Ndzimu unowonyaladza
1 Tjilambanyika ne shango yakawoma zowoshatha,
tjilambanyika tjowothinila tjikashatha,
tjowofanana ne luba.
2 Tjowothinila tjikathinila
nge kushatha tjikamba.
Tjowopiwa gudzo le Lebanoni,
bubuya gwe Karimeli ne Sharoni.
Zowobona gudzo la Yahwe,
bubuya gwe Ndzimu wedu.
3 Simisani maboko asakasima,
musimise ne zwidwi zwinotedukana.
4 Idwa ibabo bana moyo ina kutja uti,
“Simani, musitje.
Ndzimu wenyu uyapo.
Unowozha kubgwilizila
nge shamu yakabangalala.
Unowozha ukamutjidza.”
5 Ipapo mesho e mapofu anowobona,
ne zebe dze mabhubuzebe dzowohwa,
6 ipapo zwilema zowotamba se phembgwe,
ne ndimi dze mbebebe dzowomba nge kushatha.
Vula dzowodwilila mu tjilambanyika,
hwobana dzikawunga mu tjilambanyika.
7 Nsetje unopisa unowoshanduka ukabe dziba,
pasi pakawomelela panowobe nsenya,
panogala phungubgwe kowomela
bushwa ne shanga ne sengezi.
8 Kowobe ne zila hwulo ikweno,
ngono inowodang'wa Zila yakayengemala.
Bakatemapala abatowoyenda muili,
koga inowobe zila ye bathu be Ndzimu.
Akuna n'yendi muili ungalashika
kene tjilengwe atjingalashike.
9 Akuna shumba ingabe po muili,
kene tjibandana tjinozandabula akuna tjingatshamba muili,
azwitowowanika ikweno,
koga bakadzutunugwa banowoyenda muili.
10 Ibabo bakadzutunugwa ba Yahwe banowobuya
ku Ziyoni bakashatha nge njimbo.
Kushatha kusingapele kowobe mubali.
Banowowana kushatha ne kupululudza,
buyendasi ne tjililo zowopela mu bali.
The Road of Holiness
1 The desert will rejoice,
and flowers will bloom in the wastelands.
2 The desert will sing and shout for joy;
it will be as beautiful as the Lebanon Mountains
and as fertile as the fields of Carmel and Sharon.
Everyone will see the Lord's splendor,
see his greatness and power.
3 Give strength to hands that are tired
and to knees that tremble with weakness.
4 Tell everyone who is discouraged,
“Be strong and don't be afraid!
God is coming to your rescue,
coming to punish your enemies.”
5 The blind will be able to see,
and the deaf will hear.
6 The lame will leap and dance,
and those who cannot speak will shout for joy.
Streams of water will flow through the desert;
7 the burning sand will become a lake,
and dry land will be filled with springs.
Where jackals used to live,
marsh grass and reeds will grow.
8 There will be a highway there,
called “The Road of Holiness.”
No sinner will ever travel that road;
no fools will mislead those who follow it.
9 No lions will be there;
no fierce animals will pass that way.
Those whom the Lord has rescued
will travel home by that road.
10 They will reach Jerusalem with gladness,
singing and shouting for joy.
They will be happy forever,
forever free from sorrow and grief.