Masalimo 140
1 Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Salimo la Davide. Landitseni Yehova kwa anthu oyipa; tetezeni kwa anthu ankhanza,
For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Yahweh, rescue me from the wicked; preserve me from violent men.
2 amene mu mtima mwawo amakonza zinthu zoyipa ndi kuyambitsa nkhondo tsiku lililonse.
They plan evil in their hearts; they cause battles every day.
3 Iwo amanola malilime awo kukhala akuthwa ngati a njoka; pa milomo yawo pali ululu wa mamba. (Sela)
Their tongues wound like serpents; vipers' poison is on their lips. (Selah)
4 Tetezeni Inu Yehova, kwa anthu oyipa; tchinjirizeni kwa anthu ankhanza amene amakonza zokola mapazi anga.
Keep me from the hands of the wicked, Yahweh; preserve me from violent men who plan to knock me over.
5 Anthu odzikuza anditchera msampha mobisika; iwo atchera zingwe za maukonde awo ndipo anditchera misampha pa njira yanga. (Sela)
The proud have set a trap for me; they have spread a net; they have set a snare for me. (Selah)
6 Inu Yehova, ine ndikuti, “Ndinu Mulungu wanga.” Imvani kupempha kwanga Yehova.
I said to Yahweh, “You are my God; listen to my cries for mercy.”
7 Inu Ambuye Wamphamvuzonse, Mpulumutsi wanga wamphamvu, mumateteza mutu wanga tsiku lankhondo.
Yahweh, my Lord, you are powerfully able to save me; you shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Musawapatse anthu oyipa zokhumba zawo, Inu Yehova; musalole kuti zokonza zawo zitheke, mwina iwo adzayamba kunyada. (Sela)
Yahweh, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let their plots succeed. (Selah)
9 Mitu ya amene andizungulira iphimbidwe ndi masautso amene milomo yawo yayambitsa.
Those who surround me raise their heads; let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10 Makala amoto agwere pa iwo; aponyedwe pa moto, mʼmaenje amatope, asatulukemonso.
Let burning coals fall on them; throw them into the fire, into bottomless pits, never more to rise.
11 Musalole kuti anthu achipongwe akhazikike mʼdziko; choyipa chilondole anthu ankhanza.
May men of tongues not be made secure on the earth; may evil hunt down the violent man to strike him dead.
12 Ndikudziwa kuti Yehova amapereka chiweruzo cholungama kwa anthu osauka, ndipo amateteza zolinga za anthu osowa.
I know that Yahweh will judge in favor of the afflicted, and that he will give justice to the needy.
13 Zoonadi anthu olungama adzatamanda dzina lanu, ndipo anthu owongoka mtima adzakhala pamaso panu.
Surely the righteous people will give thanks to your name; the upright people will live in your presence.
