Ntembezelo wekukumbila mazwiibhatigo
1 Ibeni ne ngoni mundili, Ndzimu,
kuyendidzana nge ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike;
bukushani matjinyo angu kuyendidzana ne ngoni dzenyu.
2 Sukani milandu yangu kwazo,
kakale musuke tjibi tjangu.
3 Ngobe ndoziba milandu yangu,
ne tjibi tjangu tji mbeli kwangu misi yose.
4 Ndakatjinyidzila imwi koga,
ndikathama tjakabipa mu mesho enyu,
kuti ndizo shamu yamunoloba bathu benyu ibe mu malebeswa
ne ngekuti mushayiwe nlandu ha mupedza ndebo.
5 Malebeswa hwuti ndakazwagwa ndina jinyo,
ndakabe ntjinyi mme yangu betola ntumbu.
6 Moshaka lebeswa mukatikati kwe nthu;
ndizo mundidiye butjenjedu mu moyo wangu.
7 Mundisuke nge hosapu ndizo ndowobe mbuyanana;
mundisuke, ndizo ndowobe ntjena kupinda kapuku.
8 Thamani kuti ndihwe mpululu ne shatho;
thamani kuti mafupa amakapkhwanya ashathe.
9 Zwimbani mesho enyu kuti musibone zwibi zwangu,
kakale mubukushe milandu yangu yose.
10 Bumbani mundili moyo mbuyanana, Ndzimu,
kakale mulonge meya tshwa yakalulwama mukati kwangu.
11 Musinditatile kutjena namwi,
kakale mosinditolele Meya yenyu yakayengemala.
12 Mundibgwilizile shatho ye jidzo lenyu,
kakale musimise mukati kwangu meya inoshaka ndulamo.
13 Ndizo ndowodiya batjinyi zila dzenyu,
ngono batjinyi banowoshandukila kumuli.
14 Munditjidze mukutebula lopa, Ndzimu,
imwi Ndzimu we jidzo langu,
ngono lulimi gwangu gowombila pezhugwi ngekwe jidzo lenyu.
15 She, mumunulani nlomo wangu,
ndizo ndowomukudza ndiwo.
16 Amutoda zwibhayilo;
Ha ndabe ndingadusa zwipo zwakapisiwa,
amungazwishathile.
17 Tjibhayilo tjinoamutjilika ku Ndzimu,
i meya yakahwa zogwadza;
moyo umukuhwa zogwadza amungaulingile pasi.
18 Thamilani Ziyoni kwakalulwama mu kushatha kwenyu;
bakani kakale makuma e Jerusalema,
19 ndizo mowoshathisiwa nge zwibhayilo zwakapelela zwakapisiwa;
ndizo mikono inowobhayigwa mu zwibeso zwenyu.
A Prayer for Forgiveness
1 Be merciful to me, O God,
because of your constant love.
Because of your great mercy
wipe away my sins!
2 Wash away all my evil
and make me clean from my sin!
3 I recognize my faults;
I am always conscious of my sins.
4 I have sinned against you—only against you—
and done what you consider evil.
So you are right in judging me;
you are justified in condemning me.
5 I have been evil from the day I was born;
from the time I was conceived, I have been sinful.
6 Sincerity and truth are what you require;
fill my mind with your wisdom.
7 Remove my sin, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness;
and though you have crushed me and broken me,
I will be happy once again.
9 Close your eyes to my sins
and wipe out all my evil.
10 Create a pure heart in me, O God,
and put a new and loyal spirit in me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence;
do not take your holy spirit away from me.
12 Give me again the joy that comes from your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you.
13 Then I will teach sinners your commands,
and they will turn back to you.
14 Spare my life, O God, and save me,
and I will gladly proclaim your righteousness.
15 Help me to speak, Lord,
and I will praise you.
16 You do not want sacrifices,
or I would offer them;
you are not pleased with burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God;
you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.
18 O God, be kind to Zion and help her;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will be pleased with proper sacrifices
and with our burnt offerings;
and bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.