Mapisarema 48

1 Rwiyo. Pisarema raVanakomana vaKora. Jehovha mukuru, uye anofanira kurumbidzwa kwazvo, muguta raMwari wedu, mugomo rake dzvene.

“A song and psalm by the sons of Korach.” Great is the Lord, and highly praised in the city of our God, [in] his holy mountain.

2 Rakanaka pakukwirira kwaro, mufaro wenyika yose. Sokumusoro-soro kweZafoni, ndizvo zvakaita Gomo reZioni, guta raMambo Mukuru.

A beautiful district, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, the farthest north, the city of the great King.

3 Mwari ari munhare dzaro; akazviratidza kwariri kuti ndiye nharirire yaro.

God is become known in her palaces as a defence.

4 Madzimambo akati abatanidza mauto, vakati vafamba pamwe chete kundorwa,

For, lo, the kings were assembled, they are passed away together.

5 vakariona vakashamiswa; vakatiza nokutya.

They indeed saw—[and] so they were astonished; they were terrified, they were confounded.

6 Vakabatwa nokudedera ipapo, nokurwadziwa sekwomukadzi osununguka.

Trembling seized on them there, pain, as on a woman in travail.

7 Makavaparadza sezvakaitwa zvikepe zveTashishi, zvakaputswa-putswa nemhepo yokumabvazuva.

With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tharshish.

8 Sezvatakanzwa, ndizvo zvataona, muguta raJehovha Wamasimba Ose, muguta raMwari wedu: Mwari anorisimbisa nokusingaperi. Sera

As we have heard, so have we seen [it] in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. (Selah)

9 Tiri mukati metemberi yenyu, imi Mwari, tinofungisisa nezvorudo rwenyu rusingaperi.

We have reflected on thy kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

10 Sezvakaita zita renyu, imi Mwari, kurumbidzwa kwenyu kunosvika kumagumo enyika; ruoko rwenyu rworudyi ruzere nokururama.

As thy name is, O God, so is thy praise over the ends of the earth: of righteousness is thy right hand full.

11 Gomo reZioni rinofarisisa, misha yeJudha inofara nokuda kwokutonga kwenyu.

Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

12 Famba-fambai muZioni, ripoteredzei, verengai shongwe dzaro,

Compass Zion about, and walk round about her; number her towers.

13 fungisisai zvakanaka nezvamasvingo aro, cherechedzai nhare dzaro, kuti mugotaura nezvazvo kuchizvarwa chinotevera.

Direct your mind to her outer wall, mark carefully her palaces: in order that ye may tell it to the latest generation.

14 Nokuti Mwari uyu ndiye Mwari wedu nokusingaperi-peri; iye achava muperekedzi wedu kusvikira kumagumo.

For this One is God, our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.