Mapisarema 97
1 Jehovha anobata ushe, nyika ngaifare; zviwi zviri kure ngazvifare.
Yahweh, hath become king, Let the earth exult, Let the multitude of coastlands rejoice.
2 Makore nerima guru zvakamukomberedza; kururama nokururamisira ndidzo nheyo dzechigaro chake choushe.
Clouds and thick darkness, are round about him, Righteousness and justice, are the establishing of his throne.
3 Moto unoenda mberi kwake uchipisa vavengi vake kumativi ose.
Fire, before him, proceedeth, That it may consume, round about, his adversaries.
4 Mheni yake inovhenekera pasi; nyika inozviona igodedera.
His lightnings, have illumined, the world, The earth, hath seen, and hath trembled;
5 Makomo anonyungudika senamo pamberi paJehovha, pamberi paIshe wenyika yose.
The mountains, like wax, have melted, At the presence of Yahweh, At the presence, of the Lord of all the earth.
6 Kudenga denga kunoparidza kururama kwake, uye vanhu vose vanoona kubwinya kwake.
The heavens, have declared, his righteousness, —And all the peoples, have seen, his glory.
7 Vose vanonamata zvifananidzo vanonyadziswa, avo vanozvirumbidza nezvifananidzo, munamatei, imi vamwari vose!
Let all who serve an image, be ashamed, They who boast themselves in things of nought, Bow down unto him, all ye gods.
8 Zioni rinonzwa rigofara uye misha yeJudha inofara nokuda kwezvamakatonga, imi Jehovha.
Zion, hath heard and rejoiced, And the daughters of Judah, have exulted, Because of thy righteous decisions, O Yahweh:
9 Nokuti imi, iyemi Jehovha, ndimi Wokumusoro-soro pasi pose; makasimudzirwa kupfuura vamwari vose.
For, thou, Yahweh, art Most High over all the earth, Greatly hast thou exalted thyself above all gods.
10 Vanoda Jehovha ngavavenge zvakaipa, nokuti anorinda upenyu kwavanhu vake vakatendeka uye anovarwira muruoko rwowakaipa.
Ye lovers of Yahweh! be haters of wrong, —He preserveth the lives of his men of lovingkindness, From the hand of the lawless, will he rescue them.
11 Chiedza chinovhenekera pamusoro pavakarurama, nomufaro pamusoro pavane mwoyo yakarurama.
Light, is sown for the righteous one, And, for the upright in heart, rejoicing:
12 Farai muna Jehovha, imi vakarurama, uye mukudze zita rake dzvene.
Rejoice, ye righteous, in Yahweh, And give ye thanks, at the mention of his holiness.
