Ndzimu mambo nkulu
1 Yahwe banobusa, bathu ngabateteme!
Bagele mu tjigalo tje bushe pakati kwe dzikherubhu,
shango ngayi tengenyeke!
2 Yahwe bankulu mu Ziyoni,
banokudziwa kupinda zwitjaba zose.
3 Ngabakudze zina lenyu gulu linotjika.
Bakayengemala!
4 Mambo bana masimba, banoda ndulamo
imwi makathama ndizandizanyo
makashingikadza thambunuko
ne ndulamo muna Jakubo.
5 Kudzani Yahwe Ndzimu wedu,
namatani muli pa tjigalo tje makumbo abo.
Bakayengemala!
6 Mushe na Aroni bakabe bali bamwe be bapirisiti babo,
Samuele wakabe ali mmwe we bakadana zina labo.
Bakalilila Yahwe, ngono bakabadabila.
7 Bakalebeleka nabo bali mu gole,
bakahwilila milayo yabo,
ne ndaulo dzabakabapa.
8 Imwi Yahwe Ndzimu wedu, makabadabila,
makabe Ndzimu unobazwiibhatigwa,
koga mu mbgwilizili we matjinyo abo.
9 Kudzani Yahwe Ndzimu wedu,
ngono mubanamate ku dombo labo lakayengemala,
ngobe Yahwe Ndzimu wedu bakayengemala.
Our Lord Is King
1 Our Lord, you are King!
You rule from your throne
above the winged creatures,
as people tremble
and the earth shakes.
2 You are praised in Zion,
and you control all nations.
3 Only you are God!
And your power alone,
so great and fearsome,
is worthy of praise.
4 You are our mighty King,
a lover of fairness,
who sees that justice is done
everywhere in Israel.
5 Our Lord and our God,
we praise you
and kneel down to worship you,
the God of holiness!
6 Moses and Aaron were two
of your priests.
Samuel was also one of those
who prayed in your name,
and you, our Lord,
answered their prayers.
7 You spoke to them
from a thick cloud,
and they obeyed your laws.
8 Our Lord and our God,
you answered their prayers
and forgave their sins,
but when they did wrong,
you punished them.
9 We praise you, Lord God,
and we worship you
at your sacred mountain.
Only you are God!