1Ndakafara panguva yavakati kwandiri, Hendei kumba kwaJehovha.
1I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”
2Tsoka dzedu dzimire Pakati pamasuwo ako, Jerusaremu;
2Our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem;
3Jerusaremu, iwe wakavakwa seguta rakasanganiswa zvakanaka;
3Jerusalem, that is built as a city that is compact together;
4Ndiko kunokwira ndudzi, ndudzi dzaJehovha, Sezvakarairwa Isiraeri, Kuti vavonge zita raJehovha.
4where the tribes go up, even Yah’s tribes, according to an ordinance for Israel, to give thanks to the name of Yahweh.
5nekuti ndiko kwakagadzwa zvigaro zvokutonga, Zvigaro zvoushe zveimba yaDhavhidhi.
5For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David’s house.
6kumbirirai Jerusaremu rugare; Vanokudai, vachakomborerwa.
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Those who love you will prosper.
7Rugare ngaruve mukati mamasvingo ako, Nokufarikana mukati medzimba dzako dzoushe.
7Peace be within your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.
8Nokuda kwehama dzangu neshamwari dzangu, Ndichati zvino, Rugare ngaruve mukati mako.
8For my brothers’ and companions’ sakes, I will now say, “Peace be within you.”
9Nokuda kweimba yaJehovha Mwari wedu Ndichakutsvakira zvakanaka.
9For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.