Mapisarema 121

1 Rwiyo rworwendo. Ndinosimudzira meso angu kumakomo, kubatsirwa kwangu kunobvepiko?

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. I look to the hills—but is that where my help comes from?

2 Rubatsiro rwangu runobva kuna Jehovha, muiti wokudenga napasi.

My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

3 Haangatenderi rutsoka rwako kuti rutedzemuke, muchengeti wako haangakotsiri;

He will not let you fall; he who watches over you won't fall asleep.

4 zvirokwazvo, muchengeti waIsraeri haangakotsiri kana kuvata.

In fact he who watches over you doesn't take naps or fall asleep.

5 Jehovha anokurinda, Jehovha ndiye mumvuri wako kuruoko rwako rworudyi;

The Lord keeps watch over you; the Lord protects you; he stands right beside you.

6 zuva haringakubayi masikati, kana mwedzi usiku.

The sun won't hurt you during the day, nor the moon at night.

7 Jehovha achakuchengeta pane zvose zvinokuvadza, iye acharinda upenyu hwako;

The Lord will protect you from all kinds of evil; he will keep you safe and sound.

8 Jehovha achakurinda pakubuda kwako napakupinda kwako, kubva zvino uye nokusingaperi.

The Lord will look after you when you leave, and when you return, now and forever.