Zabbuli 34
1 Ya Dawudi. Bwe yeefuula okuba omugu w’eddalu mu maaso ga Abimereki, oluvannyuma eyamugoba, era naye n’amuviira. Nnaagulumizanga Mukama buli kiseera, akamwa kange kanaamutenderezanga bulijjo.
I will always thank Yahweh; I will constantly praise him [MTY].
2 Omwoyo gwange guneenyumiririzanga mu Mukama; ababonyaabonyezebwa bawulire bajaguzenga.
I will boast about what Yahweh [has done]. All those who are oppressed/discouraged should hear me and rejoice.
3 Kale tutendereze Mukama, ffenna tugulumizenga erinnya lye.
Join with me in telling others that Yahweh is great! You and I should together proclaim how glorious he is!
4 Nanoonya Mukama, n’annyanukula; n’ammalamu okutya kwonna.
I prayed to Yahweh, and he (answered my prayer/did what I asked him to do); he rescued me from [all those who caused me] to be afraid.
5 Abamwesiga banajjulanga essanyu, era tebaaswalenga.
Those who trust [IDM] that he [will help them] will be joyful; (they will never be disappointed/he will always do for them the things that he promises) [LIT].
6 Omunaku ono yakoowoola Mukama n’amwanukula, n’amumalako ebyali bimuteganya byonna.
I was miserable/helpless, but I called out to Yahweh, and he heard me. He rescued me from all my troubles.
7 Malayika wa Mukama yeebungulula abo abatya Mukama, n’abawonya.
An angel from Yahweh guards those who revere him, and the angel rescues them.
8 Mulegeeko mulabe nga Mukama bw’ali omulungi! Balina omukisa abaddukira gy’ali.
Find out for yourself, and you will experience that Yahweh is good to you! He is very pleased with those who ask him to protect them.
9 Musseemu Mukama ekitiibwa mmwe abatukuvu be, kubanga abamutya tebaajulenga.
All you who belong to him, revere him! Those who do that will always have the things that they need [LIT].
10 Empologoma zirumwa enjala ne ziggwaamu amaanyi; naye abo abanoonya Mukama, ebirungi tebiibaggwengako.
Lions [are usually] very strong, [but sometimes] even young lions are hungry and become weak, but those who trust in Yahweh will (have everything/not lack any good thing) [LIT] [that they need].
11 Mujje wano baana bange, mumpulirize; mbayigirize okutya Mukama.
You (who are my students/whom I teach), come and listen to me, and I will teach you how to revere Yahweh.
12 Oyagala okuwangaala mu bulamu obulungi, okuba mu ssanyu emyaka emingi?
If [RHQ] any of you wants to enjoy life and have a good long life,
13 Olulimi lwo lukuumenga luleme okwogera ebitasaana, n’akamwa ko kaleme okwogera eby’obulimba.
do not say anything that is evil! Do not tell lies!
14 Lekeraawo okukola ebibi, okolenga ebirungi; noonya emirembe era ogigobererenga.
Turn away from doing evil, and do what is good! Always try hard to enable people to live peacefully [with each other.]
15 Amaaso ga Mukama gatunuulira abo abatuukirivu, n’amatu ge gawulira okukaaba kwabwe.
Yahweh [MTY] carefully watches over those who [act] righteously; he always responds [MTY] to them when they call [to him for help].
16 Mukama amaliridde okumalawo abakola ebibi, okubasaanyizaawo ddala n’obutaddayo kujjukirwa ku nsi.
But Yahweh [SYN] (is opposed to/turns away from) those who do what is evil. [And after they die], people will forget them completely.
17 Abatuukirivu bakoowoola Mukama n’abawulira n’abawonya mu byonna ebiba bibateganya.
Yahweh hears righteous people when they call out to him; he rescues them from all their troubles.
18 Mukama abeera kumpi n’abalina emitima egimenyese, era alokola abo abalina emyoyo egyennyise.
Yahweh is always ready to help those who are discouraged; he rescues those who have nothing good to hope for.
19 Omuntu omutuukirivu ayinza n’okuba n’ebizibu bingi, naye byonna Mukama abimuyisaamu.
Righteous people may have many troubles, but Yahweh rescues them from all those troubles.
20 Amagumba ge gonna Mukama agakuuma, ne watabaawo na limu limenyeka.
Yahweh protects them from being harmed; [when their enemies attack them], they will not break any bones of those righteous people.
21 Ekibi kiritta abakola ebibi, n’abalabe b’abatuukirivu balibonerezebwa.
Wicked people will be killed by their own evil deeds (OR, by [people doing to them] the same evil things [that the wicked do to others]) [PRS], and Yahweh will punish those who oppose righteous people.
22 Mukama anunula abaweereza be; so tewali n’omu ku abo abaddukira gy’ali alibonerezebwa.
Yahweh will save those who serve him. He will (not condemn/forgive) [LIT] those who trust in him.
