Zabbuli 95
1 Mujje tuyimbire Mukama; tuyimbire waggulu n’essanyu nga tutendereza Mukama Olwazi olw’obulokozi bwaffe.
Come, sing to Yahweh; sing joyfully to the one who protects us [MET] and saves us!
2 Tujje mu maaso ge n’okwebaza; tumuyimbire ennyimba ez’okumutendereza.
We should thank him as we come before him, and sing (joyful songs/joyfully) as we praise him.
3 Kubanga Mukama ye Katonda Omukulu; era Kabaka Omukulu asinga bakatonda bonna.
Because Yahweh is the great God, he is a great king [who rules] over all [other] gods.
4 Enkonko ez’ensi ziri mu mukono gwe; n’entikko z’ensozi nazo zize.
He rules over the whole earth, from the deepest places/caves to the highest mountains.
5 Ennyanja yiye, kubanga ye yagikola; n’emikono gye, gye gyabumba olukalu.
The seas are his, because he made them. He is [also] the one who [SYN] formed/made the dry land.
6 Mujje tusinze tuvuuname mu maaso ge; tufukamire mu maaso ga Mukama, Omutonzi waffe.
We should come, worship, and bow down before him. We should kneel before Yahweh, the one who made us.
7 Kubanga ye Katonda waffe, naffe tuli bantu ab’omu ddundiro lye, era tuli ndiga ze z’alabirira. Olwa leero bwe muwulira eddoboozi lye,
He is our God, and we are the people whom he takes care of [MET]; like sheep [that a shepherd] takes care of. Today, listen to what Yahweh is saying to you.
8 “Temukakanyaza mitima gyammwe nga bwe kyali e Meriba, ne ku lunaku luli e Maasa mu ddungu;
He says, “Do not become stubborn [IDM] like [your ancestors] did at Meribah, and like [they did] at Massah in the desert.
9 bajjajjammwe gye bangezesa; newaakubadde baali baalaba dda ebyamagero bye nakola.
There your ancestors (wanted to see/tried to determine) if they could do many very evil things [without my punishing them]. Even though they had seen me perform [many] miracles, they tested whether I [would continue to be patient with them].
10 Abantu b’omulembe ogwo ne mbasunguwalira okumala emyaka amakumi ana; ne ŋŋamba nti, ‘Be bantu abakyama mu mutima gwabwe, era tebamanyi makubo gange.’
For 40 years I was angry with those people, and I said, ‘Those people say that they want to please me, but they do things that I detest. They refuse to obey my commands.’
11 Kyennava ndayira nga nsunguwadde nti, ‘Tebaliyingira mu kiwummulo kyange.’”
So because I was very angry, I solemnly said/declared about them: ‘They will never enter [the land of Canaan] where I would have allowed them to rest!’”
