Translation of the song lyrics Neria - Oliver Mtukudzi

Neria (original)

mwari anewe kaNeria mwari anewe
kufirwa nemurume hazvanzi
zvinoda moyo wekushinga
usaore moyo kaNeria Mwari anewe x2
shinga moyo shinga Mwari anewe
neria neria ooo
usaore moyo kaneria mwari anewe x2
mwari anewe kaneria mwari anewe
upenyu imhindu pindu
ngwarira mhepo dzezviedzo
usaore moy kaneria mwari anewe x2
shinga moyo shinga Mwari anewe
vanhu kadzi vanobatwa senhapwa
kugara senherera
usaore moyo kaneria mwari anewe x2
shinga moyo shinga mwari anewe
rufu rwune shanje
kudza mura vanodanana
usaore moyo (hadzwanzi) mwari anewe
usaore moyo kaneria mwari anewe
shinga moyo shinga mwari anewe
neria neria ooo
usaore moyo kaneria mwari anewe x2
shinga moyo shinga mwari anewe
kufirwa nemurume hazvanzi
zvinoda moyo wekushingaira
usaore moyo kaneria mwari anewe x2

Neria (translation)

God walks beside you, Neria, in every shadowed hour,
To lose a husband is no storm foretold by ancient seers,
It calls for a heart burnished by the forge of trials,
Take heart, Neria—God's hand steadies you, as dawn steadies the midnight sea,
Steadfast soul, do not falter—God is the rock beneath your feet,
Neria, Neria—your name, a bell that tolls through mist,
Let not your spirit wither, Neria—God is the breath beneath your wings,
God beside you, Neria, God beside you in the hush of dusk,
Life is a labyrinth of tangled roots and sudden bloom,
Guard your spirit from the winds that scatter embers into flame,
Let not your courage gutter—Neria, God is your lantern in the gloom,
Steadfast heart, endure—the Lord is the wellspring in your desert,
Women bear their days as chains—silent, cold, and old as iron,
To dwell as orphaned branches, reaching toward a vanished sun,
Despair not, Neria—God is the hush that soothes your midnight,
Brave heart, endure—God is the harvest after ruin’s frost,
Death is a hawk envious for what it cannot hold,
Honor those who love, as rivers honor distant rain,
Let not sorrow root within you—God is there in the unspoken pain,
Despair not, Neria—God is the silent lamp in your night,
Brave heart, endure—God is the promise woven into dawn,
Neria, Neria—your name, a candle against the dark,
Despair not, Neria—God is the hush that soothes your midnight,
Brave heart, endure—God is the harvest after ruin’s frost,
The widow’s fate arrives unbidden, robed in silence,
It asks for a heart patient as earth awaiting rain,
Despair not, Neria—God is the hush that soothes your midnight