< Zabbuli 122 >
1 Oluyimba nga balinnya amadaala. Lwa Dawudi. Nasanyuka bwe baŋŋamba nti, “Tugende mu nnyumba ya Mukama!”
A Song of degrees. Of David. I rejoiced when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Jehovah.
2 Ebigere byaffe biyimiridde mu miryango gyo, Ayi Yerusaalemi.
Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
3 Yerusaalemi yazimbibwa okuba ekibuga ekinywevu ekiyimiridde awamu.
Jerusalem, which art built as a city that is compact together,
4 Eyo ebika byonna gye biraga, ebika bya Mukama, okutendereza erinnya lya Mukama ng’ebiragiro ebyaweebwa Isirayiri bwe biri.
Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of Jah, a testimony to Israel, to give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.
5 Eyo entebe ez’okusalirako emisango gye zaateekebwa; z’entebe ez’obwakabaka ez’ennyumba ya Dawudi.
For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of the house of David.
6 Musabirenga Yerusaalemi emirembe: “Abo abakwagala bafune ebirungi.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
7 Emirembe gibeerenga munda w’ebisenge byo; n’amayumba go amanene gabeerenga n’omukisa era nga manywevu.”
Peace be within thy bulwarks, prosperity within thy palaces.
8 Olwa baganda bange ne mikwano gyange nnaayogeranga nti, “Emirembe gibeerenga mu ggwe.”
For my brethren and companions' sakes I will say, Peace be within thee!
9 Olw’obulungi bw’ennyumba ya Mukama Katonda waffe, nnaanoonyanga okukulaakulana kwa Yerusaalemi.
Because of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.