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Ya Mukulu wa Bayimbi. Zabbuli ya Asafu.

81 (A)Mumuyimbire nnyo n’essanyu Katonda amaanyi gaffe;
    muyimuse waggulu amaloboozi gammwe eri Katonda wa Yakobo!
(B)Mutandike okuyimba, mukube ebitaasa
    n’ennanga evuga obulungi ey’enkoba awamu n’entongooli.
Mufuuwe eŋŋombe ng’omwezi gwakaboneka,
    era mugifuuwe nga gwa ggabogabo, ku lunaku olw’embaga yaffe.
Ekyo kye kiragiro eri Isirayiri,
    lye tteeka lya Katonda wa Yakobo.
(C)Yaliteekera Yusufu,
    Katonda bwe yalumba ensi ya Misiri;
    gye nawulirira olulimi olwannema okutegeera.

(D)“Nnamutikkula omugugu okuva ku kibegabega kye;
    n’emikono gye ne ngiwummuza okusitula ebisero.
(E)Mwankoowoola nga muli mu nnaku ne mbadduukirira ne mbawonya,
    nabaanukulira mu kubwatuka mu kire;
    ne mbagezesa ku mazzi ag’e Meriba.
(F)Muwulire, mmwe abantu bange, nga mbalabula.
    Singa onompuliriza, ggwe Isirayiri!
(G)Temubeeranga na katonda mulala,
    wadde okuvuunamira katonda omulala yenna.
10 (H)Nze Mukama Katonda wo,
    eyakuggya mu nsi y’e Misiri.
    Yasamya akamwa ko, nange nnaakajjuza.

11 (I)“Naye abantu bange tebampuliriza;
    Isirayiri teyaŋŋondera.
12 (J)Nange ne mbawaayo eri obujeemu bw’omutima gwabwe,
    okugoberera ebyo bye baagala.

13 (K)“Singa abantu bange bampuliriza;
    singa Isirayiri agondera ebiragiro byange,
14 (L)mangwago nandirwanyisizza abalabe baabwe,
    ne mbawangula.
15 Abo abakyawa Mukama ne beegonza gy’ali;
    ekibonerezo kyabwe kya mirembe gyonna.
16 (M)Naye ggwe, Isirayiri, nandikuliisizza eŋŋaano esingira ddala obulungi,
    ne nkukkusa omubisi gw’enjuki nga guva mu lwazi.”

Psalm 81[a]

For the director of music. According to gittith.[b] Of Asaph.

Sing for joy to God our strength;
    shout aloud to the God of Jacob!(A)
Begin the music, strike the timbrel,(B)
    play the melodious harp(C) and lyre.(D)

Sound the ram’s horn(E) at the New Moon,(F)
    and when the moon is full, on the day of our festival;
this is a decree for Israel,
    an ordinance of the God of Jacob.(G)
When God went out against Egypt,(H)
    he established it as a statute for Joseph.

I heard an unknown voice say:(I)

“I removed the burden(J) from their shoulders;(K)
    their hands were set free from the basket.
In your distress you called(L) and I rescued you,
    I answered(M) you out of a thundercloud;
    I tested you at the waters of Meribah.[c](N)
Hear me, my people,(O) and I will warn you—
    if you would only listen to me, Israel!
You shall have no foreign god(P) among you;
    you shall not worship any god other than me.
10 I am the Lord your God,
    who brought you up out of Egypt.(Q)
Open(R) wide your mouth and I will fill(S) it.

11 “But my people would not listen to me;
    Israel would not submit to me.(T)
12 So I gave them over(U) to their stubborn hearts
    to follow their own devices.

13 “If my people would only listen to me,(V)
    if Israel would only follow my ways,
14 how quickly I would subdue(W) their enemies
    and turn my hand against(X) their foes!
15 Those who hate the Lord would cringe(Y) before him,
    and their punishment would last forever.
16 But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;(Z)
    with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 81:1 In Hebrew texts 81:1-16 is numbered 81:2-17.
  2. Psalm 81:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 81:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.