Mapisarema 128

1 Rwiyo rworwendo. Vakaropafadzwa vose vanotya Jehovha, vanofamba munzira dzake.

A Song of Ascents. How happy is every one that revereth Yahweh, who walketh in his ways!

2 Uchadya chibereko chokushanda kwako; maropafadzo nokubudirira zvichava zvako.

The labour of thine own hands, surely thou shalt eat. How happy thou, and well for thine!

3 Mukadzi wako achava somuzambiringa unobereka, pakati peimba yako; vanakomana vako vachaita samabukira omuorivhi, vakakomberedza tafura yako.

Thy wife, like a fruitful vine, within the recesses of thy house, —Thy children, like plantings of olive-trees, round about thy table.

4 Ndizvo zvakaita munhu akaropafadzwa, anotya Jehovha.

Lo! thus, shall be blessed the man who revereth Yahweh.

5 Jehovha ngaakuropafadzei kubva kuZioni, mazuva ose oupenyu hwenyu; muone henyu kubudirira kweJerusarema,

Yahweh will bless thee, out of Zion, —and behold thou the welfare of Jerusalem, all the days of thy life!

6 uye murarame kuti muone vana vavana venyu. Rugare ngaruve pana Israeri.

And behold thou thy children’s children, —Prosperity on Israel!