Ntembezelo we bhatsho
1 Mu manikano dzangu ndolilila kuna Yahwe,
kuti bandidabile.
2 “Munditjidze, imwi Yahwe,
mu milomo inonyepa,
mu lulimi guzhele butjebeli.”
3 Apa unowopiwani kene?
Apa ini tjaunowothamigwa kupinda kene,
iwe lulimi guzhele butjebeli?
4 Misebe yakateswa ye babhayani,
ne masimbe anothuta e nti we ntshwayilo!
5 Yee mme wee! Ndapalala imi nzhi mu Mesheki
ngekuti ndogala mu mishasha ye Kedari!
6 Ndakagala tjibaka tjilefulefu ne bathu
pakati kwa ibabo banobenga kunyalala.
7 Imi ndoshaka kunyalala,
koga ha ndilebeleka,
ibo banoshaka ngwa.
A Prayer for Help
1 When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.
2 Save me, Lord,
from liars and deceivers.
3 You liars, what will God do to you?
How will he punish you?
4 With a soldier's sharp arrows,
with red-hot coals!
5 Living among you is as bad as living in Meshech
or among the people of Kedar.
6 I have lived too long
with people who hate peace!
7 When I speak of peace,
they are for war.