Tjibhayilo tjinoamutjilika
1 Ibo nkulukulu, Ndzimu Yahwe,
banolebeleka kakale banodana shango
kudwa mu kubhuda kwe zhuba kunoti kungina kwalo.
2 Kudwa mu Ziyoni, igo bubuya nge kwago,
Ndzimu unopenyelela.
3 Ndzimu wedu unozha kakale awutonyalala koga
wakatungamidza moto unonyeledza,
ne vula inona nge dutu yakabapoteleka.
4 Unodana kudzimu, kadana mu shango kuti
ndizo usumikilise bathu bawo;
5 “Mundikubunganyile bagalimoyo, ibabo bakathama
tjidumano nami nge kudusa tjibhayilo!”
6 Kudzimu koleba ngekwe bululwami gwawo,
ngobe Ndzimu ngekwawo nsumikilisi.
7 “Hwililani, bathu bangu, ngono ndowolebeleka,
iwe Iziraela ndowotendeka ngekwe bubi gugo.
Ndimi Ndzimu, Ndzimu uwo.
8 Anditokutjemelela zwibhayilo zwizo;
zwibhayilo zwizo zwakapisiwa zwipa mesho
angu tjibaka nge tjibaka.
9 Anditowoamutjila nkono unodwa ku nzi uwo
kene dzili mbudzi mu danga lilo.
10 Ngobe phuka imwe ne imwe ye shango nge yangu
na idzo ng'ombe dzimu matombo ali tjiwulu.
11 Ndoziba nyuni dzose mu shango,
ne tjimwe ne tjimwe tjinoyenda mu shango nge tjangu.
12 “Ha ndabe ndina zhala, ndabe ndisingawomubudza,
ngobe shango na kose kumu ili nge kwangu.
13 Apa ndoja nyama ye mikono kene,
na iwo malopa e mbudzi apa ndoang'wa kene?
14 Ipa Ndzimu tjipo tje kuboka,
ulipe tuna kuko kuna iye Upezhugwi zhugwi.
15 Undidane mu nsi wekudziyidzika;
ndowokutjidza, ngono unowondikudza.”
16 Koga ku babi Ndzimu ukati,
“Unotola ngayi kuleba ndaulo dzangu
kene kuli kuleba ngekwe tjidumano tjangu nge nlomo uwo?”
17 Unobenga tjemegwa,
kakale unoposela matama angu kutjena nawe.
18 Ha ubona mbava unozwihwananya nayo,
kakale unogala ntutshi ne phombgwe.
19 “Unoletjedza nlomo uwo ukalaugwa nge bubi,
ne lulimi gugo goleba bupitipiti.
20 Unogala pasi ukaleba kusakalulwama ngekwe
wakanyi kuko.
Unobulaya mwana wa mmeyabo.
21 Zwithu izwezwi wakazwithama ngono ndagala ndilinyelele;
wakabe ukumbula kuti ndimmwebo unofanana nawe.
Koga ngwenu ndokutjemela ndakasimisila
kakale ndikutilika nlandu.
22 “Zibani woku, imwi munokangang'wa Ndzimu,
kusijalo ndowomupalula na pakati,
ngono akuna unowomutjidza.
23 Ibabo banozhisa zwibhayilo zwe kuboka banondikudza;
kuna ibabo banoyenda mu zila ye malebeswa,
ndowobalakidza jidzo le Ndzimu.”
True Worship
1 The Almighty God, the Lord, speaks;
he calls to the whole earth from east to west.
2 God shines from Zion,
the city perfect in its beauty.
3 Our God is coming, but not in silence;
a raging fire is in front of him,
a furious storm around him.
4 He calls heaven and earth as witnesses
to see him judge his people.
5 He says, “Gather my faithful people to me,
those who made a covenant with me by offering a sacrifice.”
6 The heavens proclaim that God is righteous,
that he himself is judge.
7 “Listen, my people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you, Israel.
I am God, your God.
8 I do not reprimand you because of your sacrifices
and the burnt offerings you always bring me.
9 And yet I do not need bulls from your farms
or goats from your flocks;
10 all the animals in the forest are mine
and the cattle on thousands of hills.
11 All the wild birds are mine
and all living things in the fields.
12 “If I were hungry, I would not ask you for food,
for the world and everything in it is mine.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to God,
and give the Almighty all that you promised.
15 Call to me when trouble comes;
I will save you,
and you will praise me.”
16 But God says to the wicked,
“Why should you recite my commandments?
Why should you talk about my covenant?
17 You refuse to let me correct you;
you reject my commands.
18 You become the friend of every thief you see,
and you associate with adulterers.
19 “You are always ready to speak evil;
you never hesitate to tell lies.
20 You are ready to accuse your own relatives
and to find fault with them.
21 You have done all this, and I have said nothing,
so you thought that I am like you.
But now I reprimand you
and make the matter plain to you.
22 “Listen to this, you that ignore me,
or I will destroy you,
and there will be no one to save you.
23 Giving thanks is the sacrifice that honors me,
and I will surely save all who obey me.”