Masalimo 1

1 Wodala munthu amene satsatira uphungu wa anthu ochimwa, kapena kuyima mʼnjira ya anthu oyipa, kapena kukhala mʼmagulu a anthu onyoza.

O the blessedness of that one, Who has not walked in the counsel of the wicked, And has not stood in the way of sinners, And has not sat in the seat of scorners;

2 Koma chikondwerero chake chili mʼmalamulo a Yehova ndipo mʼmalamulo akewo amalingaliramo usana ndi usiku.

But his delight [is] in the Law of YHWH, And in His law he meditates by day and by night:

3 Iye ali ngati mtengo wodzalidwa mʼmbali mwa mitsinje ya madzi, umene umabereka zipatso zake pa nyengo yake ndipo masamba ake safota. Chilichonse chimene amachita amapindula nacho.

And he has been as a tree, Planted by streams of water, That gives its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither, And all that he does he causes to prosper.

4 Sizitero ndi anthu oyipa! Iwo ali ngati mungu umene umawuluzidwa ndi mphepo.

Not so the wicked: But [they are] as chaff that wind drives away!

5 Kotero anthu oyipa sadzatha kuyima pa chiweruzo, kapena anthu ochimwa mu msonkhano wa anthu olungama.

Therefore the wicked do not rise in judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous,

6 Pakuti Yehova amayangʼanira mayendedwe a anthu olungama, koma mayendedwe a anthu oyipa adzawonongeka.

For YHWH is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!