Zaburi 95
1 Njooni, tumwimbie Bwana kwa furaha; tumfanyie kelele za shangwe Mwamba wa wokovu wetu.
Come, sing to Yahweh; sing joyfully to the one who protects us [MET] and saves us!
2 Tuje mbele zake kwa shukrani, tumtukuze kwa vinanda na nyimbo.
We should thank him as we come before him, and sing (joyful songs/joyfully) as we praise him.
3 Kwa kuwa Bwana ni Mungu mkuu, mfalme mkuu juu ya miungu yote.
Because Yahweh is the great God, he is a great king [who rules] over all [other] gods.
4 Mkononi mwake mna vilindi vya dunia, na vilele vya milima ni mali yake.
He rules over the whole earth, from the deepest places/caves to the highest mountains.
5 Bahari ni yake, kwani ndiye aliifanya, na mikono yake iliumba nchi kavu.
The seas are his, because he made them. He is [also] the one who [SYN] formed/made the dry land.
6 Njooni, tusujudu, tumwabudu, tupige magoti mbele za Bwana Muumba wetu,
We should come, worship, and bow down before him. We should kneel before Yahweh, the one who made us.
7 kwa maana yeye ndiye Mungu wetu, na sisi ni watu wa malisho yake, kondoo chini ya utunzaji wake. Kama mkiisikia sauti yake leo,
He is our God, and we are the people whom he takes care of [MET]; like sheep [that a shepherd] takes care of. Today, listen to what Yahweh is saying to you.
8 msiifanye mioyo yenu migumu kama mlivyofanya kule Meriba, kama mlivyofanya siku ile kule Masa jangwani,
He says, “Do not become stubborn [IDM] like [your ancestors] did at Meribah, and like [they did] at Massah in the desert.
9 ambapo baba zenu walinijaribu na kunipima, ingawa walikuwa wameyaona matendo yangu.
There your ancestors (wanted to see/tried to determine) if they could do many very evil things [without my punishing them]. Even though they had seen me perform [many] miracles, they tested whether I [would continue to be patient with them].
10 Kwa miaka arobaini nilikasirikia kizazi kile, nikasema, “Hawa ni taifa ambalo mioyo yao imepotoka, nao hawajazijua njia zangu.”
For 40 years I was angry with those people, and I said, ‘Those people say that they want to please me, but they do things that I detest. They refuse to obey my commands.’
11 Hivyo nikatangaza kwa kiapo katika hasira yangu, “Kamwe hawataingia rahani mwangu.”
So because I was very angry, I solemnly said/declared about them: ‘They will never enter [the land of Canaan] where I would have allowed them to rest!’”
