Kushuba bugalo gwe Ndzimu
1 Bugalo gwenyu gwakanaka sene,
imwi Yahwe we Mibunga!
2 Meya yangu yakamushuba kwazo,
inotshwigwa kubona magalo a Yahwe,
moyo wangu ne meya yangu zombila Ndzimu nge shatho.
3 Ne zhazho ina nzi,
ne nyenganyenga inozwibakila shaka,
paingagadza majindana ayo,
pa zwibeso zwenyu, imwi Yahwe Masimbawose,
Mambo wangu ne Ndzimu wangu.
4 Bakakombolegwa ibabo banogala mu ng'umba yenyu,
bemba bemukudza misi yose.
5 Bakakombolegwa balume be simba labo limumuli,
ibo bakazwimisila mu mimoyo yabo kutathila ku Ziyoni,
6 sekwa kwabanopalama guku le Bhakha
banolithama pathu pe misenya,
vula dze nseulo na idzobo dzopafukidza nge madziba.
7 Banodwilila besima,
Ndzimu we midzimu unowobong'wa mu Ziyoni.
8 Imwi Yahwe Ndzimu we mibunga, ihwani ntembezelo wangu,
bhulutanani, imwi Ndzimu wa Jakubo!
9 Bonani tjivikili tjedu, imwi Ndzimu,
lingani mu buso gwe nzhodziwa wenyu.
10 Ngobe zhuba ling'ompela mu ng'umba yenyu loyita,
pa tjiwulu (1 000) pamwe pathu.
Ndingabe ntjengeti we nkoba mu ng'umba ye Ndzimu wangu,
pana kuti ndigale mu mishasha ye bubi.
11 Ngobe Yahwe Ndzimu i zhuba ne tjivikili,
banokupa kuzwalana ne kuteta.
Akuna tjakanaka Yahwe tjabanonyima
ibabo banoyenda mu lebeswa.
12 Imwi Yahwe Ndzimu Masimbawose,
bakakombolegwa ibabo banogalabgwe mu muli.
Longing for God's House
1 How I love your Temple, Lord Almighty!
2 How I want to be there!
I long to be in the Lord's Temple.
With my whole being I sing for joy
to the living God.
3 Even the sparrows have built a nest,
and the swallows have their own home;
they keep their young near your altars,
Lord Almighty, my king and my God.
4 How happy are those who live in your Temple,
always singing praise to you.
5 How happy are those whose strength comes from you,
who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion.
6 As they pass through the dry valley of Baca,
it becomes a place of springs;
the autumn rain fills it with pools.
7 They grow stronger as they go;
they will see the God of gods on Zion.
8 Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty.
Listen, O God of Jacob!
9 Bless our king, O God,
the king you have chosen.
10 One day spent in your Temple
is better than a thousand anywhere else;
I would rather stand at the gate of the house of my God
than live in the homes of the wicked.
11 The Lord is our protector and glorious king,
blessing us with kindness and honor.
He does not refuse any good thing
to those who do what is right.
12 Lord Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you!