Lumbo gunokudza Ndzimu
1 Shathani muna Yahwe imwi balulwami,
gudzo lofanila bakatambunuka.
2 Kudzani Yahwe nge dende, mubathamile
nlidzo nge tjilidzo tjina misungo ili gumi.
3 Mubambile lumbo butshwa, lidzani misungo
iyeyo nge bunyambi umbila pezhugwi.
4 Ngoti dama la Yahwe lakatambunuka,
ne nshingo wabo wose unothamiwa nge kugalikabgwe.
5 Yahwe banoda ndulamo ne ndulamiso,
shango izhele ludo gwabo gusingazunguzike.
6 Kudzimu kwakathamiwa nge dama la Yahwe,
ne zwinjinji zwinowang'wako
zwakathamiwa nge mafemo e nlomo wabo.
7 Bakakubunganya vula dze gungwa se dzimu butili,
Bakabiganya vula mu ng'umba dze mbiganyilo.
8 Shango yose ngayitje Yahwe,
Bagali bose be shango ngababalumbidze!
9 Ngoti bakalebeleka, ngono ikabeyapo,
bakalaula kukashingikala.
10 Yahwe banothama ndangano dze tjaba
dzikasibe tjimwe, banopaladza ndongoloso dze bathu.
11 Ndongoloso ya Yahwe imili nge kusingapele,
mazwimisilo abo anoyenda nge zwizekugwana zose.
12 Kwakakombolegwa itjaba tjina Yahwe bali Ndzimu watjo,
bali bathu babashalula kube thaka yabo!
13 Yahwe banolinga pasi bali kudzimu,
banobona bathu bose.
14 Kudwa kwabagele mu tjigalo tje bushe
banolinga bagali be shango bose.
15 Ndibo banobumba mimoyo yabo bose,
banoziba mishingo yabo yose.
16 Mambo aatotjidziwa nge babhayani babe banjinji,
mbhayani aatotjidziwa nge masimba awe makulu.
17 Mbizi ye ngwa ate tjimwe tjinga gagwabgwe kukunda,
nge masimba ayo makulu ayingatjidze.
18 Bonani, Yahwe banotjengeta ibabo banobatja,
ibabo banogalabgwe mu ludo gwabo gusingazunguzike,
19 kuti basunungule meya yabo mu lufu,
ne kubatjidza mu bhamba.
20 Meya yedu yakalingilila kuna Yahwe,
ndibo bhatsho yedu ne tjivikili tjedu.
21 Ee, mimoyo yedu inoshathisiwa ndibo,
ngoti togalabgwe mu zina labo lakayengemala.
22 Ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike, Yahwe,
ngagube naswi, koga sekwatinogalabgwe mu muli.
A Song of Praise
1 All you that are righteous,
shout for joy for what the Lord has done;
praise him, all you that obey him.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with harps,
sing to him with stringed instruments.
3 Sing a new song to him,
play the harp with skill, and shout for joy!
4 The words of the Lord are true,
and all his works are dependable.
5 The Lord loves what is righteous and just;
his constant love fills the earth.
6 The Lord created the heavens by his command,
the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.
7 He gathered all the seas into one place;
he shut up the ocean depths in storerooms.
8 Worship the Lord, all the earth!
Honor him, all peoples of the world!
9 When he spoke, the world was created;
at his command everything appeared.
10 The Lord frustrates the purposes of the nations;
he keeps them from carrying out their plans.
11 But his plans endure forever;
his purposes last eternally.
12 Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord;
happy are the people he has chosen for his own!
13 The Lord looks down from heaven
and sees all of us humans.
14 From where he rules, he looks down
on all who live on earth.
15 He forms all their thoughts
and knows everything they do.
16 A king does not win because of his powerful army;
a soldier does not triumph because of his strength.
17 War horses are useless for victory;
their great strength cannot save.
18 The Lord watches over those who obey him,
those who trust in his constant love.
19 He saves them from death;
he keeps them alive in times of famine.
20 We put our hope in the Lord;
he is our protector and our help.
21 We are glad because of him;
we trust in his holy name.
22 May your constant love be with us, Lord,
as we put our hope in you.