Lumbo gwe gudzo ne kuboka Ndzimu
1 Thamilani Ndzimu zhoba ye shatho, imwi shango yose.
2 Imbani ngekwe bukulu gwe zina lawo;
muwupeni gudzo gulugulu.
3 Idwani Ndzimu muti, “Mishingo yenyu inotjisa seni!
Nge zila ye simba lenyu gulu,
zwita zwenyu zoshushubala mbeli kwenyu.
4 Shango yose inomunamata;
banomumbila njimbo dzinomukudza
banomba njimbo dzinokudza zina lenyu.”
5 Izhani mubone mishingo ya thamwa nge Ndzimu.
Mishingo yawo mikulu seni yaunothamila bathu!
6 Wakashandula gungwa gukabe shango yakawomelela;
bakatjuluka gwizi nge makumbo.
Ipapo takashatha muwuli,
7 iwo unobusa nge simba lawo gulu nge kusingapele,
zhisho lawo lakalinga zwitjaba zose,
bapanduki ngabasizwikudze.
8 Kudzani Ndzimu wedu, imwi bathu,
zhoba ye kukudziwa kwawo ngayihwike,
9 iwo wakatilisa pakati pe batjili
kakale awuzoletja makumbo edu katelela.
10 Imwi Ndzimu, makatilika;
makatilika se siliva ilikiwa.
11 Makatibhatshila nge gwanga;
makabiga mitolo inolema kushule kwedu;
12 makaletja bathu bakatatha pezhugwi kwe misholo yedu;
takapalama moto kakale
tikapalama vula;
koga makatizhisa pathu pakashaladuka.
13 Ndowozha mu ng'umba yenyu ne zwipo zwinopisiwa;
ndowoshingikadza tuna kwangu,
14 iko kwandakaleba nge nlomo wangu kakale
agadzabgwe nge wangu nlomo ndili mu kudziyidzika.
15 Ndowomudusila zwipo zwinopisiwa zwakakola,
zwili mu busi gwe tjibhayilo tje nyundo;
ndowothama tjibhayilo tje mikono ne mbudzi.
16 Izhani muhwe, imwi mose munotja Ndzimu,
ngono ndowoleba tjawakandithamila.
17 Ndakalilila pezhugwi ndililila iwo,
ngono wakakudziwa nge ndebo yangu.
18 Ha ndakabe ndashathila jinyo mu moyo wangu,
She banobe basakanditeedza;
19 koga malebeswa Ndzimu wakateedza
bakateedza matama e ntembezelo wangu.
20 Ndzimu ngaukudziwe,
ngobe awuzolamba ntembezelo wangu
kene kuli kusandipa ludo gwawo gusingazunguzike.
A Song of Praise and Thanksgiving
1 Praise God with shouts of joy, all people!
2 Sing to the glory of his name;
offer him glorious praise!
3 Say to God, “How wonderful are the things you do!
Your power is so great
that your enemies bow down in fear before you.
4 Everyone on earth worships you;
they sing praises to you,
they sing praises to your name.”
5 Come and see what God has done,
his wonderful acts among people.
6 He changed the sea into dry land;
our ancestors crossed the river on foot.
There we rejoiced because of what he did.
7 He rules forever by his might
and keeps his eyes on the nations.
Let no rebels rise against him.
8 Praise our God, all nations;
let your praise be heard.
9 He has kept us alive
and has not allowed us to fall.
10 You have put us to the test, God;
as silver is purified by fire,
so you have tested us.
11 You let us fall into a trap
and placed heavy burdens on our backs.
12 You let our enemies trample us;
we went through fire and flood,
but now you have brought us to a place of safety.
13 I will bring burnt offerings to your house;
I will offer you what I promised.
14 I will give you what I said I would
when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer sheep to be burned on the altar;
I will sacrifice bulls and goats,
and the smoke will go up to the sky.
16 Come and listen, all who honor God,
and I will tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried to him for help;
I praised him with songs.
18 If I had ignored my sins,
the Lord would not have listened to me.
19 But God has indeed heard me;
he has listened to my prayer.
20 I praise God,
because he did not reject my prayer
or keep back his constant love from me.