Lumbo gunokudza
1 Kwakanaka kutenda Yahwe,
ne kumba njimbo dzinokudza zina lenyu,
imwi mu pezhugwi zhugwi.
2 Kuleba ngekwe ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike mangwanana,
nenge kugalikabgwe kwenyu kuli busiku,
3 kulidza tjilidzo tje misungo ne dende,
ne nlidzo we tjilidzo tje laya.
4 Ngobe imwi Yahwe, mandishathisa nge nshingo wenyu,
ndomba nge shatho ndimbila mishingo ye maboko enyu.
5 Mishingo yenyu mikulu seni, imwi Yahwe!
Njalakang'wa dzenyu dzimukatikati!
6 Tjimata atjingazibe,
tjilengwe atjingahwisise woku:
7 Kuti nenguba babi betutuma se dishwa
ne bashingi be mbipo benaka,
bakalingisana nge golomodzo nge kusingapele.
8 Koga imwi Yahwe, mu pezhugwi nge kusingapele.
9 Ngobe zwita zwenyu, imwi Yahwe,
tjoselele zwita zwenyu zowoloba,
bose bashingi be mbipo banowopaladziwa.
10 Koga makamilidza lunyanga gwangu se gwe phofu.
Makandizhodza mafuta matshwa.
11 Mesho angu akabona kukundiwa kwe zwita zwangu.
Zebe dzangu dzakahwa phipiti ye zwita zwangu.
12 Balulwami banonaka se nlala,
kakale banokula se miti ye misida ye Lebanoni.
13 Bakadzwagwa mu Ng'umba ya Yahwe,
banokula mu misha ye Ndzimu wedu.
14 Mu bukwegu gwabo batjina mitjelo,
banogala bekwidzima kakale bakasima.
15 Kulakidza kuti Yahwe bakatambunuka,
ndibo shongwe yangu, kakale akuna mbipo mu bali.
A Song of Praise
1 How good it is to give thanks to you, O Lord,
to sing in your honor, O Most High God,
2 to proclaim your constant love every morning
and your faithfulness every night,
3 with the music of stringed instruments
and with melody on the harp.
4 Your mighty deeds, O Lord, make me glad;
because of what you have done, I sing for joy.
5 How great are your actions, Lord!
How deep are your thoughts!
6 This is something a fool cannot know;
someone who is stupid cannot understand:
7 the wicked may grow like weeds,
those who do wrong may prosper;
yet they will be totally destroyed,
8 because you, Lord, are supreme forever.
9 We know that your enemies will die,
and all the wicked will be defeated.
10 You have made me as strong as a wild ox;
you have blessed me with happiness.
11 I have seen the defeat of my enemies
and heard the cries of the wicked.
12 The righteous will flourish like palm trees;
they will grow like the cedars of Lebanon.
13 They are like trees planted in the house of the Lord,
that flourish in the Temple of our God,
14 that still bear fruit in old age
and are always green and strong.
15 This shows that the Lord is just,
that there is no wrong in my protector.