Okulila kwAaisraeli muupongekwa
1 Otwa kuutumba pomilonga dhaBabilon e tatu lili,
sho twa dhimbulukwa Sion.
2 Uuhumba wetu otwe u tsilike komiti dhopomulonga.
3 Oshoka aahepeki yetu oye tu pula,
tu ya nyanyudhe, ya ti:
“Tu imbileni omaimbilo taga popi Sion.”
4 Otatu vulu ngiini okwiimbila Omuwa
tu li mevi lyuundjendi?
5 Jerusalem, ngele otandi ku dhimbwa,
nena oshikaha shandje shokolulyo nashi lemane.
6 Elaka lyandje nali kakatele kondaathelo,
ngele otandi ku dhimbwa, Jerusalem,
ngoye ngo ho nyanyudha ndje unene!
7 Omuwa, ino dhimbwa, Aaedomi sho ya ningi,
uuna Jerusalem sha teka po.
Oyi igidha ya ti:
“Shi kumunii po, shi teyii po sigo
okomakankameno gasho!”
8 Yaye, shilando Babilon!
Oto ka hanagulwa po.
Omunelago oye ngoka te ku galulile shoka we tu ningile.
9 Omunelago oye ngoka ta kutha uuhanona woye
e te wu ndandele komamanya.
A Prayer for Revenge
1 Beside the rivers of Babylon
we thought about Jerusalem,
and we sat down and cried.
2 We hung our small harps
on the willow trees.
3 Our enemies had brought us here
as their prisoners;
now they wanted us to sing
and entertain them.
They insulted us and shouted,
“Sing about Zion!”
4 Here in a foreign land,
how can we sing
about the Lord?
5 Jerusalem, if I forget you,
let my right hand go limp.
6 Let my tongue stick
to the roof of my mouth,
if I don't think about you
above all else.
7 Our Lord, punish the Edomites!
On the day Jerusalem fell,
they shouted,
“Completely destroy the city!
Tear down every building!”
8 Babylon, you are doomed!
I pray the Lord's blessings
on anyone who punishes you
for what you did to us.
9 May the Lord bless everyone
who beats your children
against the rocks!
