Masalimo 120

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

A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.

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

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue.

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

What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

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

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

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

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, [that] I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

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

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

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

I [am for] peace: but when I speak, they [are] for war.