< Zaburi 129 >
1 Wimbo wa kwenda juu. Wamenionea mno tangu ujana wangu; Israeli na aseme sasa:
A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth — oh let Israel say —
2 wamenionea mno tangu ujana wangu, lakini bado hawajanishinda.
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me.
3 Wakulima wamelima mgongo wangu, na kufanya mifereji yao mirefu.
The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.
4 Lakini Bwana ni mwenye haki; amenifungua toka kamba za waovu.
Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
5 Wale wote waichukiao Sayuni na warudishwe nyuma kwa aibu.
Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;
6 Wawe kama majani juu ya paa, ambayo hunyauka kabla hayajakua;
Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up,
7 kwa hayo mvunaji hawezi kujaza vitanga vyake, wala akusanyaye kujaza mikono yake.
Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom;
8 Wale wapitao karibu na wasiseme, “Baraka ya Bwana iwe juu yako; tunakubariki katika jina la Bwana.”
Neither do the passers-by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah!