Zabbuli 124

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

A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:

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

if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,

3 banditusaanyizzaawo mu kaseera buseera, obusungu bwabwe bwe bwatubuubuukirako.

perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us,

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

perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

5 amazzi ag’obusungu bwabwe agayira ganditukuluggusizza.

Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water.

6 Mukama atenderezebwe atatugabuddeeyo ne tutaagulwataagulwa amannyo gaabwe.

Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth.

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

Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.

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

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.