Lumbo gunokudza
1 Kudzani Yahwe!
Kudzani zina la Yahwe,
mubakudze, imwi balanda ba Yahwe,
2 imwi bamile mu ng'umba ya Yahwe,
mu misha ye ng'umba ye Ndzimu wedu.
3 Kudzani Yahwe, ngobe Yahwe bakalulwama,
mbilani zina labo njimbo dzinobakudza, ngobe bana ngoni.
4 Ngobe Yahwe bakazwishalulila Jakubo,
iye Iziraela kube fumwa yabo.
5 Ngobe ndoziba kuti Yahwe bankulukulu,
She wedu upezhugwi kwe midzimu yose.
6 Tjimwe ne tjimwe Yahwe tjabanoda thama
banotjithama, kudzimu ne mu shango,
mu makungwa ne kusi tjose kwe vula.
7 Ndibo banothama kuti makole amilidze ku phelelo dze shango,
banothama lipenyo gwe vula
bebe bedusa phepo mu mabiganyilo abo.
8 Ndibo bakabulaya mbano dze Baegipiti
dzose dze bathu ne dze phuka
9 bakazhisa zwilakidzo ne matjenamiso
pakati kuko, iwe Egipiti,
muna Faro ne balanda babe bose.
10 Bakalobesa zwitjaba zwinjinji
bakabulaya bomambo bakasima,
11 Sihoni, mambo we Bamori,
na Ogo, mambo we Bhashani,
ne mibuso yose ye Kanana,
12 bakakoba shango yabo kube lukata
lukata gwe bathu babo Baiziraela.
13 Zina lenyu, imwi Yahwe, limile nge kusingapele,
tjilumbi tjenyu, imwi Yahwe, tjoswika ku zwizekugwana zose.
14 Ngobe Yahwe banowogwila bathu babo,
kakale banowohwila ngoni balanda babo.
15 Midzimu ye zwitjaba i siliva ne golide,
yakathamwa nge bathu nge maboko
16 Ina milomo koga ayitolebeleka,
ina mesho koga ayitobona,
17 ina zebe koga ayitohwa,
kakale ayina meya mu milomo yawo.
18 Ibaba banoyithama
na bose banoigalabgwe
banowonga iyo.
19 Imwi ng'umba ye Iziraela, kudzani Yahwe!
Imwi ng'umba ya Aroni, kudzani Yahwe!
20 Imwi ng'umba ya Levi, kudzani Yahwe!
Imwi banotja Yahwe, kudzani Yahwe!
21 Ngakukudziwe Yahwe mu Ziyoni
ibo bagele mu Jerusalema.
Kudzani Yahwe.
A Hymn of Praise
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise his name, you servants of the Lord,
2 who stand in the Lord's house,
in the Temple of our God.
3 Praise the Lord, because he is good;
sing praises to his name, because he is kind.
4 He chose Jacob for himself,
the people of Israel for his own.
5 I know that our Lord is great,
greater than all the gods.
6 He does whatever he wishes
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and in the depths below.
7 He brings storm clouds from the ends of the earth;
he makes lightning for the storms,
and he brings out the wind from his storeroom.
8 In Egypt he killed all the first-born
of people and animals alike.
9 There he performed miracles and wonders
to punish the king and all his officials.
10 He destroyed many nations
and killed powerful kings:
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
Og, king of Bashan,
and all the kings in Canaan.
12 He gave their lands to his people;
he gave them to Israel.
13 Lord, you will always be proclaimed as God;
all generations will remember you.
14 The Lord will defend his people;
he will take pity on his servants.
15 The gods of the nations are made of silver and gold;
they are formed by human hands.
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
and eyes, but cannot see.
17 They have ears, but cannot hear;
they are not even able to breathe.
18 May all who made them and who trust in them
become like the idols they have made!
19 Praise the Lord, people of Israel;
praise him, you priests of God!
20 Praise the Lord, you Levites;
praise him, all you that worship him!
21 Praise the Lord in Zion,
in Jerusalem, his home.
Praise the Lord!