1Ndakafara panguva yavakati kwandiri, Hendei kumba kwaJehovha.
1A Song of Ascents; of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go unto the house of Jehovah.
2Tsoka dzedu dzimire Pakati pamasuwo ako, Jerusaremu;
2Our feet are standing Within thy gates, O Jerusalem,
3Jerusaremu, iwe wakavakwa seguta rakasanganiswa zvakanaka;
3Jerusalem, that art builded As a city that is compact together;
4Ndiko kunokwira ndudzi, ndudzi dzaJehovha, Sezvakarairwa Isiraeri, Kuti vavonge zita raJehovha.
4Whither the tribes go up, even the tribes of Jehovah, [For] an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks unto the name of Jehovah.
5nekuti ndiko kwakagadzwa zvigaro zvokutonga, Zvigaro zvoushe zveimba yaDhavhidhi.
5For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.
6kumbirirai Jerusaremu rugare; Vanokudai, vachakomborerwa.
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.
7Rugare ngaruve mukati mamasvingo ako, Nokufarikana mukati medzimba dzako dzoushe.
7Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces.
8Nokuda kwehama dzangu neshamwari dzangu, Ndichati zvino, Rugare ngaruve mukati mako.
8For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
9Nokuda kweimba yaJehovha Mwari wedu Ndichakutsvakira zvakanaka.
9For the sake of the house of Jehovah our God I will seek thy good.