(A song and a psalm by the clan of Korah.)
The City of God
1 The Lord God is wonderful!
He deserves all praise
in the city where he lives.
His holy mountain,
2 beautiful and majestic,
brings joy to all on earth.
Mount Zion, truly sacred,
is home for the Great King.
3 God is there to defend it
and has proved to be
its protector.
4 Kings joined forces
to attack the city,
5 but when they saw it,
they were terrified
and ran away.
6 They trembled all over
like women giving birth
7 or like seagoing ships
wrecked by eastern winds.
8 We had heard about it,
and now we have seen it
in the city of our God,
the Lord All-Powerful.
This is the city that God
will let stand forever.
9 Our God, here in your temple
we think about your love.
10 You are famous and praised
everywhere on earth,
as you win victories
with your powerful arm.
11 Mount Zion will celebrate,
and all Judah will be glad,
because you bring justice.
12 Let's walk around Zion
and count its towers.
13 We will see its strong walls
and visit each fortress.
Then you can say
to future generations,
14 “Our God is like this forever
and will always guide us.”
Sion Otjihuro tja Ndjambi
Eimburiro. Epsalme rovazandu va Kora.
1 Muhona eye omunene,
nu wa sokutangwa motjihuro
tja Ndjambi wetu, kondundu ye ondjapuke.
2 Sion, ondundu ya Ndjambi,
ya tongama nu ombwa omanise;
otjihuro hi tjombara onene tji yorokisa ouye auhe.
3 Ndjambi we ritjiukisa mozondjuwo zatjo zouhona,
kutja eye otjiṱunga otjinamasa.
4 Tareye, ozombara za woronganene
okuyekurwisa ondundu Sion.
5 Nungwari tji ze i munu, arire tji za kumwa,
aze uruma naze hakahana okutupuka.
6 Ozo za kamburwa i omazezerero
nomburuma poṋa mbo,
tjimuna omukazendu pombandukiro,
7 tjimuna otjipukupuku tjokomuhuka
tji matji teya ozondjuwozomomeva za Tarsis.
8 Otja pu twa zuva, opu twa munu
oviungura vya Muhona
motjihuro tja Ndjambi wetu,
ingwi Muhona Omunamasaaehe.
Ndjambi me tji zikamisa aruhe nga aruhe.
9 Ndjambi, eṱe tu zemburuka otjari
tjoye mondjuwo yoye,
nu tu rizemburuka norusuvero rwoye orukarerere.
10 Ove u tangwa i ovandu ngamwa akuhe,
nondangu yoye ya tandavara kombanda yehi arihe.
Ove u honapara nousemba.
11 Ondundu Sion ngai nyande,
novihuro vya Juda ngavi yorokere
ozombanguriro zoye ozosemba.
12 Tjiwaṋa tja Ndjambi, kondorokeye Sion,
nu vareye otuhungu twayo;
13 tareye korumbo rwayo,
nu mu konḓonone oviṱunga vyayo
kutja mu kaserekarere nai kozondekurona zeṋu:
14 “Ndjambi ngwi eye
oNdjambi wetu aruhe nga aruhe;
eye me tu hongorere moruveze aruhe ndu maru ya.”
