Zabbuli 124

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

[A Song of Ascents. By David.] If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, let Israel now say,

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

if it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, when men rose up against us;

3 banditusaanyizzaawo mu kaseera buseera, obusungu bwabwe bwe bwatubuubuukirako.

then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

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

then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul;

5 amazzi ag’obusungu bwabwe agayira ganditukuluggusizza.

then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

6 Mukama atenderezebwe atatugabuddeeyo ne tutaagulwataagulwa amannyo gaabwe.

Blessed be Jehovah, who has 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 has escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

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

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