Sion, oshilando shaKalunga
Episalomi lyezimo lyaKora; eimbilo
1 Omuwa oye omunene, i ilongela okusimanekwa
moshilando shaKalunga ketu,
kondundu ye ondjapuki.
2 Sion, ondundu yaKalunga, oyo onde noyo opala;
oshilando shomukwaniilwa omunene
otashi nyanyudha uuyuni auhe.
3 Kalunga okwa holola kutya puye opu na egameno
meni lyomapopilongulu goshilando.
4 Aakwaniilwa oya gongala,
ye ya okumatukila ondundu Sion.
5 Ihe sho ya mono oshilando, oya kumwa;
oya tila e taa fadhuka po.
6 Oya adhika kuumbanda nokehaluko
ngaashi omusimba e li pokuvala,
7 nongoosikepa tadhi telaganithwa koshikungulu oshidhigu.
8 Otu uvu shoka Kalunga a longo,
nongashingeyi otwe shi mono moshilando shaKalunga,
Omuwa Omunankondoawike; ota gamene oshilando she sigo aluhe.
9 Motempeli yoye, Kalunga,
otatu dhimbulukwa esilohenda lyoye.
10 Oto hambelelwa kaakuuyuni ayehe,
edhina lyoye otali itaandelitha kombanda yevi alihe.
Oto pangele nuuyuuki.
11 Aasioni ayehe naa nyanyukwe!
Omapangulo goye ogu uka;
ondigolo nayi kale miilando yaJuda.
12 Aantu ne yaKalunga, dhingolokeni Sion,
ne mu yalule ooshungo dhasho.
13 Konekeni omakuma ne mu tale omapopilongulu,
opo mu ka hokololele oluvalo lwokonakuyiwa:
14 “Kalunga ketu oye nguka aluhe sigo aluhe;
oye te ke tu enditha nomethimbo tali ya.”
Zion, the City of God
1 The Lord is great and is to be highly praised
in the city of our God, on his sacred hill.
2 Zion, the mountain of God, is high and beautiful;
the city of the great king brings joy to all the world.
3 God has shown that there is safety with him
inside the fortresses of the city.
4 The kings gathered together
and came to attack Mount Zion.
5 But when they saw it, they were amazed;
they were afraid and ran away.
6 There they were seized with fear and anguish,
like a woman about to bear a child,
7 like ships tossing in a furious storm.
8 We have heard what God has done,
and now we have seen it
in the city of our God, the Lord Almighty;
he will keep the city safe forever.
9 Inside your Temple, O God,
we think of your constant love.
10 You are praised by people everywhere,
and your fame extends over all the earth.
You rule with justice;
11 let the people of Zion be glad!
You give right judgments;
let there be joy in the cities of Judah!
12 People of God, walk around Zion and count the towers;
13 take notice of the walls and examine the fortresses,
so that you may tell the next generation:
14 “This God is our God forever and ever;
he will lead us for all time to come.”
