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, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou [art] my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.
2 Nkulabye ng’oli mu kifo kyo ekitukuvu, ne ndaba amaanyi go n’ekitiibwa kyo.
So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.
3 Kubanga okwagala kwo okutaggwaawo kusinga obulamu; akamwa kange kanaakutenderezanga.
Because better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.
4 Bwe ntyo nnaakutenderezanga obulamu bwange bwonna; nnaayimusanga emikono gyange mu linnya lyo.
So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands.
5 Emmeeme yange enekkutanga ebyassava n’obugagga; nnaayimbanga nga nkutendereza n’emimwa egy’essanyu.
As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my mouth praise.
6 Nkujjukira nga ndi ku kitanda kyange, era nkufumiitirizaako mu ssaawa ez’ekiro.
If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches — I meditate on Thee.
7 Olw’okuba ng’oli mubeezi wange, nnyimba nga ndi mu kisiikirize ky’ebiwaawaatiro byo.
For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.
8 Emmeeme yange yeekwata ku ggwe; omukono gwo ogwa ddyo gumpanirira.
Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.
9 Naye abo abannoonya okunzita balizikirizibwa, baliserengeta emagombe.
And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.
10 Balisaanawo n’ekitala; ne bafuuka emmere y’ebibe.
They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.
11 Naye ye kabaka anaajagulizanga mu Katonda; bonna abalayira mu linnya lya Katonda banaatenderezanga Katonda, naye akamwa k’abalimba kalisirisibwa.
And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!
