Zabbuli 124

1 Oluyimba nga balinnya amadaala. Lwa Dawudi. Isirayiri agamba nti, singa Katonda teyali ku ludda lwaffe,

A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—

2 singa Katonda teyali ku ludda lwaffe abalabe baffe bwe baatulumba,

if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,

3 banditusaanyizzaawo mu kaseera buseera, obusungu bwabwe bwe bwatubuubuukirako.

when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,

4 Amataba g’obusungu bwabwe ganditusaanyizzaawo, ne mukoka n’atukulukutirako;

then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,

5 amazzi ag’obusungu bwabwe agayira ganditukuluggusizza.

then the raging waters would have swept us away.

6 Mukama atenderezebwe atatugabuddeeyo ne tutaagulwataagulwa amannyo gaabwe.

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

7 Tuwonye ng’ekinyonyi bwe kiva ku mutego gw’abatezi; omutego gukutuse, naffe tuwonye!

We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.

8 Okubeerwa kwaffe kuli mu linnya lya Mukama, eyakola eggulu n’ensi.

Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.