Voondre ta Zo Lu ro rota
1 Yekalu miro liŋgyi tawi, OPI Mbaraekye!
2 Male orine,
ya cini si Yekalu OPI roya.
A'do cini maro si ma loŋgo oŋgo riyä si
Lu lidriidriro ri.
3 Ca gyoloko mo zo te,
ago kye'boe'boŋwà orivoya 'ba modo ànyaro robe;
ànya kayi ŋgwà giṛiŋwa ànyaro o'ba loto voi tori
oloro miro lomvo,
OPI Mbaraekye, 'bädri'ba maro ago Lu maro.
4 Ànya se kayibe ori Yekalu miro ya ni kado
kayi ugu loŋgo räṛu ro oŋgo miri.
5 Ànya se mbarana kabe ikyi ni miresi ni kado,
ànya se orivoya nja oyine mätune 'Bereŋwa Zaiona ya.
6 Ànya kayite ugu lävu vodelero awiro Baka ro yasi oko,
ànya a'dote vo usiusiro ro;
'bu duru ro 'ba ceceŋwà ànyaro kpate a'done twi twi gyi be.
7 Ànya orivoya mbararo ugu oyivoya;
ànya ondrenayi Lu lui ro 'da Zaiona dri.
8 Nyeri mätu maro, OPI Lu mbaraekye.
Migabi, Äye Lu Yakoba ro!
9 Nyäṛu 'bädri'ba amaro, Äye Lu,
nya'do yauni be 'bädri'ba se minjibe ono dri.
10 U'du alodi orine Yekalu miro ya
orivoya kadopara ndrani u'du kutu alodi orine vo aza ya ri;
male ṛo edrene dereŋwa zo Lu maro ro kala
ndrani orine 'bai takozi'bai roya ri.
11 OPI orivoya gaga'ba amaro ago 'bädri'ba vo'buyakuru ro,
ka ugu ama äṛu yauni ndi taoro be si.
Nda laga ŋga aza se kado kote
ànya se kabe taŋgye oye ri.
12 OPI Mbaraekye,
ànya se kayibe taoyi mi ya orivoya ni kado!
Longing for God's House
1 How I love your Temple, Lord Almighty!
2 How I want to be there!
I long to be in the Lord's Temple.
With my whole being I sing for joy
to the living God.
3 Even the sparrows have built a nest,
and the swallows have their own home;
they keep their young near your altars,
Lord Almighty, my king and my God.
4 How happy are those who live in your Temple,
always singing praise to you.
5 How happy are those whose strength comes from you,
who are eager to make the pilgrimage to Mount Zion.
6 As they pass through the dry valley of Baca,
it becomes a place of springs;
the autumn rain fills it with pools.
7 They grow stronger as they go;
they will see the God of gods on Zion.
8 Hear my prayer, Lord God Almighty.
Listen, O God of Jacob!
9 Bless our king, O God,
the king you have chosen.
10 One day spent in your Temple
is better than a thousand anywhere else;
I would rather stand at the gate of the house of my God
than live in the homes of the wicked.
11 The Lord is our protector and glorious king,
blessing us with kindness and honor.
He does not refuse any good thing
to those who do what is right.
12 Lord Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you!