Zabbuli 69
1 Ya Mukulu wa Bayimbi. Mu ddoboozi ery’Amalanga. Zabbuli ya Dawudi. Ondokole, Ayi Katonda, kubanga amazzi gandi mu bulago.
For the music director. To the tune “Lilies.” A psalm of David. God, please save me, because the water is up to my neck!
2 Ntubira mu bitosi nga sirina we nnywereza kigere. Ntuuse ebuziba n’amataba gansaanikira.
I'm sinking deeper into the mud—there's no solid ground for me to stand. I find myself in deep water; floods wash over me.
3 Ndajanye ne nkoowa, n’emimiro ginkaze. Amaaso ganzizeeko ekifu gakooye olw’okutunula enkaliriza nga nnindirira Katonda wange.
I'm so tired of screaming out for help my throat is totally raw. My eyes are worn out looking for my God to help me.
4 Abo abankyayira obwereere bangi okusinga enviiri ez’oku mutwe gwange; abalabe bange bangi abannoonya okunzita awatali nsonga; ne mpalirizibwa mbaddizeewo ekyo kye sibbanga.
Those who hate me for no reason are more than the number of hairs on my head. Many enemies try to destroy me by telling lies. How can I give back what I didn't steal?
5 Ayi Katonda, omanyi obusirusiru bwange, n’okusobya kwange tekukukwekeddwa.
God, you know how foolish I am! My sins are not hidden from you.
6 Sisaana kuswaza abo abakwesiga, Ayi Mukama, Mukama ow’Eggye. Abo abakunoonya baleme kuswazibwa ku lwange, Ayi Katonda wa Isirayiri.
Don't let those who trust you be ashamed because of me, Lord God Almighty. Don't let those who follow you be disgraced because of me, God of Israel.
7 Ngumiikirizza okuvumwa ku lulwo, n’amaaso gange ne gajjula ensonyi.
For your sake I put up with the insults; my face shows my embarrassment.
8 Nfuuse nga omugwira eri baganda bange, munnaggwanga eri abaana ba mmange.
I have become a foreigner to my brother Israelites; a stranger to my very own brothers.
9 Nzijudde obuggya olw’ennyumba yo, n’abo abakuvuma bavuma nze.
My devotion for your house is burning me up inside; the insults of those who insulted you have fallen on me.
10 Bwe nkaaba ne nsiiba, ekyo nakyo ne kinvumisa.
I wept and I fasted, but they mocked me;
11 Bwe nnyambala ebibukutu ne nfuuka eky’okuzanyisa kyabwe.
I mourned in sackcloth, but they laughed at me.
12 Abo abatuula ku mulyango gw’ekibuga banduulira, era nfuuse luyimba lw’abatamiivu.
People sitting by the town gate gossip about me. I'm the subject of rude songs sung by drunks.
13 Naye nze, Ayi Mukama, nsaba ggwe, mu kiseera eky’ekisa kyo. Olw’okwagala kwo okungi, onnyanukule, Ayi Katonda, ondokole nga bwe wasuubiza.
But my prayer is to you, Lord, believing this is a good time to respond to me. God, in your wonderful trustworthy love, answer me with your sure salvation.
14 Onnyinyulule mu ttosi nneme okutubira; omponye abankyawa, onzigye mu mazzi amangi;
Please rescue me from the mud—don't let me sink! Save me from those who hate me and from drowning in the deep waters!
15 amataba galeme okumbuutikira n’obuziba okunsanyaawo, n’ennyanja ereme okummira.
Don't let the flood waters wash over me. Don't let the deep waters pull me down. Don't let the grave close over me.
16 Onnyanukule, Ayi Mukama olw’obulungi bw’okwagala kwo; onkyukire olw’okusaasira kwo okungi.
Please answer my prayers, Lord, for you are good and love me with your trustworthy love; because of your kindness, please help me.
17 Tokisa muddu wo maaso go; yanguwa okunziramu, kubanga ndi mu kabi.
Don't turn away from me, your servant. Please answer me quickly because I'm in trouble.
18 Onsemberere onziruukirire, onnunule mu balabe bange.
Come here and rescue me; set me free from my enemies.
19 Omanyi bwe nsekererwa, ne bwe nswazibwa ne bwe siteekebwamu kitiibwa, era n’abalabe bange bonna obamanyi.
You—you know my shame, my disgrace, my humiliation. You see everything my enemies are doing.
20 Okusekererwa kunkutudde omutima era kummazeemu amaanyi. Nanoonya okusaasirwa ne kumbula, n’ow’okumpooyawooya naye nga simulaba.
Insults have broken my heart—I am so sick there is no cure. I looked for some sympathy, but there was no one! Nobody showed me any compassion.
21 Mu kifo ky’emmere bampa mususa, era bwe nalumwa ennyonta bampa nkaatu.
Instead they gave me bitter herbs to eat and vinegar to drink.
22 Emmere yaabwe gye bategese okulya ebafuukire ekyambika, n’embaga zaabwe ez’ebiweebwayo zibafuukire omutego.
May the table set before them become a trap for them, a net that catches them, bringing punishment.
23 Amaaso gaabwe gazibe baleme okulaba, n’emigongo gyabwe gyewetenga ennaku zonna.
May their eyes become blind so they cannot see, and may their backs always be bent low in dejection.
24 Bayiweeko ekiruyi kyo, obamalewo n’obusungu obw’amaanyi go obungi.
Pour out your judgment on them; chase them down in your fierce anger.
25 Ebifo byabwe bifuuke bifulukwa, waleme kubaawo n’omu abeera mu weema zaabwe.
Let the places where they live be deserted. Let their homes be abandoned.
26 Kubanga bayigganya oyo gw’ofumise, ne boogera ku bulumi bw’oyo gw’olumizza.
For they persecute those you have punished, and make it even more painful for those you have disciplined.
27 Bavunaane omusango kina gumu, era tobaganya kugabana ku bulokozi bwo.
Punish them for the evil they have done. Don't acquit them.
28 Bawanduukululwe mu kitabo ky’obulamu; baleme kulabika ku lukalala lw’abatuukirivu.
Blot out their names from the Book of Life. Don't let them be listed with those who do right.
29 Ndi mu bulumi era mu nnaku; obulokozi bwo, Ayi Katonda, bunkuume.
But I am suffering and in physical pain. God, please save me and keep me safe.
30 Nnaatenderezanga erinnya lya Katonda nga nnyimba; nnaamugulumizanga n’okwebaza.
I will praise God's character in song; I will say how incredible he is and how thankful I am.
31 Kino kinaasanyusanga Mukama okusinga okumuwa ente ennume, oba okumuwa seddume n’amayembe gaayo, n’ebigere byayo.
The Lord is happier with this than with offering animals as sacrifices: cattle, or bulls with horns and hooves.
32 Abaavu banaakirabanga ne basanyuka; mmwe abanoonya Katonda omutima gwammwe ne gubeera omulamu.
The humble will see this and be happy. May God encourage everyone who comes to him.
33 Kubanga Mukama awulira abo abali mu kwetaaga, era ababe ne bwe baba mu busibe, tabanyooma.
God hears the poor, and he does not ignore his people who are in prison.
34 Kale eggulu n’ensi bimutenderezenga awamu n’ennyanja zonna n’ebyo ebizirimu.
Praise him heaven and earth, the seas and everything that lives in them!
35 Kubanga Katonda alirokola Sayuuni, n’ebibuga bya Yuda n’abizimba buggya, abantu ne babibeerangamu nga byabwe.
For God will save Zion, and rebuild the cities of Judah. They will live there and own the land.
36 Abaana b’abaweereza be balikisikira; n’abo abaagala erinnya lya Mukama omwo mmwe banaabeeranga.
The descendants of those who follow him will inherit the land, and those who love him will live there.
