Zabbuli 63
1 Zabbuli ya Dawudi, bwe yali mu ddungu lya Yuda. Ayi Katonda, oli Katonda wange, nkunoonya n’omutima gwange gwonna; emmeeme yange ekwetaaga, omubiri gwange gwonna gukuyaayaanira, nga nnina ennyonta ng’ali mu nsi enkalu omutali mazzi.
A psalm of David, when he was in the Judean desert. God, you are my God, I eagerly look for you. I am thirsty for you; all that I am longs for you in this dry, weary, waterless land.
2 Nkulabye ng’oli mu kifo kyo ekitukuvu, ne ndaba amaanyi go n’ekitiibwa kyo.
I see you in the Temple; I watch your power and glory.
3 Kubanga okwagala kwo okutaggwaawo kusinga obulamu; akamwa kange kanaakutenderezanga.
Your trustworthy love is better than life itself; I will praise you.
4 Bwe ntyo nnaakutenderezanga obulamu bwange bwonna; nnaayimusanga emikono gyange mu linnya lyo.
I will thank you as long as I live; I lift up my hands as I celebrate your wonderful character.
5 Emmeeme yange enekkutanga ebyassava n’obugagga; nnaayimbanga nga nkutendereza n’emimwa egy’essanyu.
You satisfy me more than the richest food; I will praise you with joyful songs.
6 Nkujjukira nga ndi ku kitanda kyange, era nkufumiitirizaako mu ssaawa ez’ekiro.
I think of you all night long as I lie on my bed meditating about you.
7 Olw’okuba ng’oli mubeezi wange, nnyimba nga ndi mu kisiikirize ky’ebiwaawaatiro byo.
For you are the one who helps me; I sing happily from under your wings.
8 Emmeeme yange yeekwata ku ggwe; omukono gwo ogwa ddyo gumpanirira.
I hold on to you; your strong arms lift me up.
9 Naye abo abannoonya okunzita balizikirizibwa, baliserengeta emagombe.
Those who are trying to destroy me will go down into the grave.
10 Balisaanawo n’ekitala; ne bafuuka emmere y’ebibe.
They will be killed by the sword; they will become food for jackals.
11 Naye ye kabaka anaajagulizanga mu Katonda; bonna abalayira mu linnya lya Katonda banaatenderezanga Katonda, naye akamwa k’abalimba kalisirisibwa.
But the king will be happy for what God has done. All who follow God will praise him, but those who tell lies will be silenced.
