Zaburi 132
1 Yahwe, kwa ajili ya Daudi kumbuka mateso yake yote.
Yahweh, do not forget [King] David and all the hardships/troubles he endured!
2 Kumbuka ndiye aliye mwapia Yahwe, aliweka nadhiri kwa Shujaa wa Yakobo.
He made a solemn promise to you, the mighty God whom [our ancestor] Jacob [worshiped].
3 Alisema, sitaingia nyumbani mwangu wala sitaenda kitandani mwangu,
He said, “I will not go home, I will not [rest] on my bed,
4 sitayapa macho yangu usingizi wala kope zangu kupumzika
I will not sleep at all
5 mpaka nitakapopata mahali kwa ajili ya Yahwe, na maskani kwa ajili ya Shujaa wa Yakobo.”
until I build a place for Yahweh, a home for the mighty God whom Jacob [worshiped].”
6 Tazama tulisikia kuhusu hilo katika Efrata; tuliipata katika konde la Yearimu.
In Bethlehem we heard news about the sacred chest. We [went and] found it in the fields of Jearim [city, and we took it to Jerusalem].
7 Tutaingia katika maskani ya Mungu; tutasujudu miguuni pake.
[Later we said], “Let’s go to the temple of Yahweh [in Jerusalem]; let’s worship [there] in front of the throne [where he sits].”
8 Inuka, Ee Yahwe, uje mahali pako pa kupumzika, wewe na sanduku la nguvu zako!
Yahweh, come to the place where you live eternally, to the place where your sacred chest is, to that place that shows that you are very powerful.
9 Makuhani wako na wavikwe uadilifu; waaminifu wako washangilie.
I want/desire that the righteous behavior of your priests [will always be evident], [just like the beautiful] robes that they wear [MET], and that your people will [always] shout joyfully.
10 Kwa ajili ya mtumishi wako Daudi, usimuache mfalme wako uliye mpaka mafuta.
You chose David to serve you [as king of Israel]; do not reject/abandon him!
11 Yahwe alimwapia Daudi kiapo cha uhakika, kiapo cha uhakika ambacho hatakivunja: “Nitamuweka mmoja wa wazawa wako kwenye kiti chako cha enzi.
Yahweh, you made a solemn promise to David, a promise that you will not break. You said, “I will cause your descendants to rule [MTY] as kings like you.
12 Kama wana wako watalishika agano langu na sheria ambazo nitawafundisha, watoto wao pia watakaa kwenye kiti chako cha enzi milele.”
If they keep my agreement with them and obey [all] the commands that I will give them, the line of kings descended from you will never end.”
13 Hakika Yahwe ameichagua Sayuni, ameitamani kwa ajili ya makao yake.
Yahweh has chosen Jerusalem; he has wanted to make that city his home;
14 “Hapa ni mahali pangu pa kupumzika milele. Nitaishi hapa, kwa kuwa ninapatamani.
he said, “This is the city where I will live forever [DOU]; this is the place where I wanted to stay.
15 Nitapabariki sana kwa mahitaji. Nitawatosheleza maskini wake kwa mkate.
I will give to the people of Jerusalem all that they need; I will give [enough] food [even] to satisfy the poor people there.
16 Nitawavisha makuhani wake kwa wokovu, waaminifu wake watashangilia kwa furaha.
I will cause the priests [to behave in a manner worthy of] being ones whom I have saved; [that will be as evident as the beautiful] robes that they wear [MET]; and all my people who live there will shout joyfully.
17 Hapo nitachipusha pembe kwa ajili ya Daudi na kuweka taa juu kwa ajili ya mpakwa mafuta wangu.
There [in Jerusalem] I will cause one of David’s descendants [MET] to become a great king; he also will be my chosen king, and he will be [like a bright] lamp [MET] [that shines continually].
18 Nitawavisha adui kwa aibu, bali juu yake taji yake itang'aa.”
I will [defeat his] enemies and cause them to be very ashamed/disgraced; but the crown that my king wears will [always] shine.”
