Ntembezelo we mamuko e itjaba
1 Yahwe, makama ne shango yenyu,
makabgwilizila Jakubo makombolelo.
2 Makazwiibhatigwa bathu benyu milandu,
makabazwiibhatigwa zwibi zwabo zose.
3 Makashandukila bushongola gwenyu gose,
mukashandukila kugwadzamoyo kwenyu kwakabe kupisa.
4 Mutibake, imwi Ndzimu we jidzo ledu,
muletjedze kusatishathila kwenyu.
5 Apa mogwadzila moyo tjatjose kene?
Apa bushongola gwenyu gowodwilila
kunoti ku zwizekugwana zose kene?
6 Apa amutowomusa kakale kene?
Kuti ndizo bathu benyu bamushathile kene?
7 Muti lakidze mahwilongoni enyu, imwi Yahwe,
kakale mutipe jidzo lenyu.
8 Ngandihwe kuti Ndzimu Yahwe banowolebani,
ngobe banowoleba kunyalala mu bathu babo,
ku bayengemali babo, kuna banoshandukila ku bali.
9 Malebeswa jidzo lawo libe pejopejo na ibabo banoutja,
kuti gudzo lawo ligale mu shango yedu.
10 Ludo gusingazunguzike ne kugalikabgwe zwishangane,
ndulamo ne kunyalala zwidziyisane.
11 Kugalikabgwe kowomela gudwa pasi,
ngono ndulamo inowolinga pasi kudwa zhuzhugwi.
12 Ee, Yahwe banowopa tjakanaka,
ngono shango yedu inowowana zwizwalo zwakawanda.
13 Ndulamo inowobatungamila,
ibuya ibathamila mwazha pabanotshamba.
A Prayer for the Nation's Welfare
1 Lord, you have been merciful to your land;
you have made Israel prosperous again.
2 You have forgiven your people's sins
and pardoned all their wrongs.
3 You stopped being angry with them
and held back your furious rage.
4 Bring us back, O God our savior,
and stop being displeased with us!
5 Will you be angry with us forever?
Will your anger never cease?
6 Make us strong again,
and we, your people, will praise you.
7 Show us your constant love, O Lord,
and give us your saving help.
8 I am listening to what the Lord God is saying;
he promises peace to us, his own people,
if we do not go back to our foolish ways.
9 Surely he is ready to save those who honor him,
and his saving presence will remain in our land.
10 Love and faithfulness will meet;
righteousness and peace will embrace.
11 Human loyalty will reach up from the earth,
and God's righteousness will look down from heaven.
12 The Lord will make us prosperous,
and our land will produce rich harvests.
13 Righteousness will go before the Lord
and prepare the path for him.