¹Praise Yahweh! Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

¹Hareruya. Vongai Jehovha, nekuti akanaka; nekuti tsitsi dzake dzinogara nokusingaperi.

²Who can utter the mighty acts of Yahweh, or fully declare all his praise?

²Ndianiko angareva zvinhu zvine simba zvakaitwa naJehovha, Kana kududzira kurumbidza kwake kose?

³Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

³Vakaropafadzwa vanochengeta kururama, Naiye anoita zvakarurama nguva dzose.

⁴Remember me, Yahweh, with the favor that you show to your people. Visit me with your salvation,

⁴Ndirangarirei Jehovha, nounyoro hwamunahwo kuvanhu venyu; Ndishanyirei noruponeso rwenyu.

⁵that I may see the prosperity of your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance.

⁵Kuti ndione kukomborerwa kwavasanangurwa venyu, Kuti ndifare kwazvo nomufaro wavanhu venyu, Kuti ndirumbidze pamwechete nenhaka yenyu.

⁶We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.

⁶Takatadza pamwechete namadzibaba edu, Takaita pamwechete namadzibaba edu, Takaita zvisina kururama, takaita zvakaipa.

⁷Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn’t remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds .

⁷Madzibaba edu haana kunzwisisa zvishamiso zvenyu paEgipita; Haana kurangarira tsitsi dzenyu zhinji; Asi vakakumukirai pagungwa, ipo paGungwa Dzvuku.

⁸Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his mighty power known.

⁸Kunyange zvakadaro akavaponesa nokuda kwezita rake, Kuti azivise simba rake guru.

⁹He rebuked the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through a desert.

⁹Akarairawo Gungwa Dzvuku, rikapwa, Akavafambisa pakadzika sapanenge pabani.

¹⁰He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

¹⁰Akavaponesa paruoko rwowaivavenga. Akavadzikunura paruoko rwomuvengi.

¹¹The waters covered their adversaries. There was not one of them left.

¹¹Mvura zhinji yakafukidza vadzivisi vavo; Kwakanga kusina nomumwe wavo akasara.

¹²Then they believed his words. They sang his praise.

¹²Ipapo vakatenda mashoko ake; Vakaimba vachimurumbidza.

¹³They soon forgot his works. They didn’t wait for his counsel,

¹³Vakachimbidzika kukangamwa mabasa ake; Havana kurindira zano rake.

¹⁴but gave in to craving in the desert, and tested God in the wasteland.

¹⁴Asi vakachiva kwazvo-kwazvo murenje, Vakaidza Mwari mugwenga.

¹⁵He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.

¹⁵Akavapa chavakakumbira; Asi akatuma kuonda mumweya yavo.

¹⁶They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh’s saint.

¹⁶Vakagodora Mozisi pamisasa, NaAroni, mutsvene waJehovha.

¹⁷The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

¹⁷Pasi pakashama pakamedza Dhatani, Pakafukidza boka raAbhirami.

¹⁸A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.

¹⁸Moto ukapfuta pakati peboka ravo; Murazvo ukapisa vakaipa.

¹⁹They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped a molten image.

¹⁹Vakaita mhuru paHorebhi, Vakanamata mufananidzo wakaumbwa.

²⁰Thus they exchanged their glory for an image of a bull that eats grass.

²⁰Vakatsinhana saizvozvo kubwinya kwavo Nomufananidzo wemombe, inochera bundo.

²¹They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt,

²¹Vakakangamwa Mwari muponesi wavo, Wakaita zvinhu zvikuru paEgipita;

²²Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea or, Sea of Reeds .

²²Mabasa anoshamisa munyika yaHamu, Nezvinhu zvinotyisa paGungwa Dzvuku.

²³Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.

²³Saka akati, Ndinoda kuvaparadza; Dai Mozisi musanangurwa wake asina kumira pamberi pake ipo pakaputsika, Kuti adzore kutsamwa kwake, arege kuvaparadza.

²⁴Yes, they despised the pleasant land. They didn’t believe his word,

²⁴Zvirokwazvo, vakazvidza nyika inofadza, Havana kutenda shoko rake;

²⁵but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to Yahweh’s voice.

²⁵Asi vakanyunyuta mumatende avo, Vakasateerera inzwi raJehovha.

²⁶Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,

²⁶Saka wakavasimudzira ruoko rwake. Kuti avaparadze murenje;

²⁷that he would overthrow their seed among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.

²⁷Uye kuti aparadze vana vavo pakati pavahedheni. Avaparadzire panyika dzose.

²⁸They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

²⁸Vakazvibatanidzawo naBhaaripeori, Vakadya zvakabayirwa vakafa.

²⁹Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.

²⁹Naizvozvo vakamutsamwisa nezvavakaita; Denda ndokupinda pakati pavo.

³⁰Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.

³⁰Ipapo Pinehasi akasimuka, akaita zvakarurama; Denda ndokuguma.

³¹That was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.

³¹Izvozvo zvikanzi kwaari kururama, Kusvikira kumarudzi namarudzi nokusingaperi.

³²They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;

³²Vakamutsamwisawo pamvura zhinji yeMeribha, Naizvozvo Mozisi akaoneswa nhamo nokuda kwavo.

³³because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

³³Nekuti vakamukira mweya wake, Iye akataura nehasha nemiromo yake.

³⁴They didn’t destroy the peoples, as Yahweh commanded them,

³⁴Havana kuparadza ndudzi dzavanhu, Sezvavakanga varairwa naJehovha,

³⁵but mixed themselves with the nations, and learned their works.

³⁵Asi vakavengana navahedheni, Vakadzidza mabasa avo;

³⁶They served their idols, which became a snare to them.

³⁶Vakashumira zvifananidzo zvavo; Izvo zvikava musungo kwavari.

³⁷Zvirokwazvo, vakabayira mweya yakaipa vanakomana vavo navanasikana vavo,

³⁸They shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land was polluted with blood.

³⁸Vakateura ropa risina mhosva, iro ravanakomana vavo navanasikana vavo, Vakavabayira zvifananidzo zveKanani; Nyika ikasvibiswa neropa.

³⁹Thus were they defiled with their works, and prostituted themselves in their deeds.

³⁹Vakasvibiswa saizvozvo namabasa avo, Vakapata pane zvavakaita.

⁴⁰Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.

⁴⁰Saka kutsamwa kwaJehovha kwakamukira vanhu vake, Akasema nhaka yake.

⁴¹He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.

⁴¹Akavaisa muruoko rwavahedheni; Vakavavenga ndivo vaivabata.

⁴²Their enemies also oppressed them. They were brought into subjection under their hand.

⁴²Vavengi vavo vakavamanikidzawo, Vakaiswa pasi poruoko rwavo.

⁴³Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their counsel, and were brought low in their iniquity.

⁴³Akavarwira kazhinji, Asi vakamumukira pakurangana kwavo, Vakanyudzwa muzvakaipa zvavo.

⁴⁴Nevertheless he regarded their distress, when he heard their cry.

⁴⁴Kunyange zvakadaro akatarira kutambudzika kwavo, Panguva yaakanzwa kuchema kwavo;

⁴⁵He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

⁴⁵Akarangarira sungano yake nokuda kwavo, Akazvidemba nokuda kokuwanda kwetsitsi dzake.

⁴⁶He made them also to be pitied by all those who carried them captive.

⁴⁶Akavanzwisawo tsitsi Navose vakanga vavatapa.

⁴⁷Save us, Yahweh, our God, gather us from among the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise!

⁴⁷Tiponesei, Jehovha Mwari wedu, Tiunganidzei, tibve pakati pavahedheni, Kuti tivonge zita renyu dzvene, Tifarisise pakukurumbidzai.

⁴⁸Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise Yah! BOOK V

⁴⁸Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri ngaakudzwe, Kubva pakusingaperi kusvikira pakusingaperi. Vanhu vose ngavati, Ameni. Hareruya.