Ntembezelo unokumbila bhatsho
1 Ndodana imwi Yahwe, shongwe yangu,
musilambe kundihwa.
Ha mungandinyalalila,
ndowonga ibabo banongina mu gomba.
2 Ihwani tjililo tjangu,
ndililila kumuli ndishaka bhatsho,
ndimilidzila maboko
ku bugalo gwenyu gwakayengemala.
3 Musindikakatile kuzhe ne babi,
na ibabo bashingi be bubi,
banoleba kunyalala ne babakidzani babo,
koga mu mimoyo yabo kuna busada.
4 Mubalipe kuyendidzana ne mishingo yabo,
kuyendidzane ne mbipo ye mishingo yabo.
Mubalipe kuyendidzana ne mishingo ye maboko abo.
Mubape mbhayilo wakabalingisana.
5 Ngobe abana hanya nge mishingo ya Yahwe,
kene mishingo ye maboko abo,
banowobalobesa bakasitjababumbe kakale.
6 Yahwe ngabakudziwe,
ngobe bakahwa kukumbila kwangu.
7 Yahwe ndibo simba langu ne tjivikili tjangu,
moyo wangu unogalabgwe mu bali.
Ndizo ndobhatshiwa ne moyo wangu wakashatha,
ndobakudza nge lumbo gwangu gwe kuboka.
8 Yahwe ndibo simba le bathu babo,
ndilo dizhilo linotjidza nzhodziwa wabo.
9 Tjidzani bathu benyu,
kombolelani thaka yenyu.
Ibeni nlisi wabo, mubabhabhe nge kusingapele.
A Prayer for Help
1 O Lord, my defender, I call to you.
Listen to my cry!
If you do not answer me,
I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.
2 Hear me when I cry to you for help,
when I lift my hands toward your holy Temple.
3 Do not condemn me with the wicked,
with those who do evil—
those whose words are friendly,
but who have hatred in their hearts.
4 Punish them for what they have done,
for the evil they have committed.
Punish them for all their deeds;
give them what they deserve!
5 They take no notice of what the Lord has done
or of what he has made;
so he will punish them
and destroy them forever.
6 Give praise to the Lord;
he has heard my cry for help.
7 The Lord protects and defends me;
I trust in him.
He gives me help and makes me glad;
I praise him with joyful songs.
8 The Lord protects his people;
he defends and saves his chosen king.
9 Save your people, Lord,
and bless those who are yours.
Be their shepherd,
and take care of them forever.