Masalimo 120

1 Nyimbo yoyimba pokwera ku Yerusalemu. Ndimafuwulira kwa Yehova mʼmasautso anga, ndipo Iye amandiyankha.

A Song of Degrees. In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he listened to me.

2 Pulumutseni Yehova ku milomo yabodza, ndi kwa anthu achinyengo.

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

3 Kodi adzakuchitani chiyani, ndipo adzawonjezerapo zotani, inu anthu achinyengo?

What should be given to you, and what should be added to you, for [your] crafty tongue?

4 Adzakulangani ndi mivi yakuthwa ya munthu wankhondo, ndi makala oyaka a mtengo wa tsanya.

Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.

5 Tsoka ine kuti ndimakhala ku Mesaki, kuti ndimakhala pakati pa matenti a ku Kedara!

Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled amongst the tents of Kedar.

6 Kwa nthawi yayitali ndakhala pakati pa iwo amene amadana ndi mtendere.

My soul has long been a sojourner;

7 Ine ndine munthu wamtendere; koma ndikamayankhula, iwo amafuna nkhondo.

I was peaceful amongst them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.