Masalimo 124

1 Salimo la Davide. Nyimbo yoyimba pokwera ku Yerusalemu. Akanapanda kukhala mbali yathu Yehova, anene tsono Israeli,

Uba kwakungesiNkosi eyayilathi, katsho-ke uIsrayeli;

2 akanapanda kukhala mbali yathu Yehova, potiwukira anthuwo,

uba kwakungesiNkosi eyayilathi, lapho abantu besivukela,

3 iwo atatipsera mtima, akanatimeza amoyo;

ngabe basiginya siphila, ekuvutheni kolaka lwabo kithi;

4 chigumula chikanatimiza, mtsinje ukanatikokolola,

ngabe amanzi agijima phezu kwethu, lempophoma yedlula phezu komphefumulo wethu;

5 madzi a mkokomo akanatikokolola.

ngabe amanzi aqubukayo edlula phezu komphefumulo wethu.

6 Atamandike Yehova, amene sanalole kuti tikhale chakudya cha mano awo.

Kayibongwe iNkosi, engasinikelanga ukuthi sibe yimpango emazinyweni abo.

7 Moyo wathu wawonjoka ngati mbalame yokodwa mu msampha wa mlenje; msampha wathyoka, ndipo ife tapulumuka.

Umphefumulo wethu uphunyukile njengenyoni emjibileni wabathiyi; umjibila uqamukile, thina sasesiphunyuka.

8 Thandizo lathu lili mʼdzina la Yehova wolenga kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi.

Usizo lwethu lusebizweni leNkosi eyenza amazulu lomhlaba.