< 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.
Nkulunkulu, unguNkulunkulu wami, ngizakudinga ngovivi; umphefumulo wami womela wena; inyama yami iyakulangatha, elizweni elomileyo leligagadekileyo, elingelamanzi.
2 Nkulabye ng’oli mu kifo kyo ekitukuvu, ne ndaba amaanyi go n’ekitiibwa kyo.
Njengoba ngikubonile endaweni engcwele, ngibone amandla akho lobukhosi bakho.
3 Kubanga okwagala kwo okutaggwaawo kusinga obulamu; akamwa kange kanaakutenderezanga.
Ngoba uthandolomusa wakho lungcono kulempilo; indebe zami zizakudumisa.
4 Bwe ntyo nnaakutenderezanga obulamu bwange bwonna; nnaayimusanga emikono gyange mu linnya lyo.
Ngokunjalo ngizakubonga ngisaphila, ngiphakamise izandla zami ebizweni lakho.
5 Emmeeme yange enekkutanga ebyassava n’obugagga; nnaayimbanga nga nkutendereza n’emimwa egy’essanyu.
Umphefumulo wami uzasutha kungathi ngomnkantsho lamahwahwa, lomlomo wami uzadumisa ngezindebe ezithabisayo.
6 Nkujjukira nga ndi ku kitanda kyange, era nkufumiitirizaako mu ssaawa ez’ekiro.
Lapho ngikukhumbula embhedeni wami, emilindweni yebusuku ngizindla ngawe.
7 Olw’okuba ng’oli mubeezi wange, nnyimba nga ndi mu kisiikirize ky’ebiwaawaatiro byo.
Ngoba ubulusizo lwami, ngakho emthunzini wempiko zakho ngizahlabela ngithokoze.
8 Emmeeme yange yeekwata ku ggwe; omukono gwo ogwa ddyo gumpanirira.
Umphefumulo wami unamathele ekukulandeleni, isandla sakho sokunene siyangisekela.
9 Naye abo abannoonya okunzita balizikirizibwa, baliserengeta emagombe.
Kodwa abadinga umphefumulo wami ukuwuchitha bazakuya ezindaweni zomhlaba eziphansi.
10 Balisaanawo n’ekitala; ne bafuuka emmere y’ebibe.
Bazanikelwa emandleni enkemba, babe yisabelo samakhanka.
11 Naye ye kabaka anaajagulizanga mu Katonda; bonna abalayira mu linnya lya Katonda banaatenderezanga Katonda, naye akamwa k’abalimba kalisirisibwa.
Kodwa inkosi izathokoza kuNkulunkulu; wonke ofunga ngaye uzazincoma; kodwa umlomo wabaqamba amanga uzavalwa.