Zaiona 'Bakici Lu ro
1 OPI orivoya 'desipara ago ṛo räṛune ndra
'bakici Lu amaro roya, lutu alokado ndaro dri.
2 Se orivoya ogwaekye ago liŋgyiekye;
ago kani riyä ezi 'bädri cini ri.
3 Lu ka'date anjioko nda andivo na ni gaga'ba yi
tiṛi obeobero 'bakici roya.
4 'Bädri'bai otoyikalate voaloya
ago ikyiyite 'bakici ana gotane.
5 Dori ondro ànya kondreyi anya te oko, ànya laroyite;
ànya turiyite ago muyite.
6 Turi so ànya te ndi lomvolwu be
oso toko se kabe ŋgwa uti ronye,
7 oso oligbiriṛi kabe toŋboi 'desi pele ronye.
8 Oso mèribe ronye,
ago yauono màndre te
'bakici OPI Mbaraekye roya;
'bakici Lu amaro ro se nda etina 'da londroro äduako.
9 Mà ŋgalu 'duro miro tavona usuna,
Yekalu miro ya, Äye Lu.
10 Liku miro ka osa vo cini yasi,
ago lidri ka mi räṛu 'bädri cini ya.
Drigo miro orivoya twi takado be.
11 Mi'ba lidri Zaiona ro ka'do yai'dwesi!
Mi'ba lidri 'bakici Yuda ya ro koye riyä;
tana nya vure ŋgye ope ni!
12 Nyàba Zaiona lomvosi, nyàba lomvoigyesi ŋgulu ago mìti tiṛiwiṛa nai;
13 mìndre tiṛii mbaraekye na, nyèna tiṛi obeobe na
tana nyiti tana robe kovole'bai se kabe ikyi ri:
14 “Lu ono orivoya Lu amaro äduako, äduako;
nda lepena ama 'da äduako.”
Zion, the City of God
1 The Lord is great and is to be highly praised
in the city of our God, on his sacred hill.
2 Zion, the mountain of God, is high and beautiful;
the city of the great king brings joy to all the world.
3 God has shown that there is safety with him
inside the fortresses of the city.
4 The kings gathered together
and came to attack Mount Zion.
5 But when they saw it, they were amazed;
they were afraid and ran away.
6 There they were seized with fear and anguish,
like a woman about to bear a child,
7 like ships tossing in a furious storm.
8 We have heard what God has done,
and now we have seen it
in the city of our God, the Lord Almighty;
he will keep the city safe forever.
9 Inside your Temple, O God,
we think of your constant love.
10 You are praised by people everywhere,
and your fame extends over all the earth.
You rule with justice;
11 let the people of Zion be glad!
You give right judgments;
let there be joy in the cities of Judah!
12 People of God, walk around Zion and count the towers;
13 take notice of the walls and examine the fortresses,
so that you may tell the next generation:
14 “This God is our God forever and ever;
he will lead us for all time to come.”