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EKITABO III

Zabbuli 73–89

Zabbuli ya Asafu.

73 (A)Ddala Katonda mulungi eri Isirayiri
    n’eri abo abalina omutima omulongoofu.

Naye nze amagulu gange gaali kumpi okutagala
    era n’ebigere byange okuseerera.
(B)Kubanga nakwatirwa ab’amalala obuggya;
    bwe nalaba ababi nga bagaggawala nnyo.

Kubanga tebalina kibaluma;
    emibiri gyabwe miramu era minyirivu.
(C)Tebeeraliikirira kabi konna ng’abalala.
    So tebalina kibabonyaabonya.
(D)Amalala kyegavudde gabafuukira ng’omukuufu ogw’omu bulago,
    n’obukambwe ne bubafuukira ekyambalo.
(E)Bagezze n’amaaso gaabwe ne gazimbagatana;
    balina bingi okusinga bye beetaaga.
(F)Baduula era emboozi zaabwe zijjudde eby’okujooga.
    Batiisatiisa abalala n’okubeeragirako.
Emimwa gyabwe gyolekedde eggulu;
    n’ennimi zaabwe zoogera eby’okwewaanawaana buli wantu.
10 Abantu ba Katonda kyebava babakyukira
    ne banywa amazzi mangi.
11 Era ne beebuuza nti, “Katonda bino abimanyi atya?
    Ali Waggulu Ennyo abitegeera?”

12 (G)Aboonoonyi bwe bafaanana bwe batyo;
    bulijjo babeera mu ddembe, nga beeyongera kugaggawala.

13 (H)Ddala omutima gwange ngukuumidde bwereere obutayonoona,
    n’engalo zange ne nzinaaba obutaba na musango.
14 Naye mbonaabona obudde okuziba,
    era buli nkya mbonerezebwa.

15 Singa ŋŋamba nti njogere bwe nti,
    nandibadde mukuusa eri omulembe guno ogw’abaana bo.
16 (I)Bwe nafumiitiriza ntegeere ensonga eyo;
    nakisanga nga kizibu nnyo,
17 (J)okutuusa lwe nalaga mu watukuvu wa Katonda,
    ne ntegeera enkomerero y’ababi.

18 (K)Ddala obatadde mu bifo ebiseerera;
    obasudde n’obafaafaaganya.
19 (L)Nga bazikirizibwa mangu nga kutemya kikowe!
    Entiisa n’ebamalirawo ddala!
20 (M)Bali ng’omuntu azuukuse n’ategeera nti yaloose buloosi;
    era naawe bw’otyo, Ayi Mukama,
    bw’oligolokoka olinyooma embeera yaabwe omutali nsa.

21 Omutima gwange bwe gwanyiikaala,
    n’omwoyo gwange ne gujjula obubalagaze,
22 (N)n’aggwaamu okutegeera ne nfuuka ataliiko kye mmanyi,
    ne mba ng’ensolo obusolo mu maaso go.

23 Newaakubadde ebyo biri bwe bityo naye ndi naawe bulijjo;
    gw’onkwata ku mukono gwange ogwa ddyo.
24 (O)Mu kuteesa kwo onkulembera,
    era olintuusa mu kitiibwa.
25 (P)Ani gwe nnina mu ggulu, wabula ggwe?
    Era tewali na kimu ku nsi kye neetaaga bwe mba naawe.
26 (Q)Omubiri gwange n’omutima gwange biyinza okulemwa;
    naye Katonda ge maanyi g’omutima gwange,
    era ye wange ennaku zonna.

27 (R)Kale laba, abo bonna abatakussaako mwoyo balizikirira;
    kubanga bonna abatakwesiga obamalirawo ddala.
28 (S)Naye nze kye nsinga okwetaaga kwe kubeera okumpi ne Katonda wange.
    Ayi Mukama Katonda, nkufudde ekiddukiro kyange;
    ndyoke ntegeezenga abantu bonna ebikolwa byo eby’ekyewuunyo.

BOOK III

Psalms 73–89

Psalm 73

A psalm of Asaph.

Surely God is good to Israel,
    to those who are pure in heart.(A)

But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;(B)
    I had nearly lost my foothold.(C)
For I envied(D) the arrogant
    when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.(E)

They have no struggles;
    their bodies are healthy and strong.[a]
They are free(F) from common human burdens;
    they are not plagued by human ills.
Therefore pride(G) is their necklace;(H)
    they clothe themselves with violence.(I)
From their callous hearts(J) comes iniquity[b];
    their evil imaginations have no limits.
They scoff, and speak with malice;(K)
    with arrogance(L) they threaten oppression.(M)
Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
    and their tongues take possession of the earth.
10 Therefore their people turn to them
    and drink up waters in abundance.[c]
11 They say, “How would God know?
    Does the Most High know anything?”

12 This is what the wicked are like—
    always free of care,(N) they go on amassing wealth.(O)

13 Surely in vain(P) I have kept my heart pure
    and have washed my hands in innocence.(Q)
14 All day long I have been afflicted,(R)
    and every morning brings new punishments.

15 If I had spoken out like that,
    I would have betrayed your children.
16 When I tried to understand(S) all this,
    it troubled me deeply
17 till I entered the sanctuary(T) of God;
    then I understood their final destiny.(U)

18 Surely you place them on slippery ground;(V)
    you cast them down to ruin.(W)
19 How suddenly(X) are they destroyed,
    completely swept away(Y) by terrors!
20 They are like a dream(Z) when one awakes;(AA)
    when you arise, Lord,
    you will despise them as fantasies.(AB)

21 When my heart was grieved
    and my spirit embittered,
22 I was senseless(AC) and ignorant;
    I was a brute beast(AD) before you.

23 Yet I am always with you;
    you hold me by my right hand.(AE)
24 You guide(AF) me with your counsel,(AG)
    and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?(AH)
    And earth has nothing I desire besides you.(AI)
26 My flesh and my heart(AJ) may fail,(AK)
    but God is the strength(AL) of my heart
    and my portion(AM) forever.

27 Those who are far from you will perish;(AN)
    you destroy all who are unfaithful(AO) to you.
28 But as for me, it is good to be near God.(AP)
    I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge;(AQ)
    I will tell of all your deeds.(AR)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 73:4 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text struggles at their death; / their bodies are healthy
  2. Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat
  3. Psalm 73:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.