In Praise of Jerusalem
1 The Lord built his city on the sacred hill;
2 more than any other place in Israel
he loves the city of Jerusalem.
3 Listen, city of God,
to the wonderful things he says about you:
4 “I will include Egypt and Babylonia
when I list the nations that obey me;
the people of Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia
I will number among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”
5 Of Zion it will be said
that all nations belong there
and that the Almighty will make her strong.
6 The Lord will write a list of the peoples
and include them all as citizens of Jerusalem.
7 They dance and sing,
“In Zion is the source of all our blessings.”
Okutanga Jerusalem
Epsalme rovazandu va Kora. Eimburiro.
1 Muhona wa tunga otjihuro
tje kondundu ondjapuke;
okukapita omaturiro ngamwa aehe mOisrael
2 eye wa suvera otjihuro Jerusalem.
3 Puratena, tjihuro tja Ndjambi,
koviṋa ovihimise
eye mbye hungirira ove.
4 “Mokati kaimba mbe ndji yozika
ami me tamuna mOengipte na Babilon;
nu mokati kovature va Jerusalem
me vara ovandu
va Filisti nova Tirus nova Sudan.”
5 Nu mOsion maku zu nai:
“Oviwaṋa avihe vya kwaterwa mo,
neye, ingwi Omunamasaaehe,
wa zikamisa tjo.”
6 Muhona tji me vi
tjanga membo roviwaṋa,
me vi vara avihe otja ovature va Jerusalem.
7 Ovaimbure puna ovanyande
vozongoma mave imbura nai:
“MOsion omu mu noruharwi
rwozondaya zetu azehe.”
