< Mapisarema 147 >
1 Rumbidzai Jehovha. Zvakanaka sei kuimbira Mwari wedu nziyo dzokurumbidza, zvinofadza uye zvakafanira sei kumurumbidza!
Dumisani uThixo. Kuhle kangakanani ukuhlabela indumiso kuNkulunkulu wethu, kumnandi njalo kufanele ukumbonga!
2 Jehovha anovaka Jerusarema; anounganidza vakadzingwa vaIsraeri.
UThixo uyalakha iJerusalema; aqoqe labo abahlakazekileyo baka-Israyeli.
3 Anoporesa vane mwoyo yakaputsika, uye anosunga maronda avo.
Uyabathoba abadabukileyo enhliziyweni abophe amanxeba abo.
4 Anotara kuwanda kwenyeredzi, anodana imwe neimwe nezita rayo.
Umisile ubunengi bezinkanyezi aziqambe leyo laleyo ngamabizo.
5 Ishe wedu mukuru uye ane simba guru; kunzwisisa kwake hakuperi.
INkosi yethu inkulu, njalo makhulu amandla ayo; ukuzwisisa kwayo kakulamkhawulo.
6 Jehovha anotsigira vanozvininipisa, asi anowisira pasi vakaipa.
UThixo uyabasekela abathobekileyo kodwa abaphosele phansi ababi.
7 Imbirai Jehovha nokuvonga; muimbire Mwari wedu nziyo dzokurumbidza nembira.
Hlabelani kuThixo ngokubonga; litshaye amachacho kuNkulunkulu wethu.
8 Anofukidza denga namakore; anopa nyika mvura, uye anomeresa uswa pazvikomo.
Uyembesa umkhathi ngamayezi; awuphe umhlaba izulu njalo akhulise utshani ezintabeni.
9 Anopa mombe zvokudya navana vamakunguo pavanochema.
Unika inkomo utshani aphe lamatsiyane amawabayi nxa esekhala.
10 Mufaro wake hausi musimba rebhiza, uye mufaro wake hausi pamakumbo omunhu;
Ukuthokoza kwakhe kakukho emandleni ebhiza, loba injabulo yakhe ekuqineni kwemilenze yomuntu;
11 Jehovha anofadzwa naavo vanomutya, vanoisa tariro yavo parudo rwake rusingaperi.
UThixo uthokoza ngalabo abamesabayo, ababeka ithemba labo ethandweni lwakhe olungaphuthiyo.
12 Kudza Jehovha, iwe Jerusarema; rumbidza Mwari wako, iwe Zioni,
Umbabaze uThixo, Oh Jerusalema; dumisa uNkulunkulu wakho, Oh Ziyoni.
13 nokuti anosimbisa mazariro amasuo ako, uye anoropafadza vanhu vako vari mauri.
Ngoba uyaqinisa imigoqo yamasango akho, abusise labantu bakho ngaphakathi kwakho.
14 Anopa rugare pamiganhu yako, uye anokugutsa nezviyo zvakaisvonaka.
Wenza ukuthula emikhawulweni yelizwe lakho. Njalo ukusuthisa ngamabele amahle kakhulu.
15 Anotuma murayiro wake kunyika; shoko rake rinomhanya kwazvo.
Uthumela umlayo wakhe emhlabeni; ilizwi lakhe ligijima masinyane.
16 Anowarira chando samakushe amakwai, uye anoparadzira chando samadota.
Wendlala ungqwaqwane njengoboya bezimvu ahaze iliqhwa njengomlotha.
17 Anokanda chimvuramabwe pasi sezvimedu. Ndianiko angamira kana chando chake charova?
Uphosela phansi isiqhotho sakhe njengamatshe. Ngubani ongamelana lomfutho wakhe olomqando na?
18 Anotuma shoko rake rigozvinyungudisa; anomutsa mhepo yake, mvura zhinji igoerera.
Uthumela ilizwi lakhe konke kuncibilike; aphephethise umoya wakhe amanzi ageleze.
19 Akazarurira Jakobho shoko rake, mirayiro yake nezvirevo zvake kuna Israeri.
Ulivezile ilizwi lakhe kuJakhobe, imithetho yakhe lezahlulelo ku-Israyeli.
20 Haana kumboita izvi kuno rumwe rudzi; havazivi mirayiro yake. Rumbidzai Jehovha.
Lokhu kazange akwenzele esinye isizwe; kaziyazi imithetho yakhe. Dumisani uThixo.