Zabbuli 124

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

A Song of degrees of David. If [it had not been] the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

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

If [it had not been] the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

3 banditusaanyizzaawo mu kaseera buseera, obusungu bwabwe bwe bwatubuubuukirako.

Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:

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

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

5 amazzi ag’obusungu bwabwe agayira ganditukuluggusizza.

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

6 Mukama atenderezebwe atatugabuddeeyo ne tutaagulwataagulwa amannyo gaabwe.

Blessed [be] the LORD, who hath not given us [as] a prey to their teeth.

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

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

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.