Ntembezelo we mbakililo
1 Ihwani tjililo tjangu Ndzimu,
hwililani ntembezelo wangu.
2 Ndomudana ndili ku phelelo dze shango,
ngoti moyo wangu usitjina matatabuko.
Munditungamile mu ndiyise ku dombo,
ilo lakakulila pezhugwi kundipinda.
3 Ngobe ndimwi dizhilo langu,
ndimwi mbako yakakulila pezhugwi kundivikila mu zwita.
4 Mundigadze mu nshasha wenyu nge kusingapele,
mundiwanile dizhilo kusi kwe mapapilo enyu.
5 Ngobe imwi, Ndzimu, makahwa tuna kwangu,
makandipa lukata gunopiwa ibabo banotja zina lenyu.
6 Paphidzani butjilo gwa mambo
dzene makole awe angaswika mu zwizekugwana zose.
7 Dzene angagala mu tjigalo tje bushe nge kusingapele
thamani kuti ludo gusingazunguzike
nenge bugalimoyo zwi nlise!
8 Ndizo ndowomba ndikudza zina lenyu misi yose,
ntome ndishingikadza kugadzabgwe kwandakagadzabgwe,
zhuba ne zhuba!
A Prayer for Protection
1 Hear my cry, O God;
listen to my prayer!
2 In despair and far from home
I call to you!
Take me to a safe refuge,
3 for you are my protector,
my strong defense against my enemies.
4 Let me live in your sanctuary all my life;
let me find safety under your wings.
5 You have heard my promises, O God,
and you have given me what belongs to those who honor you.
6 Add many years to the king's life;
let him live on and on!
7 May he rule forever in your presence, O God;
protect him with your constant love and faithfulness.
8 So I will always sing praises to you,
as I offer you daily what I have promised.