Ntembezelo unokumbila kukunda zwita
(Lumbo 57:7-11; 60:5-12)1 Moyo wangu wakadzikama, imwi Ndzimu,
moyo wangu wakadzikama,
ndowomba lumbo athama nlidzo unozipa.
Muka iwe meya yangu!
2 Muka tjilidzo tje dende ne tje laya!
Ndowobinduka mazhokuyedza.
3 Ndowomutenda imwi Yahwe, pakati kwe zwitjaba,
kakale ndowomba njimbo dzinomukudza pakati kwe zwitjaba.
4 Ngobe ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike,
gupezhugwi kupinda zhuzhugwi,
kakale kugalikabgwe kwenyu koswika ku makole.
5 Kudziwani, imwi Ndzimu, mumilidzigwe
pezhugwi kupinda zhuzhugwi, ne gudzo
lenyu ngalibe mu shango yose.
6 Mutikundile nge luboko gwenyu gwe luji,
mubuye mundidabile,
kuti ndizo ibabo bamunoda batjidziwe.
7 Ndzimu wakagadzabgwe,
uli mu bugalo gwawo gwakayengemala:
“Mu kukunda ndowothubukanya Shekemu,
kakale ndowokobanya nkuku we Sukoti.
8 Giliyadi nde yangu na Manase nde yangu;
Ifureimi i hwutshe ye tjivikili tje nsholo wangu,
Juda i swimbo yangu ye bushe.
9 Moabu i bhavu landinongulila;
Edomu iye ndomposa nge shangu yangu;
ndomimilila Filisitiya ngobe ndankunda.”
10 Ndiyani unowondiyisa ku nzi nkulu wakabakiligwa nge luswingo?
Ndiyani unowonditungamila ndiyenda ku Edomu
11 Apa amuzotilasha kene Ndzimu?
Amutoyenda ne babhayani bedu Ndzimu.
12 Mutibhatshe mu zwita,
ngobe bhatsho ye nthu ayina nshingo.
13 Ndzimu unowotipa tjilopa
ndiwo unowotshamba zwita zwedu nge makumbo.
A Prayer for Help against Enemies
(Psalm 57.7-11Psalm 60.5-12)1 I have complete confidence, O God!
I will sing and praise you!
Wake up, my soul!
2 Wake up, my harp and lyre!
I will wake up the sun.
3 I will thank you, O Lord, among the nations.
I will praise you among the peoples.
4 Your constant love reaches above the heavens;
your faithfulness touches the skies.
5 Show your greatness in the sky, O God,
and your glory over all the earth.
6 Save us by your might; answer my prayer,
so that the people you love may be rescued.
7 From his sanctuary God has said,
“In triumph I will divide Shechem
and distribute Sukkoth Valley to my people.
8 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh too;
Ephraim is my helmet
and Judah my royal scepter.
9 But I will use Moab as my washbowl,
and I will throw my sandals on Edom,
as a sign that I own it.
I will shout in triumph over the Philistines.”
10 Who, O God, will take me into the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11 Have you really rejected us?
Aren't you going to march out with our armies?
12 Help us against the enemy;
human help is worthless.
13 With God on our side we will win;
he will defeat our enemies.