2 Samueli 22
1 Davide anayimbira Yehova nyimbo iyi pamene Yehovayo anamupulumutsa mʼdzanja la adani ake onse ndiponso mʼdzanja la Sauli.
David spoke to YHWH the words of this song in the day that YHWH delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
2 Iye anati, “Yehova ndiye thanthwe langa, chitetezo changa ndi mpulumutsi wanga.
and he said, "YHWH is my Rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer.
3 Mulungu wanga ndiye thanthwe langa, mʼmene ndimathawiramo, chishango changa ndi ndodo yachipulumutso changa. Iye ndi linga langa, pothawirapo panga ndi mpulumutsi wanga. Munandipulumutsa mʼmanja mwa anthu ankhanza.
My God, my Rock, in him I will take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my savior; from violent people he saves me.
4 “Ndimayitana Yehova amene ndi woyenera matamando, ndipo ndapulumutsidwa kwa adani anga.
I call on YHWH, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
5 “Mafunde a imfa anandizinga; mitsinje yothamanga yachiwonongeko inandiopsa kwambiri.
For the waves of death surrounded me, and the currents of ungodliness overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me. (Sheol h7585)
7 “Mʼmasautso anga ndinapemphera kwa Yehova; ndinapemphera kwa Mulungu wanga. Iye ali mʼnyumba yake, anamva mawu anga; kulira kwanga kunafika mʼmakutu ake.
In my distress I called upon YHWH, and I cried out to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came into his ears.
8 “Dziko lapansi linanjenjemera ndi kuchita chivomerezi, maziko a miyamba anagwedezeka; ananjenjemera chifukwa Iye anakwiya.
Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
9 Mʼmphuno mwake munatuluka utsi; moto wonyeketsa unatuluka mʼkamwa mwake, makala amoto anali lawilawi mʼkamwa mwake.
Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.
10 Iye anangʼamba thambo natsika pansi; pansi pa mapazi ake panali mitambo yakuda.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
11 Iye anakwera pa Kerubi ndi kuwuluka; nawuluka ndi mphepo mwaliwiro.
He rode on a cherub, and flew; and he soared on the wings of the wind.
12 Iye anapanga mdima kukhala chofunda chake, mitambo yakuda ya mlengalenga.
He made darkness his hiding place, his canopy around him thick clouds dark with water.
13 Mʼkuwala kumene kunali pamaso pake munkachokera makala amoto alawilawi.
From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed on, with hailstones and coals of fire.
14 Yehova anabangula kumwamba ngati bingu, mawu a Wammwambamwamba anamveka ponseponse.
YHWH thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
15 Iye anaponya mivi yake, nabalalitsa adani ake, ndi zingʼaningʼani zake anawagonjetsa.
And he sent out arrows and scattered them, and he shot lightning bolts and routed them.
16 Zigwa za mʼnyanja zinaonekera poyera, ndipo maziko a dziko lapansi anakhala poyera, Yehova atabangula mwaukali, pamene mpweya wamphamvu unatuluka mʼmphuno mwake.
Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of YHWH, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 “Ali kumwamba, Iye anatambalitsa dzanja lake ndipo anandigwira; anandivuwula mʼmadzi ozama.
He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
18 Anandipulumutsa kwa mdani wanga wamphamvu, adani anga amene anali amphamvu kuposa ine.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
19 Adaniwo analimbana nane pamene ndinali pa mavuto, koma Yehova anali thandizo langa.
They came on me in the day of my calamity, but YHWH was my support.
20 Iye anandipititsa kumalo otakasuka; anandipulumutsa chifukwa amakondwera nane.
He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 “Yehova wandithandiza molingana ndi chilungamo changa; molingana ndi makhalidwe anga abwino, Iye wandipulumutsa.
YHWH rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22 Pakuti ine ndinatsata njira za Yehova; ndilibe mlandu wochoka pamaso pa Mulungu wanga.
For I have kept the ways of YHWH, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 Malamulo ake onse ali pamaso panga, sindinasiye malangizo ake.
For all his ordinances were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me.
24 Ndakhala moyo wosalakwa pamaso pake ndipo ndakhala ndi kupewa tchimo.
I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
25 Yehova wandipatsa mphotho molingana ndi chilungamo changa, molingana ndi makhalidwe anga abwino pamaso pake.
Therefore YHWH has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
26 “Kwa wokhulupirika, Inu mumaonetsa kukhulupirika kwanu, kwa anthu amakhalidwe abwino, Inu mumaonetsanso makhalidwe abwino,
With the faithful you show yourself faithful. With the innocent you show yourself innocent.
27 Kwa woyera mtima, Inu mumaonetsa kuyera mtima kwanu, koma kwa anthu achinyengo mumaonetsanso kunyansidwa nawo.
With the pure you show yourself pure. And with the crooked you show yourself tortuous.
28 Inu mumapulumutsa anthu odzichepetsa, koma maso anu amatsutsana ndi odzikuza ndipo mumawatsitsa.
You save a humble people, but the eyes of the proud you will bring low.
29 Inu Yehova, ndinu nyale yanga; Yehova wasandutsa mdima wanga kukhala kuwunika.
For you light my lamp. YHWH my God lights up my darkness.
30 Ndi thandizo lanu nditha kulimbana ndi gulu la ankhondo, ndi Mulungu wanga nditha kuchita zosatheka ndi munthu.
For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
31 “Kunena za Mulungu, zochita zake ndi zangwiro; mawu a Yehova alibe cholakwika. Iye ndi chishango kwa onse amene amathawira kwa iye.
As for God, his way is perfect. The word of YHWH is pure. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
32 Mulungu wina ndi uti wofanana nanu Yehova? Ndipo ndani amene ndi Thanthwe kupatula Mulungu wathu?
For who is God, besides YHWH? Who is a rock, besides our God,
33 Ndi Mulungu amene anandipatsa mphamvu ndi kulungamitsa njira yanga.
the God who girds me with strength, and makes my way blameless?
34 Iye amasandutsa mapazi anga kukhala ngati ambawala yayikazi; Iye amandithandiza kuyimirira pamwamba pa mapiri.
He makes my feet like those of a deer, and sets me on my high places.
35 Iye amaphunzitsa manja anga kuchita nkhondo; manja anga amatha kuthyola uta wachitsulo.
He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
36 Inu mundipatsa ine chishango chanu cha chigonjetso; mumawerama kuti mundikweze.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand holds me up, and your help has made me great.
37 Inu mwalimbitsa njira yanga kuti ndiyende bwino, kuti mapazi anga asaterereke.
You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.
38 “Ine ndinathamangitsa adani anga ndi kuwakantha; sindinabwerere mpaka iwo atawonongedwa.
I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
39 Ndinawakantha kotheratu, ndipo sanathe kudzukanso; Iwo anagwera pansi pa mapazi anga.
And I consumed them, and struck them through, so that they did not rise. And they fell beneath my feet.
40 Inu munandipatsa ine mphamvu yochitira nkhondo; munagwaditsa adani anga pa mapazi anga.
For you have equipped me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
41 Inu muchititsa kuti adani anga atembenuke ndi kuthawa; ndipo ndinawononga adani anga.
You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
42 Iwo anafuwula kupempha thandizo, koma panalibe ndi mmodzi yemwe owapulumutsa. Analirira kwa Yehova, koma sanawayankhe.
They cry out, but there was none to save; even to YHWH, but he did not answer them.
43 Ine ndinawaperesa ngati fumbi la pa dziko lapansi; ndinawasinja ndipo ndinawapondaponda ngati matope a mʼmisewu.
Then I ground them as fine as the dust on the surface of a path. Like the mud in the streets, I trampled them.
44 “Inu mwandipulumutsa mʼmanja mwa mitundu ya anthu; Inu mwandisunga kuti ndikhale mtsogoleri wa anthu a mitundu ina. Anthu amene sindikuwadziwa ali pansi pa ulamuliro wanga.
You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will serve me.
45 Alendo amadzipereka okha pamaso panga; akangomva za ine, amandigonjera.
As soon as they hear of me they obey me. Foreigners come cringing to me;
46 Iwo onse anataya mtima; anatuluka mʼmalinga awo akunjenjemera.
they are not bound in chains.
47 “Yehova ndi wamoyo! Litamandidwe Thanthwe langa. Akuzike Mulungu, Thanthwe, Mpulumutsi wanga!
YHWH lives. Blessed be my rock. Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
48 Iye ndi Mulungu amene amabwezera chilango, amene amayika anthu a mitundu yonse pansi pa ulamuliro wanga,
even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me,
49 amene amandimasula mʼmanja mwa adani anga. Inu munandikuza kuposa adani anga; munandilanditsa mʼmanja mwa anthu ankhanza.
who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You protect me from the violent man.
50 Choncho ine ndidzakutamandani Inu Yehova, pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina; ndidzayimba nyimbo zotamanda dzina lanu.
Therefore I will praise you, YHWH, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
51 “Iye amapereka chipambano chachikulu kwa mfumu yake, amaonetsa kukoma mtima kwa wodzozedwa wake, kwa Davide ndi zidzukulu zake kwamuyaya.”
He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his descendants, until forever."
