Zabbuli 77
1 Ya Mukulu wa Bayimbi. Zabbuli ya Asafu. Nnaakaabirira Katonda ambeere, ddala nnaakaabirira Katonda nga musaba ampulire.
I cry out to God; I cry aloud to him, and he hears me.
2 Bwe nnali mu nnaku, nanoonya Mukama, ekiro kyonna ne ngolola emikono gyange obutakoowa; emmeeme yange neegaana okusanyusibwa.
Whenever have trouble, I pray to the Lord; all during the night I lift up my hands while I pray, [but] nothing causes me to be comforted.
3 Nakujjukiranga, Ayi Katonda ne nsinda, ne nfumiitiriza emmeeme yange n’ezirika.
When I think about God, I (despair/think that he will never help me); when I meditate about him, I am discouraged.
4 Tewaŋŋanya kwebaka; natawaanyizibwa nnyo ne sisobola kwogera.
[All during the night] he prevents me from sleeping; I am very worried, with the result that I do not know what to say.
5 Ne ndowooza ku biseera eby’edda, ne nzijukira emyaka egyayita.
I think about days that have passed; I remember [what happened in] previous years.
6 Najjukiranga ennyimba zange ekiro, ne nfumiitiriza nga bwe neebuuza mu mutima gwange nti:
I spend the whole night thinking [about things]; I meditate, and this is what I ask myself:
7 “Mukama anaatusuuliranga ddala ennaku zonna naataddayo kutulaga kisa kye?
“Will the Lord always reject us? Will he never again be pleased with us?
8 Okwagala kwe okutaggwaawo kukomedde ddala? Kye yasuubiza kibulidde ddala emirembe n’emirembe?
Has he stopped faithfully loving us? Will he not do for us what he promised to do?
9 Katonda yeerabidde ekisa kye? Asunguwalidde ddala ne yeggyako n’okusaasira kwe?”
God promised to be merciful to us; has he forgotten that? Because he is angry [with us], has he decided to not be kind to us?”
10 Awo ne ndowooza nti, “Ebyo bye mmanyi eby’emyaka emingi eby’omukono ogwa ddyo ogw’oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo.”
Then I said, “What causes me to be [very] sad is that [it seems that] God, who is greater than any other god, is no longer powerful.”
11 Nnajjukiranga ebikolwa bya Mukama, weewaawo, nnajjukiranga ebyamagero byo eby’edda.
[But then], Yahweh, I recall/remember your great deeds; I remember the wonderful things that you did in the past.
12 Nnaafumiitirizanga ku bikolwa byo byonna eby’amaanyi; nnaalowoozanga ku byamagero byo byonna.
I meditate on all that you have done, and I think about your mighty acts.
13 Ekkubo lyo, Ayi Katonda, liri mu watukuvu. Tewali katonda yenkana Katonda waffe.
God, everything that you do is holy; there is certainly no god [RHQ] who is great like you are!
14 Ggwe Katonda akola eby’amagero; era amaanyi go ogalaga mu mawanga.
You are God, the one who performs miracles; you showed to people of many people-groups that you are powerful.
15 Wanunula abantu bo n’omukono gwo, abazzukulu ba Yakobo ne Yusufu.
By your power [MTY] you rescued your people [from Egypt]; you saved those who were descendants of Jacob and [his son] Joseph.
16 Amazzi gaakulaba, Ayi Katonda; amazzi bwe gaakulaba ne gatya, n’obuziba ne bukankanira ddala.
[It was as though] the waters [of the Red Sea] saw you and became very afraid, and even the deepest part of the water shook.
17 Ebire byayiwa amazzi ne bivaamu n’okubwatuka, era n’obusaale bwo ne bubuna.
Rain poured down from the clouds [PRS]; it thundered [very loudly] [PRS], and lightning flashed in all directions.
18 Eddoboozi lyo ery’okubwatuka lyawulirwa mu kikuŋŋunta okumyansa kwo ne kumulisa ensi. Ensi n’ekankana n’enyeenyezebwa.
Thunder crashed in the whirlwind, and lightning (lit up/flashed across) the entire sky [HYP]; the earth shook violently [DOU].
19 Ekkubo lyo lyali mu nnyanja; wayita mu mazzi amangi, naye ebigere mwe walinnya tebyalabika.
[Then] you walked through the sea on a path that you made through the deep water, but your footprints could not be seen.
20 Wakulembera abantu bo ng’ekisibo, nga bali mu mikono gya Musa ne Alooni.
You led your people like [a shepherd leads his] flock [of sheep], while Moses and Aaron were the leaders [of your people].
