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Zabbuli ya Asafu.

79 (A)Ayi Katonda omugabo gwo gulumbiddwa amawanga;
    boonoonye yeekaalu yo entukuvu ne Yerusaalemi kizikiriziddwa,
    ne kifuuka entuumo.
(B)Emirambo gy’abaweereza bo bagifudde
    mmere ya nnyonyi ez’omu bbanga,
    n’emibiri gy’abatukuvu bo giweereddwa ensolo ez’omu nsiko.
(C)Omusaayi gwabwe ne guyiibwa ng’amazzi
    okwetooloola Yerusaalemi,
    so nga abafudde tewali muntu abaziika.
(D)Baliraanwa baffe batuyisaamu amaaso,
    era tufuuse ekisekererwa eri abo abatwetoolodde.

(E)Ayi Mukama olitusunguwalira kutuusa ddi, nnaku zonna?
    Obuggya bwo bunaabuubuukanga ng’omuliro?
(F)Obusungu bwo bubuubuukire ku mawanga
    agatakumanyi,
ne ku bwakabaka
    obutakoowoola linnya lyo.
Kubanga bazikirizza Yakobo,
    ne basaanyaawo ensi ye.

(G)Totubalira kibi kya bajjajjaffe;
    tukusaba oyanguwe okutusaasira
    kubanga tuli mu bwetaavu bungi nnyo.
(H)Tuyambe olw’ekitiibwa ky’erinnya lyo,
    Ayi Katonda ow’obulokozi bwaffe;
otuwonye era otutangiririre olw’ebibi byaffe
    olw’erinnya lyo.
10 (I)Lwaki abamawanga babuuza nti,
    “Katonda waabwe ali ludda wa?”

Kkiriza okuwalana eggwanga olw’omusaayi gw’abaweereza bo ogwayiyibwa,
    kumanyibwe mu mawanga gonna nga naffe tulaba.
11 Wuliriza okusinda kw’omusibe;
    okozese omukono gwo ogw’amaanyi
    owonye abo abasaliddwa ogw’okufa.
12 (J)Ayi Mukama, baliraanwa baffe abakuduulira,
    bawalane emirundi musanvu.
13 (K)Kale nno, ffe abantu bo era endiga ez’omu ddundiro lyo,
    tulyoke tukutenderezenga emirembe gyonna;
    buli mulembe gulyoke gukutenderezenga emirembe gyonna.

Psalm 79

A psalm of Asaph.

O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance;(A)
    they have defiled(B) your holy temple,
    they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble.(C)
They have left the dead bodies of your servants
    as food for the birds of the sky,(D)
    the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild.(E)
They have poured out blood like water
    all around Jerusalem,
    and there is no one to bury(F) the dead.(G)
We are objects of contempt to our neighbors,
    of scorn(H) and derision to those around us.(I)

How long,(J) Lord? Will you be angry(K) forever?
    How long will your jealousy burn like fire?(L)
Pour out your wrath(M) on the nations
    that do not acknowledge(N) you,
on the kingdoms
    that do not call on your name;(O)
for they have devoured(P) Jacob
    and devastated his homeland.

Do not hold against us the sins of past generations;(Q)
    may your mercy come quickly to meet us,
    for we are in desperate need.(R)
Help us,(S) God our Savior,
    for the glory of your name;
deliver us and forgive our sins
    for your name’s sake.(T)
10 Why should the nations say,
    “Where is their God?”(U)

Before our eyes, make known among the nations
    that you avenge(V) the outpoured blood(W) of your servants.
11 May the groans of the prisoners come before you;
    with your strong arm preserve those condemned to die.
12 Pay back into the laps(X) of our neighbors seven times(Y)
    the contempt they have hurled at you, Lord.
13 Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture,(Z)
    will praise you forever;(AA)
from generation to generation
    we will proclaim your praise.