(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 oshilando shohamba inene
Epsalme la imbwa kOvakora.
1 Omwene Oye omunene, oku nokufimanekwa shili
moshilando shaKalunga ketu, omhunda yaye iyapuki.
2 Moumbangalanhu omhunda yaSion
otai litumbu pombada mewapalo,
oyo ehafo ledu alishe,
oyo oshilando shohamba inene.
3 Kalunga okwe limonikifa meengulu dasho,
nokutya Oye ohote ya pama.
4 Tala hano, eehamba da li de lipaka kumwe,
da ile oku i totela.
5 Ndele eshi de i mona, da kumwa nokuhaluka
ndele tadi i onhapo.
6 Do oda li po da kakama, di kwetiwe ketilo,
ngaashi omufimba ta fetwa.
7 Eeskepa dokuTarsis,
Ove to di ninginifa nomhepo yokoushilo.
8 Hano ngaashi twa li twe shi uda,
paife osho otwe shi mona yo
moshilando shOmwene weengudu dovakwaita,
moshilando shaKalunga ketu,
nokutya Kalunga ote shi pameke fiyo alushe. Sela
9 Kalunga, ouwanghenda woye
ohatu u dimbulukwa motembeli yoye.
10 Kalunga, ngaashi shi li edina loye,
osho oshi li yo efimano loye:
otali udika fiyo okeexulo dedu:
eke loye lokolulyo oli yadi ouyuki.
11 Omhunda yaSion otai shi hafele,
noukadona vaJuda tava nyakukilwa omatokolo oye.
12 Dingilileni Sion, shi ningileni okalovolovo,
nye mu vale eengulu dasho.
13 Konakoneni eehote dasho,
mokweenda kweni didilikeni omapopilongulu asho,
opo mu shiive oku shi hepaululila ovatekulu veni,
14 nokutya: “Kalunga ou, Oye tuu Kalunga ketu
alushe fiyo alushe;
note tu endifa fiyo omokufya.”
