Ndzimu ne bathu bawo
1 Bhulutanani zwidiyo zwangu, imwi bathu bangu,
teedzani matama andinoleba.
2 Ndowozhula nlomo wangu apa ifaniso,
ndowozumbunula masumbesumbe muna zwa ntolo,
3 zwithu zwatakahwa tikazwiziba
zwatakabudziwa ndi bobatategulu bedu.
4 Atitowozwisumbikila bana babo,
towozwibudza tjizekugwana tjinozha,
gudzo le mishingo ya Yahwe, ne masimba abo,
ne makaabadzo abakathama.
5 Bakathama ndayo kuna Jakubo,
bakabiga nlayo mu Iziraela,
iwo wabakalaulila bobatategulu bedu
kuudiya bana babo.
6 Kuti ndizo tjizekugwana tjinozha tjiizibe,
bana basathu bakazwagwa,
banowomilika bakaibudza bana babo,
7 kuti ndizo babige kugalabgwe kwabo mu Ndzimu,
ne kusakangang'wa mishingo ye Ndzimu,
koga balondolodze milayo yawo,
8 kuti basitongodwa benga bobatategulu babo,
tjizekugwana tjakawoma nsholo kakale tje bupanduki,
tjizekugwana tje moyo wakabe ududumwa,
tje meya yakabe isingagalebgwe mu Ndzimu.
9 Baifureimi, bakabhata matati,
bakashanduka mu zhuba le ngwa.
10 Abazolondolodza tjidumano tje Ndzimu,
koga bakalamba kuyendidzana ne nlayo wawo.
11 Bakakangang'wa tjawakabe wathama,
ne makaabadzo awakabe wabalakidza.
12 Mu mesho a bobatategulu babo mu Egipiti
mu ntuthu we Zoani wakashinga makaabadzo.
13 Wakapalalanya vula ye gungwa ukabapitsha mu guli,
ukathama kuti vula ime se duluthulu.
14 Masikati wakabatungamila nge gole,
ngono busiku gose ukabatungamila nge tjedza tje moto.
15 Wakaphatula shongwe dzikazhuka mu tjilambanyika,
ukabang'wisa vula njinji se inodwa mu madziba akangina.
16 Wakathama wobana dzikadwa mu shongwe,
ukathama kuti vula iwungile pasi se njizi.
17 Koga bakadwilila beutjinyila kwakapindilila,
bepandukila Upezhugwi zhugwi bali mu tjilambanyika.
18 Bakalika Ndzimu mu mimoyo yabo
nge kushaka zojiwa zwabakabe beyemula kwazo.
19 Bakalebeleka kusakanaka ngekwe Ndzimu
beti, “Apa Ndzimu ungatilulwamisila
zojiwa mu tjilambanyika kene?
20 Nenguba akaloba shongwe vula ikatebukana
hwobana dzika wunga,
apa ne tjiwunga ungatipa itjobo,
kene ukapa bathu bawo nyama kene?”
21 Ndizo, Yahwe bakati behwa, bakazhala bushongola,
moto wabo wakathuta wakalingisana na Jakubo,
gwadzamoyo kwabo kukalingisana Iziraela,
22 ngobe bakabe basina bugalimoyo mu Ndzimu,
kakale basingagalebgwe simba lawo linotjidza.
23 Ipapa Yahwe belaya zhuzhugwi,
bakazhula mikoba ye kudzimu,
24 bakabanisila mana kuti baje,
bakabapa thunde le kudzimu.
25 Bathu bakaja tjiwunga tje batumwa be kudzimu,
bakabazhisila zojiwa zwakawanda.
26 Bakathama kuti phepo ye bhezhuba
ihwuhwudze mu mazhuzhugwi,
nge simba labo bakatungamila phepo ye burwa,
27 bakabadelusila pezhugwi kwabo
nyuni dzinowuluka dzili njinji se hwuluba,
dzili nyama njinji se nsetje we phili ye gungwa,
28 bakathama kuti dzizhe pa bugalo gwabo,
kupoteleka mishasha yabo.
29 Ngono bakaja bakaguta,
ngobe bakabapa tjabakabe beyemula kwazo.
30 Koga bakati basathu bakagutsha njemulo dzabo,
zojiwa zwitji mu milomo yabo,
31 bushongola gwe Ndzimu gukabamukila,
ngono ukabulaya bakasima tjose mubali,
ukalobesa bazhuzha bakakomba be Iziraela.
32 Pezhugwi kwa ikoku kose bakadwilila ngotjinya.
Pezhugwi kwe makaabadzo e Ndzimu abazogalamoyo.
33 Ndizo wakathama kuti mazhuba abo apele se mfemo,
ne makole abo abe mu lutjo.
34 Ndzimu wakati ubabulaya, bakaushaka,
bakashandukila kuuli nge malebeswa.
35 Bakakumbulukigwa kuti Ndzimu ndiwo shongwe yabo,
Ndzimu Upezhugwi zhugwi, ndzutunuli wabo.
36 Koga bakashaya lebeswa mu milomo yabo,
bakaunyepela nge ndimi dzabo.
37 Mimoyo yabo inodudumwa nge kwawo,
bakabe basina malebeswa mu tjidumano tjawo.
38 Ipapa iwo una ngoni,
wakazwiibhatigwa matjinyo abo,
ngono ukasibalobese,
kanjinji wakazwidziba mu kugwadza moyo kwawo,
ngono ukasimuse bushongola gwawo gose.
39 Wakakumbula kuti bani, koga ba nyama, bathu koga,
phepo inopinda isingatjowoshanduka kakale.
40 Ndikanjinji seni beupandukila pakati kwe shango,
kakale bakauhwisa zogwadza mu tjilambanyika!
41 Bakalika Ndzimu bepaphulula kanjinji,
beshongola N'yengemali we Iziraela.
42 Abazotongo kumbula simba lawo,
kene zhuba lawakabadzutunula mu tjita.
43 Pawakalakidza zwilakidzo zwawo mu Egipiti,
ne matjenamiso awo mu ntuthu we Zoani.
44 Wakashandula vula dze njizi dzabo dzikabe malopa,
kuti ndizo basitongong'wa mu wobana dzabo.
45 Wakabatumila nlunda we thuzi, dzakabaluma
ne mazhula, zwakabakolomola.
46 Zwiling'wa zwabo wakazwipa zwikonyana,
ne zwizwalo zwazo zwikapiwa phashu.
47 Wakabulaya mizhambi yabo nge tjivulamabgwe,
mipaya ukaibulaya nge makaa.
48 Wakabulaya ng'ombe dzabo nge tjivulamabgwe,
wakalobesa zwithuwo zwabo nge vula.
49 Wakabaligila bushongola gunotjisa,
bushongola ne kugwadzamoyo ne buyendasi,
kuli batumwa be kudzimu banokolomola.
50 Wakathamila kugwadzamoyo kwawo zila,
awuzobapitsha lufu,
koga wakalonga butjilo gwabo mu magwadzi.
51 Wakabulaya mbano dzose dze Egipiti
bana be kutanga be simba le nthu mu mishasha ya Hamu.
52 Ndizo ukatungamila bathu bawo se pkhwizi,
ukabatungamila mu tjilambanyika se zwithuwo.
53 Wakabatungamila, wakabatjengeta mu mbatsha,
kuti ndizo basitje, koga gungwa gukakwididza zwita zwabo.
54 Wakabaswikisa ku duthu lawo lakayengemala,
ku dombo lawazwitolela nge luboko gwawo gwe luji ngokunda.
55 Wakatata zwitjaba mbeli kwabo,
wakabapa shango kube lukata gwabo,
ukagadza njudzi dze Iziraela mu mizi yadzo.
56 Koga bakalika kakale bakapandukila Ndzimu Upezhugwi zhugwi,
abazolondolodza ndayo dzawo,
57 bakashandukila ntome bakathama bupitipiti sa bobatategulu babo,
basingagalikebgwe se dati lakapeyama.
58 Ngobe bakaukutha, bakaugwadzisamoyo nge magalo abo apezhugwi,
bakaulonga fupa nge midzimwana yabo.
59 Ndzimu wakati uhwa, ukazhala bushongola,
ukalasha Iziraela tjose.
60 Ukasiya bugalo gwawo guku Shilo,
nshasha wawakabe ugala pakati kwe bathu.
61 Ukayisa bhokisi le simba lawo ku busungwa,
gudzo lawo ukaliyisa ku luboko gwe tjita.
62 Ukaletjedza bathu bawo kubulawa nge thumo,
ukazhulila bushongola gwawo mu lukata gwawo.
63 Moto wakalotesa bazhuzha babo,
baanadi babo bakasibe ne lumbo gwe ndobolo.
64 Bapirisiti babo bakabulawa nge bukanu,
tjilikadzi dzabo dzikasitongobe mu tjililo.
65 Ndizo She bakamuka sebanomuka mu hwope,
se mbayani wakasima ekuwa ngobe ang'wa nkumbi we zhambi.
66 Wakabgwiliza zwita zwawo shule,
wakababhatisa shoni nge kusingapele.
67 Wakalamba nshasha wa Josefa,
awuzoshalula ludzi gwa Ifureimi,
68 koga wakashalula ludzi gwa Juda,
Dombo le Ziyoni, ilo launoda.
69 Wakabaka bugalo gwawo gwakayengemala gukanga mazhuzhugwi,
se shango, iyo yawakathama kuti igale nge kusingapele.
70 Wakashalula nlanda wawo Dafite,
wakantola ali mu matanga e pkhwizi,
71 wakan'dusa mu kutjengeta pkhwizi zwele
kuti abe nlisi we bathu bawo be ludzi gwa Jakubo,
Baiziraela, lukata gwawo.
72 Wakabatjengeta nge moyo wakatambunuka,
ngono wakabatungamila nge bunyambi gwe luboko gugwe.
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