Masalimo 120

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

In my trouble I cried to the Lord: and he heard me.

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

O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips, and a deceitful tongue.

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

What shall be given to thee, or what shall be added to thee, to a deceitful tongue.

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

The sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals that lay waste.

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 dwelt with the inhabitants of cedar:

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

My soul hath been long a sojourner.

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

With them that hate peace I was peaceable: when I spoke to them they fought against me without cause.