Zabbuli 129

1 Oluyimba nga balinnya amadaala. Isirayiri ayogere nti, “Bambonyaabonyezza nnyo okuva mu buvubuka bwange.”

A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth — oh let Israel say —

2 Ddala bambonyaabonyezza nnyo okuva mu buvubuka bwange; naye tebampangudde.

Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.

3 Newaakubadde ng’omugongo gwange gujjudde enkovu olw’embooko ze bankubye era ne gulabika nga kwe bayisizza ekyuma ekirima,

The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.

4 kyokka Mukama mutuukirivu; amenyeemenye enjegere z’abakola ebibi.

Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

5 Abo bonna abakyawa Sayuuni bagobebwe era bazzibweyo emabega nga baswadde.

Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;

6 Babeere ng’omuddo ogumera waggulu ku nnyumba, oguwotoka nga tegunnakula.

Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,

7 Omukunguzi tagufaako, n’oyo asiba ebinywa agunyooma.

Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;

8 Wadde abayitawo baleme kwogera nti, “Omukisa gwa Mukama gube ku mmwe. Tubasabidde omukisa mu linnya lya Mukama.”

Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!