Zabbuli 81
1 Ya Mukulu wa Bayimbi. Zabbuli ya Asafu. Mumuyimbire nnyo n’essanyu Katonda amaanyi gaffe; muyimuse waggulu amaloboozi gammwe eri Katonda wa Yakobo!
For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
2 Mutandike okuyimba, mukube ebitaasa n’ennanga evuga obulungi ey’enkoba awamu n’entongooli.
Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
3 Mufuuwe eŋŋombe ng’omwezi gwakaboneka, era mugifuuwe nga gwa ggabogabo, ku lunaku olw’embaga yaffe.
Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
4 Ekyo kye kiragiro eri Isirayiri, lye tteeka lya Katonda wa Yakobo.
For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
5 Yaliteekera Yusufu, Katonda bwe yalumba ensi ya Misiri; gye nawulirira olulimi olwannema okutegeera.
He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
6 “Nnamutikkula omugugu okuva ku kibegabega kye; n’emikono gye ne ngiwummuza okusitula ebisero.
“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
7 Mwankoowoola nga muli mu nnaku ne mbadduukirira ne mbawonya, nabaanukulira mu kubwatuka mu kire; ne mbagezesa ku mazzi ag’e Meriba.
You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
8 Muwulire, mmwe abantu bange, nga mbalabula. Singa onompuliriza, ggwe Isirayiri!
Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!
9 Temubeeranga na katonda mulala, wadde okuvuunamira katonda omulala yenna.
There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
10 Nze Mukama Katonda wo, eyakuggya mu nsi y’e Misiri. Yasamya akamwa ko, nange nnaakajjuza.
I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
11 “Naye abantu bange tebampuliriza; Isirayiri teyaŋŋondera.
But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
12 Nange ne mbawaayo eri obujeemu bw’omutima gwabwe, okugoberera ebyo bye baagala.
So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
13 “Singa abantu bange bampuliriza; singa Isirayiri agondera ebiragiro byange,
If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
14 mangwago nandirwanyisizza abalabe baabwe, ne mbawangula.
how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
15 Abo abakyawa Mukama ne beegonza gy’ali; ekibonerezo kyabwe kya mirembe gyonna.
Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
16 Naye ggwe, Isirayiri, nandikuliisizza eŋŋaano esingira ddala obulungi, ne nkukkusa omubisi gw’enjuki nga guva mu lwazi.”
But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
