Psalms 87

1 The city that Yahweh established is on his sacred hill.

Mji aliouanzisha umesimama juu ya mlima mtakatifu;

2 He loves that city, Jerusalem, more than he loves any other city in Israel.

Yahwe anapenda zaidi malango ya Sayuni kuliko mahema yote ya Yakobo.

3 [You people in] [APO] the city that God (owns/lives in), people say wonderful things about your city.

Mambo matukufu yamesemwa kwako, mji wa Mungu. (Selah)

4 [Some of those who know about God are the people of] Egypt and Babylonia, and also [the people of] Philistia and Tyre and Ethiopia; [some day they all] will say, “[Although I was not born in Jerusalem], [because I belong to Yahweh, it is as though] I was born there.”

Ninataja Rahabu na Babeli kwa wafuasi wangu. Tazama, Filisti, na Tiro, pamoja na Ethiopia nao watasema, 'Huyu alizaliwa humo.'”

5 And concerning Jerusalem, people will say [“It is as though] everyone was born there, and Almighty God will cause that city to remain strong/safe/secure.”

Itasemwa juu ya Sayuni, “Kila mmoja wa hawa alizaliwa katika yeye; na yeye Aliye Juu atamuimarisha.

6 Yahweh will write a list of [the names of] the people of various groups [who belong to him], and he will say that [he considers them] all to be citizens of Jerusalem.

Yahwe anaandika katika kitabau cha sensa ya mataifa, “Huyu alizaliwa humo.” (Selah)

7 They will all dance and sing, saying, “Jerusalem is the source of all our blessings.”

Hivyo waimbaji na wachezaji kwa pamoja waseme, “chemchem zangu zimo kwako.”