Kulobgwa shamu ne kushanduka ne kugalabgwe
1 Imi ndimi nthu wakabona kudziyidzika,
mu shamu ye bushongola gwabo,
2 Bakandikweba bakandiyisa
ku lima lisina tjedza,
3 nge malebeswa banomilidza luboko gwabo
bendiloba be paphulula kanjinji zhuba lose.
4 Bakathama kuti nyama yangu
ne ganda langu zwishakale,
mafupa angu bakaavuna vuna.
5 Bakandikomba bakandipoteleka
nge bushungu ne mang'oni.
6 Bakathama kuti ndigale mu zhalima
se nfi wa ntolo.
7 Bakandibakilila nge bhakasa kuti ndizo ndisitongo siya
bakalonga ketani dzinolema mundili.
8 Nenguba ndidana ndikumbila bhatsho,
abatoteedza ntembezelo wangu,
9 bakazhalila zila dzangu nge mabgwe akabezhiwa,
bakathama kuti zila dzangu dzikombame.
10 Se bhira yakalalila bakandisala shule
se shumba imu zwimba,
11 bakandidzibilidza mu zila dzangu,
bakandipalula abe zwitibhu tibhu
bakandisiya ndili mu zhuba.
12 Bakapeta dati labo bakalingisana nami,
bakathama kuti ndibe unoposiwa nge misebe yabo.
13 Bakabhaya moyo wangu
nge misebe ye gobhodo labo.
14 Ndatjibe tjiseko ku bathu bose,
kundidadila kwabo kwatjibe lumbo gwe zhuba lose.
15 Bakandigutsha nge zwinobaba,
bakanding'wisa ndulu inobaba.
16 Bakathama kuti meno angu apupune mabgwana
bakandivukidza mu hwuluba.
17 Ndakadzibigwa mbakiso,
ndakakangang'wa kuti bhudilila kodwiwani.
18 Ndizo nditi, “Gudzo langu lakapela,
na zose zwandakabe ndakazwilingilila kudwa kuna Yahwe.”
19 Kumbulani kudziyidzika ne lungaila kwangu,
ne mbabashulo ne ndulu zwinobaba.
20 Nkumbulo wangu unogala wakakualakana,
ngono kondidzonga nkumbulo.
21 Koga ikoku ndowokulonga mu moyo,
ndizo nditjina kugalabgwe.
22 Ludo gusingazunguzike gwa Yahwe agutoma,
mahwilo ngoni abo aatopela,
23 matshwa mangwanana mamwe ne mamwe,
kukulu kugalikamoyo kwenyu.
24 Yahwe ndibo gobe langu,
ndozwidwa ndiyijalo,
ndizo ndowogalabgwe mu bali.
25 Yahwe bakalulwama kuna banogalabgwe mu bali,
kuna ibabo banobashaka.
26 Kwakanaka kulindila nge moyonlefu
jidzo la Yahwe.
27 Kwakanaka kuti nthu
asenge jokwi atji ntjetjana.
28 Ngaagale ali ega akanyalala,
ngoti Yahwe ndibo batilika ntolo mu nli.
29 Ngaavukidzile buso gugwe mu hwuluba,
pamwe swiyo kungabe kutjina kugalabgwe.
30 Ngaape lushaya gugwe kuna unonloba,
agute masapa awe.
31 Ngobe She abangatilashile tjose.
32 Nenguba bangazhisa zogwadza,
kudwapo banolakidza mahwilo zogwadza,
kuyendidzana nge bukulu gwe ludo gwabo gusingazunguzike.
33 Ngoti abatoloba kene
kuzhisa zogwadza mu bana be bathu nge mwaza.
34 Kutshamba nge makumbo
basungwa bose mu shango,
35 kulambila nthu tjakanlingisana,
mbeli kwe Upezhugwi zhugwi,
36 kudzibila nthu ndulamo,
Yahwe abatodumana ne zwithu zwakajali!
37 Ndiani ungalebeleka kukashingikala,
kuzhe kwe kuti She babe balaula kuti kujalo kene?
38 Apa ate nlomo we Upezhugwi zhugwi,
unodwa zogwadza zose ne zwithu zwibuya kene?
39 Ini nthu unotjila angang'ongola
haelobgwa shamu ye zwibi zwizwe kene?
40 Ngati shakisiseni zila dzedu kakale tidzilike,
ngono tishandukile kuna Yahwe.
41 Ngatizhuleni mimoyo yedu timilidzile maboko edu
ku Ndzimu u kudzimu titi,
42 “Takatjinya tikapanduka,
ngono amuzowotizwiibhatigwa.
43 “Makazwifukidza nge gwadzamoyo mukatitatamila
mukatibulaya musina ngoni.
44 Makazwifukidza nge gole,
kuti kushete ntembezelo ungaswika kumuli.
45 Makati thama tikabe shambgwa ne malala
pakati kwe zwitjaba.
46 “Zwita zose zwedu
zwakati zhulila milomo yazo zotituka.
47 Lutjo ne bhuzhu zwimbeli kwedu,
paladziwa ne golomodzo zwakatilingisana.”
48 Misenya ye mishodzi inowunga kudwa mu mesho angu,
ngoti bathu bakanyi kwangu balobesiwa.
49 “Mesho angu anowowunga mishodzi
nge kusingapele, asina kunyaluluka,
50 kudzina Yahwe belinga pasi bali pezhugwi
kubona tjinoshingikala.
51 Zwandinobona zondizhisila buyendasi mu moyo wangu,
ngekwe kudziyila kwe bakololokadzi be nzi wangu nkulu.
52 “Zwita zwangu zwakabe zwakandibengela suli,
zwakabe zwindivima se nyuni.
53 Zwakagwisa kupedza butjilo gwangu
nge kundilashila mu gomba,
zwikandikikithidza nge mabgwe,
54 vula ikandima pa thong'omana
ngono azwidwa nditi ndafa tjose.
55 “Ndakadana zina lenyu imwi Yahwe,
ndili pasi pasi mu gomba.
56 Makahwa kukumbila kwangu,
musizwine zebe dzenyu andililila kumuli
ndikumbila bhatsho.
57 Makasedzela pandili pandakabe ndimudana,
ngono makati kundili ‘Usitje!’
58 “Imwi She makatola ndebo yangu,
makadzutunula butjilo gwangu.
59 Yahwe makabona kuti ndakasundigwa nlandu tjini,
sumikilisani ndebo yangu.
60 Makabona kuti bakabe bali zhele kubgwilizila kungapani
ne njanga dzabakandilukila.
61 “Imwi Yahwe makahwa masapa azo,
ne kundilukila njanga kwazo,
62 milomo ne mikumbulu ye zwita zwangu
dzobhayana nami zhuba lose koga.
63 Tongobonani koga, abegala kene bema,
tjabo hwundidadila koga nge njimbo dzabo.
64 “Muzwibgwilizile itjo tjakazwilingisana imwi Yahwe,
kuyendidzana ne tjazwakathama.
65 Tundubadzani mimoyo yazo,
bhiso lenyu liwile muzwili.
66 Muzwitatamile nge bushongola muzwilobese,
mu zhuzhugwi la Yahwe.”
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