Psalms 114

1 At the time of the exodus of Israel from Egypt, when the descendants of Jacob left that foreign country,

Israeri akati abuda muIjipiti, imba yaJakobho ichibva kurudzi runo mutauro wokumwe,

2 the land of Judah became the Lord's sanctuary, Israel his kingdom.

Judha akava imba tsvene yaMwari, Israeri ushe hwake.

3 The Red Sea saw them and ran away; the Jordan River retreated.

Gungwa rakazviona rikatiza, Jorodhani rwakadzokera shure;

4 Mountains jumped in fright like rams, hills startled like lambs.

makomo akakwakuka samakondobwe, zvikomo samakwayana.

5 Red Sea—why did you run away? Jordan River—why did you retreat?

Haiwa gungwa, wakatizeiko, iwe Jorodhani zvawakadzokera shure,

6 Mountains—why did you jump in fright? Hills—why did you startle like lambs?

imi makomo zvamakakwakuka samakondobwe, nemi zvikomo, samakwayana?

7 Earth, tremble in the presence of the Lord, tremble in the presence of the God of Jacob!

Dedera, iwe nyika pamberi paShe, pamberi paMwari waJakobho,

8 He is the one who turned the rock into a pool of water; making water flow from the hard rock.

akashandura dombo rikava dziva, dombo rakaoma rikava matsime emvura.