Zaburi 101

1 Zaburi mar Daudi. Abiro wer nikech herani gi berni; in ema abiro weroni wend pak, yaye Jehova Nyasaye.

Yahweh, I will sing to you! I will sing about [your] faithfully loving [us] (OR, my being loyal to you and acting justly/fairly [toward people]).

2 Abiro neno ni aritora mondo ngimana obed malongʼo chuth, ibiro biro ira karangʼo? Abiro dak e oda gi chuny malongʼo chuth.

[I promise that] while I rule people [MTY], I will behave in such a way that no one will be able to criticize me. Yahweh, (when will you come to [help] me?/I need you to come to [help] me.) [RHQ] I will do things that are right.

3 Ok abi yie neno gimoro amora mochido gi wengena. Achayo timbe joma chunygi richo; gik maricho ok adwar winjo kata gi ita.

I will not allow stay away from those who do what is evil [SYN]. I hate the deeds of those who ([turn away from/sin against]) you; I will (completely avoid those people/not allow those people to come near me).

4 Ok anabed gi paro mochido; bende kata paro mar timo richo ok anapar.

I will not be dishonest, and I will not have anything to do with evil (OR, evil people).

5 Ngʼato angʼata makuodho nyawadgi lingʼ-lingʼ abiro kwero mi lingʼ; ngʼato angʼata ma wangʼe tek kendo ma sungore gie chunye, ok anyal betgo amingʼa.

I will get rid of anyone who secretly slanders someone else, and I will not (tolerate/allow to be near me) anyone who is proud and arrogant [DOU].

6 Joma jo-adiera ema abiro keto wengena kuomgi; gin ema abiro yie dak kodgi; ngʼat ma wuodhe oriere tir ema biro tiyona.

I will approve of [IDM] people in this land who (are loyal to/faithfully [obey]) [God], and I will allow them to (live with/work for) me. I will allow those who behave in such a way that no one can criticize them to (serve me/be my officials).

7 Ok abi yiene ngʼama ohero miriambo mondo odag e oda; ngʼat moro amora mawacho miriambo ok nochungʼ e nyima.

I will not allow anyone who deceives others to work in my palace; no one who tells lies will be allowed to continually come to [work for] me.

8 Okinyi kokinyi abiro tieko joma timbegi richo modak e piny. Abiro nego ngʼato angʼata matimo richo ka agologi e dala mar Jehova Nyasaye.

Every day I will [try to] get rid of all the wicked people in this land; I will [do that by] expelling them from [this] city, which is Yahweh’s city.