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 warred against me from my youth, let Israel now say:

2 wamenionea mno tangu ujana wangu, lakini bado hawajanishinda.

Many a time have they warred against me from my youth: and yet they prevailed not against me.

3 Wakulima wamelima mgongo wangu, na kufanya mifereji yao mirefu.

The sinners wrought upon my back: they prolonged their iniquity.

4 Lakini Bwana ni mwenye haki; amenifungua toka kamba za waovu.

The righteous Lord has cut asunder the necks of sinners.

5 Wale wote waichukiao Sayuni na warudishwe nyuma kwa aibu.

Let all that hate Sion be put to shame and turned back.

6 Wawe kama majani juu ya paa, ambayo hunyauka kabla hayajakua;

Let them be as the grass of the housetops, which withers before it is plucked up.

7 kwa hayo mvunaji hawezi kujaza vitanga vyake, wala akusanyaye kujaza mikono yake.

Wherewith the reaper fills not his hand, nor he that makes up the sheaves, his bosom.

8 Wale wapitao karibu na wasiseme, “Baraka ya Bwana iwe juu yako; tunakubariki katika jina la Bwana.”

Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we have blessed you in the name of the Lord.