< Zaburi 48 >

1 Wimbo. Zaburi ya wana wa Kora. Bwana ni mkuu, anayestahili kusifiwa sana, katika mji wa Mungu wetu, mlima wake mtakatifu.
A Melodious Song. For the Sons of Korah. Great is Yahweh, and worthy to be mightily praised, In the city of our God, His holy mountain.
2 Ni mzuri katika kuinuka kwake juu sana, furaha ya dunia yote. Kama vilele vya juu sana vya Safoni ni Mlima Sayuni, mji wa Mfalme Mkuu.
Beautiful in elevation, the joy of all the land, Is Mount Zion, in the recesses of the north, —The city of a great king.
3 Mungu yuko katika ngome zake; amejionyesha mwenyewe kuwa ngome yake.
God, in her palaces, is to be known as a high tower.
4 Wakati wafalme walipounganisha nguvu, waliposonga mbele pamoja,
For lo! Kings—Met as appointed, Passed by together;
5 walimwona nao wakashangaa, wakakimbia kwa hofu.
They themselves, saw, So, were they amazed, Dismayed—they hurried way!
6 Kutetemeka kuliwashika huko, maumivu kama ya mwanamke mwenye utungu wa kuzaa.
Trembling, seized them, there, Pangs. like hers who is in travail.
7 Uliwaangamiza kama meli za Tarshishi zilizovunjwa na upepo wa mashariki.
With an east wind, wilt thou shatter the ships of Tarshish.
8 Kama tulivyokuwa tumesikia, ndivyo tulivyoona katika mji wa Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, katika mji wa Mungu wetu: Mungu ataufanya uwe salama milele.
Just as we have heard, So, have we seen, In the city of Yahweh of hosts, In the city of our God, God himself, will establish her, unto times age-abiding. (Selah)
9 Ee Mungu, hekaluni mwako tunatafakari upendo wako usiokoma.
We have thought, O God, upon thy lovingkindness, In the midst of thy temple:
10 Ee Mungu, kama jina lako lilivyo, sifa zako zinafika hadi miisho ya dunia, mkono wako wa kuume umejazwa na haki.
According to thy Name, O God, So, be thy praise, unto the ends of the earth, With righteousness, is, thy right hand, filled.
11 Mlima Sayuni unashangilia, vijiji vya Yuda vinafurahi kwa sababu ya hukumu zako.
Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah exult, Because of thy judgments.
12 Tembeeni katika Sayuni, uzungukeni mji, hesabuni minara yake;
Go round Zion, and compass her about, Reckon up her towers;
13 yatafakarini vyema maboma yake, angalieni ngome zake, ili mpate kusimulia habari zake kwa kizazi kijacho.
Apply your mind to her rampart, Pass between her palaces, That ye may recount them to an after generation;
14 Kwa kuwa huyu Mungu ni Mungu wetu milele na milele; atakuwa kiongozi wetu hata mwisho.
For, this God, is our God, to times age-abiding and beyond, He himself, will conduct us till death.

< Zaburi 48 >