay back those proud people
for what they have done.
3 How long will the wicked
celebrate and be glad?
4 All of those cruel people
strut and boast,
5 and they crush and wound
your chosen nation, Lord.
6 They murder widows,
foreigners, and orphans.
7 Then they say,
“The Lord God of Jacob
doesn't see or know.”
8 Can't you fools see?
Won't you ever learn?
9 God gave us ears and eyes!
Can't he hear and see?
10 God instructs the nations
and gives knowledge to us all.
Won't he also correct us?
11 The Lord knows how useless
our plans really are.
12 Our Lord, you bless everyone
that you instruct and teach
by using your Law.
13 You give them rest
from their troubles,
until a pit can be dug
for the wicked.
14 You won't turn your back
on your chosen nation.
15 Justice and fairness
will go hand in hand,
and all who do right
will follow along.
16 Who will stand up for me
against those cruel people?
17 If you had not helped me, Lord,
I would soon have gone
to the land of silence.
18 When I felt my feet slipping,
you came with your love
and kept me steady.
19 And when I was burdened
with worries,
you comforted me
and made me feel secure.
20 But you are opposed
to dishonest lawmakers
21 who gang up to murder
innocent victims.
22 You, Lord God, are my fortress,
that mighty rock
where I am safe.
23 You will pay back my enemies,
and you will wipe them out
for the evil they did.