Zaburi 124

1 Wimbo wa kwenda juu. Wa Daudi. Kama Bwana asingalikuwa upande wetu; Israeli na aseme sasa:

If it had not been that the Lord was with us, let Israel now say:

2 kama Bwana asingalikuwa upande wetu, wakati watu walipotushambulia,

If it had not been that the Lord was with us, When men rose up against us,

3 wakati hasira yao ilipowaka dhidi yetu, wangalitumeza tungali hai,

Perhaps they had swallowed us up alive. When their fury was enkindled against us,

4 mafuriko yangalitugharikisha, maji mengi yangalitufunika,

Perhaps the waters had swallowed us up.

5 maji yaendayo kasi yangalituchukua.

Our soul hath passed through a torrent: perhaps our soul had passed through a water insupportable.

6 Bwana asifiwe, yeye ambaye hakuruhusu turaruliwe kwa meno yao.

Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us to be a prey to their teeth.

7 Tumeponyoka kama ndege kutoka mtego wa mwindaji; mtego umevunjika, nasi tukaokoka.

Our soul hath been delivered as a sparrow out of the snare of the followers. The snare is broken, and we are delivered.

8 Msaada wetu ni katika jina la Bwana, Muumba wa mbingu na dunia.

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.