Zaburi 95
1 Oh njoni, tumwimbie Yahwe; na tumwimbie kwa shangwe mwamba wa wokovu wetu.
Come, sing to Yahweh; sing joyfully to the one who protects us [MET] and saves us!
2 Tuingie uweponi mwake kwa shukrani; tumwimbie yeye kwa zaburi ya sifa.
We should thank him as we come before him, and sing (joyful songs/joyfully) as we praise him.
3 Kwa maana Yahwe ni Mungu mkuu na 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 zimo bonde za dunia; navyo vilele vya milima ni vyake.
He rules over the whole earth, from the deepest places/caves to the highest mountains.
5 Bahari ni yake, maana aliiumba, na mikono yake ilitengeneza nchi kavu.
The seas are his, because he made them. He is [also] the one who [SYN] formed/made the dry land.
6 Oh njoni, tumwabudu na tupige magoti; tupige magoti mbele za Yahwe, muumbaji wetu:
We should come, worship, and bow down before him. We should kneel before Yahweh, the one who made us.
7 Kwa maana yeye ni Mungu wetu, na sisi tu watu wa malisho yake na kondoo wa mkono wake. Ni heri leo mngesikia sauti yake!
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 migumu mioyo yenu, kama vile huko Meriba, au kama ile siku ya 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 ambako baba zenu walinijaribu na kunipima, japo 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 nilikasirishwa na kizazi hicho na kusema, 'Hawa ni watu ambao mioyo yao imepotoka; hawazijui 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 katika hasira yangu niliapa kwamba wasingeingia kamwe mahali pa pumziko.”
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!’”
