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Ee nafsi yangu, umhimidi Bwana. Wewe, Bwana, Mungu wangu, Umejifanya mkuu sana; Umejivika heshima na adhama.
Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
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Umejivika nuru kama vazi; Umezitandika mbingu kama pazia;
He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
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Na kuziweka nguzo za orofa zake majini. Huyafanya mawingu kuwa gari lake, Na kwenda juu ya mabawa ya upepo,
laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
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Huwafanya malaika zake kuwa pepo, Na watumishi wake kuwa moto wa miali.
He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
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Uliiweka nchi juu ya misingi yake, Isitikisike milele.
He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
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Uliifunika kwa vilindi kama kwa vazi, Maji yalikuwa yakisimama juu ya milima.
You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
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Kwa kukemea kwako yakakimbia, Kwa sauti ya radi yako yakaenda zake kasi,
At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
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Yakapanda milima, yakatelemka mabondeni, Mpaka mahali ulipoyatengenezea.
the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
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Umeweka mpaka yasiupite, Wala yasirudi kuifunikiza nchi.
You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
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Hupeleka chemchemi katika mabonde; Zapita kati ya milima;
He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
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Zamnywesha kila mnyama wa kondeni; Punda mwitu huzima kiu yao.
They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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Kandokando hukaa ndege wa angani; Kati ya matawi hutoa sauti zao.
The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
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Huinywesha milima toka orofa zake; Nchi imeshiba mazao ya kazi zako.
He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
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Huyameesha majani kwa makundi, Na maboga kwa matumizi ya mwanadamu; Ili atoe chakula katika nchi,
He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
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Na divai imfurahishe mtu moyo wake. Aung'aze uso wake kwa mafuta, Na mkate umburudishe mtu moyo wake.
wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
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Miti ya Bwana nayo imeshiba, Mierezi ya Lebanoni aliyoipanda.
The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
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Ndimo ndege wafanyamo vitundu vyao, Na korongo, misunobari ni nyumba yake.
where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
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Milima mirefu ndiko waliko mbuzi wa mwitu, Na magenge ni kimbilio la wibari.
The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
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Aliufanya mwezi kwa ajili ya nyakati, Jua latambua kuchwa kwake.
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
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Wewe hufanya giza, kukawa usiku, Ndipo atambaapo kila mnyama wa mwitu.
You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
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Wana-simba hunguruma wakitaka mawindo, Ili kutafuta chakula chao kwa Mungu.
The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
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Jua lachomoza, wanakwenda zao, Na kujilaza mapangoni mwao.
The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
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Mwanadamu atoka kwenda zake kazini, Na kwenye utumishi wake mpaka jioni.
Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
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Ee Bwana, jinsi yalivyo mengi matendo yako! Kwa hekima umevifanya vyote pia. Dunia imejaa mali zako.
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
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Bahari iko kule, kubwa na upana, Ndimo mlimo viendavyo visivyohesabika, Viumbe hai vidogo kwa vikubwa.
Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
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Ndimo zipitamo merikebu, Ndimo alimo lewiathani uliyemwumba acheze humo.
There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
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Hao wote wanakungoja Wewe, Uwape chakula chao kwa wakati wake.
All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
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Wewe huwapa, Wao wanakiokota; Wewe waukunjua mkono wako, Wao wanashiba mema;
When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
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Wewe wauficha uso wako, Wao wanafadhaika; Waiondoa pumzi yao, wanakufa, Na kuyarudia mavumbi yao,
When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
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Waipeleka roho yako, wanaumbwa, Nawe waufanya upya uso wa nchi.
When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
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Utukufu wa Bwana na udumu milele; Bwana na ayafurahie matendo yake.
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
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Aitazama nchi, inatetemeka; Aigusa milima, inatoka moshi.
He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
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Nitamwimbia Bwana maadamu ninaishi; Nitamshangilia Mungu wangu nikiwa hai;
I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
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Kutafakari kwangu na kuwe kutamu kwake; Mimi nitamfurahia Bwana.
May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
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Wenye dhambi waangamizwe katika nchi, Watendao ubaya wasiwepo tena. Ee nafsi yangu, umhimidi Bwana.
May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!
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