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Siku ile wimbo huu utaimbwa katika nchi ya Yuda; Sisi tunao mji ulio na nguvu; Ataamuru wokovu kuwa kuta na maboma.
In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city; salvation is established as its walls and ramparts.
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Wekeni wazi malango yake, Taifa lenye haki, lishikalo kweli, liingie.
Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful.
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Utamlinda yeye ambaye moyo wake umekutegemea Katika amani kamilifu, kwa kuwa anakutumaini.
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
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Mtumainini Bwana siku zote Maana Bwana YEHOVA ni mwamba wa milele.
Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
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Kwa kuwa amewashusha wakaao juu, Mji ule ulioinuka, aushusha, Aushusha hata nchi, auleta hata mavumbini.
For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.
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Mguu utaukanyaga chini, Naam, miguu yao walio maskini, Na hatua zao walio wahitaji.
Feet trample it down—the feet of the oppressed, the steps of the poor.
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Njia yake mwenye haki ni unyofu; Wewe uliye mnyofu wainyosha njia ya mwenye haki.
The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
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Naam, katika njia ya hukumu zako Sisi tumekungoja, Ee Bwana; Shauku ya nafsi zetu inaelekea Jina lako na ukumbusho wako.
Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
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Kwa nafsi yangu nimekutamani wakati wa usiku; Naam, kwa nafsi yangu ndani yangu nitakutafuta mapema; Maana hukumu zako zikiwapo duniani, Watu wakaao duniani hujifunza haki.
My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
10
Mtu mbaya ajapofadhiliwa, Hata hivyo hatajifunza haki; Katika nchi ya unyofu atatenda udhalimu, Wala hatauona utukufu wa Bwana.
Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
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Bwana, mkono wako umeinuliwa, lakini hawaoni; lakini watauona wivu wako kwa ajili ya watu wako, nao watatahayari; naam, moto utawala adui zako.
O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
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Bwana, utatuamuria amani; maana ni wewe pia uliyetutendea kazi zetu zote.
O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
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Ee Bwana, Mungu wetu, mabwana wengine zaidi ya wewe wametumiliki; lakini kwa msaada wako peke yako tutalitaja jina lako.
O LORD our God, other lords besides You have ruled over us, but Your name alone do we confess.
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Wao wamekufa, hawataishi; wamekwisha kufariki, hawatafufuka; kwa sababu hiyo umewajilia, na kuwaangamiza, na kuupoteza ukumbusho wao.
The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.
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Umeliongeza hilo taifa, Bwana, umeliongeza taifa; wewe umetukuzwa, umeipanua mipaka yote ya nchi hii.
You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.
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Bwana, katika taabu zao walikwenda kwako; waliomba maombi mengi wakati adhabu yako ilipokuwa juu yao.
O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
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Kama vile mwanamke mwenye mimba anayekaribia wakati wake wa kuzaa, alivyo na utungu na kulia kwa sababu ya maumivu yake, ndivyo tulivyokuwa sisi mbele zako, Ee Bwana.
As a woman with child about to give birth writhes and cries out in pain, so were we in Your presence, O LORD.
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Tumekuwa na mimba, tumekuwa na utungu, tumekuwa kana kwamba tumezaa upepo; hatukufanya wokovu wo wote duniani, wala hawakuanguka wakaao duniani.
We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world.
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Wafu wako wataishi, maiti zangu zitafufuka; amkeni, kaimbeni, ninyi mnaokaa mavumbini, kwa maana umande wako ni kama umande wa mimea, nayo ardhi itawatoa waliokufa.
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
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Njoni, watu wangu, ingia wewe ndani ya vyumba vyako, ukafunge mlango nyuma yako ujifiche kitambo kidogo, mpaka ghadhabu hii itakapopita.
Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
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Kwa maana, tazama, Bwana anakuja kutoka mahali pake, ili kuwaadhibu wakaao duniani, kwa sababu ya uovu wao; ardhi nayo itafunua damu yake, wala haitawafunika tena watu wake waliouawa.
For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.