Kudziwa kwa Yahwe ntjidzi
1 Kudza Yahwe!
Kudza Yahwe, iwe meya yangu!
2 Ndowokudza Yahwe ha nditjatjila,
ndowomba njimbo dzinokudza
Yahwe butjilo gwangu gose.
3 Usigalebgwe mu bakololo be bushe,
mu bathu ibo basina bhatsho.
4 Ha meya yabo ithubukana nabo
banobgwilila mu mavu muna
ilelo zhuba mazwimisilo abo anopela.
5 Wakakombolegwa iye unowana bhatsho
mu Ndzimu wa Jakubo,
iye unogalabgwe muna Yahwe Ndzimu uwe,
6 iwo wakathama kudzimu ne shango,
gungwa na zose zwimuzwili,
iwo unogalikabgwe nge kusingapele.
7 Iwo unolakidza ndulamo muna bakatshambilidziwa,
iwo unopa bana zhala zojiwa.
Yahwe banosunungula basungwa,
8 Yahwe banopofunula mapofu,
Yahwe banomisa nge makumbo ibabo bakagoba,
Yahwe banoda balulwami.
9 Yahwe banotjengeta bataya,
banobhatsha siyang'wa ne tjilikadzi,
koga banofubisa zila ye babi.
10 Yahwe banowobusa nge kusingapele,
Ndzimu uwo, iwe Ziyoni, we zwizekugwana zose.
Kudza Yahwe!
In Praise of God the Savior
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, my soul!
2 I will praise him as long as I live;
I will sing to my God all my life.
3 Don't put your trust in human leaders;
no human being can save you.
4 When they die, they return to the dust;
on that day all their plans come to an end.
5 Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them
and who depend on the Lord their God,
6 the Creator of heaven, earth, and sea,
and all that is in them.
He always keeps his promises;
7 he judges in favor of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free
8 and gives sight to the blind.
He lifts those who have fallen;
he loves his righteous people.
9 He protects the strangers who live in our land;
he helps widows and orphans,
but takes the wicked to their ruin.
10 The Lord is king forever.
Your God, O Zion, will reign for all time.
Praise the Lord!