< Mapisarema 136 >

1 Vongai Jehovha, nokuti akanaka:
Mwebaze Mukama kubanga mulungi,
2 Vongai Mwari wavamwari:
Mwebaze Katonda wa bakatonda bonna,
3 Vongai Ishe wamadzishe:
Mwebaze Mukama w’abafuzi,
4 iye oga anoita zvishamiso zvikuru,
Oyo yekka akola ebyamagero ebikulu,
5 iye akaita matenga nokunzwisisa kwake,
Oyo eyakola eggulu mu kutegeera kwe,
6 iye akatambanudza nyika pamusoro pemvura zhinji,
Oyo eyabamba ensi ku mazzi,
7 iye akaita zviedza zvikuru,
Oyo eyakola ebyaka ebinene,
8 zuva kuti ribate ushe masikati,
Enjuba yagikola okufuganga emisana,
9 mwedzi nenyeredzi kuti zvibate ushe usiku;
Omwezi n’emmunyeenye yabikola okufuganga ekiro,
10 iye akarova matangwe eIjipiti,
Oyo eyatta ababereberye b’Abamisiri,
11 uye akabudisa Israeri kubva pakati pavo,
N’aggya Isirayiri mu Misiri,
12 noruoko rune simba uye noruoko rwakatambanudzwa,
Yabaggyamu n’omukono gwe ogw’amaanyi gwe yagolola;
13 iye akaparadzanisa Gungwa Dzvuku napakati,
Oyo eyayawulamu amazzi g’Ennyanja Emyufu,
14 uye akayambutsa Israeri napakati paro,
N’ayisa abaana ba Isirayiri wakati waayo,
15 asi akakukura Faro nehondo yake muGungwa Dzvuku;
Naye n’asaanyaawo Falaawo n’eggye lye mu Nnyanja Emyufu;
16 iye akatungamirira vanhu vake nomugwenga,
Oyo eyakulembera abantu be mu ddungu,
17 akarova madzimambo makuru,
Ye yafufuggaza bakabaka abaatiikirivu,
18 uye akauraya madzimambo ane simba,
N’atta bakabaka ab’amaanyi,
19 Sihoni mambo wavaAmori,
Ye yatta ne Sikoni, kabaka w’Abamoli,
20 naOgi mambo weBhashani,
Era ye yatta ne Ogi kabaka wa Basani,
21 akavapa nyika yavo senhaka,
N’awaayo ensi yaabwe okuba obutaka,
22 nhaka kumuranda wake Israeri.
Okuba obutaka bwa Isirayiri omuddu we,
23 Iye akatirangarira pakudzikisirwa kwedu,
Oyo eyatujjukira nga tuweddemu ensa,
24 uye akatisunungura kubva pavavengi vedu,
N’atuwonya abalabe baffe,
25 uye anopa zvokudya kuzvisikwa zvose.
Oyo awa abantu n’ebiramu byonna ekyokulya,
26 Vongai Mwari wokudenga,
Kale mwebaze Katonda w’eggulu,

< Mapisarema 136 >