Masalimo 18
1 Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Salimo la Davide mtumiki wa Yehova. Iye anayimbira Yehova nyimbo iyi pamene Yehovayo anamupulumutsa mʼdzanja la adani ake onse ndiponso mʼdzanja la Sauli. Davide anati: Ine ndimakukondani Inu Yehova, mphamvu zanga.
I love thee, O LORD, my strength!
2 Yehova ndiye thanthwe langa, chitetezo changa ndi mpulumutsi wanga; Mulungu wanga ndi thanthwe langa mʼmene ndimathawiramo. Chishango changa ndi ndodo yachipulumutso changa, ndi linga langa.
Jehovah is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I trust; My shield, my strong defence, and my high tower.
3 Ndimayitana Yehova amene ndi woyenera matamando, ndipo ndapulumutsidwa kwa adani anga.
I called upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, And was delivered from my enemies.
4 Zingwe za imfa zinandizinga; mitsinje yothamanga yachiwonongeko inandiopsa kwambiri.
The snares of death encompassed me; The floods of destruction filled me with dismay;
The snares of the underworld surrounded me, And the nets of death seized upon me. (Sheol h7585)
6 Mʼmasautso anga ndinapemphera kwa Yehova; ndinalirira kwa Mulungu wanga kuti andithandize. Ali mʼNyumba yake, anamva mawu anga; kulira kwanga kunafika pamaso pake ndi mʼmakutu mwake.
In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried unto my God; He heard my voice from his palace, And my cry came before him into his ears.
7 Dziko lapansi linanjenjemera ndi kuchita chivomerezi, ndipo maziko a mapiri anagwedezeka; ananjenjemera chifukwa Iye anakwiya.
Then the earth quaked and trembled; The foundations of the mountains rocked and were shaken, Because his wrath was kindled.
8 Mʼmphuno mwake munatuluka utsi; moto wonyeketsa unatuluka mʼkamwa mwake, makala amoto anali lawilawi mʼkamwa mwake.
A smoke went up from his nostrils, And fire from his mouth devoured; Burning coals shot forth from him.
9 Iye anangʼamba thambo natsika pansi; pansi pa mapazi ake panali mitambo yakuda.
He bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet;
10 Iye anakwera pa Kerubi ndi kuwuluka; nawuluka ndi mphepo mwaliwiro.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
11 Iye anapanga mdima kukhala chofunda chake, chophimba chake chomuzungulira chinali mitambo yakuda ya mlengalenga.
And he made darkness his covering; His pavilion round about him was dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
12 Mʼkuwala kumene kunali pamaso pake munkachokera matalala, makala amoto ndi ziphaliwali zongʼanima.
At the brightness before him, his thick clouds passed away; Then came hailstones and coals of fire.
13 Yehova anabangula kumwamba ngati bingu, mawu a Wammwambamwamba anamveka ponseponse.
The LORD also thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice, Amid hailstones and coals of fire.
14 Iye anaponya mivi yake nabalalitsa adani ake, ndi zingʼaningʼani zake anawagonjetsa.
He sent forth his arrows, and scattered them; Continual lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 Zigwa za mʼnyanja zinaonekera poyera; maziko a dziko lapansi anakhala poyera, Yehova atabangula mwaukali, pamene mpweya wamphamvu unatuluka mʼmphuno mwanu.
Then the channels of the deep were seen, And the foundations of the earth were laid bare At thy rebuke, O LORD! At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
16 Ali kumwamba, Iye anatambalitsa dzanja lake ndipo anandigwira; anandivuwula mʼmadzi ozama.
He stretched forth his hand from above; he took me, And drew me out of deep waters.
17 Anandipulumutsa kwa mdani wanga wamphamvu, adani anga, amene anali amphamvu kuposa ine.
He delivered me from my strong enemy; From my adversaries, who were too powerful for me.
18 Adaniwo analimbana nane pamene ndinali pa mavuto, koma Yehova anali thandizo langa.
They fell upon me in the day of my calamity; But the LORD was my stay.
19 Iye anandipititsa kumalo otakasuka; anandipulumutsa chifukwa amakondwera nane.
He brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20 Yehova wandithandiza molingana ndi chilungamo changa; molingana ndi makhalidwe anga abwino, Iye wandipulumutsa.
The LORD hath rewarded me according to my righteous; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
21 Pakuti ine ndinatsata njira za Yehova; ndilibe mlandu wochoka pamaso Mulungu wanga.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 Malamulo ake onse ali pamaso panga; sindinasiye malangizo ake.
For all his laws were in my sight; I did not put away his statutes from me.
23 Ndakhala moyo wosalakwa pamaso pake ndipo ndakhala ndi kupewa tchimo.
I was upright before him, And kept myself from iniquity.
24 Yehova wandipatsa mphotho molingana ndi chilungamo changa, molingana ndi kuyera kwa manja anga pamaso pake.
Therefore hath the LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes.
25 Kwa wokhulupirika, Inu mumaonetsa kukhulupirika kwanu; kwa anthu amakhalidwe abwino, Inu mumaonetsanso makhalidwe abwino,
To the merciful thou showest thyself merciful; To the upright thou showest thyself upright;
26 kwa woyera mtima, Inu mumaonetsa kuyera mtima kwanu, koma kwa achinyengo mumaonetsanso kunyansidwa nawo.
To the pure thou showest thyself pure, And to the perverse thou showest thyself perverse.
27 Inu mumapulumutsa anthu odzichepetsa, koma anthu amtima odzikuza mumawatsitsa.
For thou savest the afflicted people, But the haughty countenance thou bringest down.
28 Inu Yehova, sungani nyale yanga kuti iziyakabe; Mulungu wanga wasandutsa mdima wanga kukhala kuwunika.
Thou causest my lamp to shine; Jehovah, my God, enlighteneth my darkness.
29 Ndi thandizo lanu nditha kulimbana ndi gulu la ankhondo; ndi Mulungu wanga nditha kuchita zosatheka ndi munthu.
For through thee I have broken through troops; Through my God I have leaped over walls.
30 Kunena za Mulungu, zochita zake ndi zangwiro; mawu a Yehova alibe cholakwika. Iye ndi chishango kwa onse amene amathawira kwa Iye.
The ways of God are just and true; His word is pure, tried in the fire; He is a shield to all who put their trust in him.
31 Mulungu wina ndi uti wofanana nanu Yehova? Ndipo ndani amene ndi Thanthwe kupatula Mulungu wathu?
Who, then, is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
32 Ndi Mulungu amene anandipatsa mphamvu ndi kulungamitsa njira yanga.
It is God that girded me with strength, And made my way plain.
33 Iye amasandutsa mapazi anga kukhala ngati ambawala yayikazi; Iye amandithandiza kuyimirira pamwamba pa mapiri.
He made my feet like the hind's, And set me in my high places;
34 Iye amaphunzitsa manja anga kuchita nkhondo; manja anga amatha kuthyola uta wachitsulo.
He taught my hands to war, So that my arm bent the bow of brass.
35 Inu mumandipatsa chishango chachipambano, ndipo dzanja lanu lamanja limandichirikiza; mumawerama pansi kundikuza.
Thou gavest me the shield of thy protection; Thy right hand held me up, And thy goodness made me great.
36 Munakulitsa njira yoyendamo ine, kuti mapazi anga asaguluke.
Thou didst make a wide path for my steps, So that my feet did not stumble.
37 Ndinathamangitsa adani anga ndi kuwapitirira; sindinabwerere mpaka atawonongedwa.
I pursued my enemies and overtook them, And turned not back till I had destroyed them.
38 Ndinakantha adaniwo kotero kuti sanathenso kudzuka; anagwera pa mapazi anga.
I smote them, so that they could not rise; They fell under my feet.
39 Inu munandiveka ndi mphamvu yokachitira nkhondo, munachititsa kuti ndigonjetse adani anga.
Thou didst gird me with strength for the battle; Thou didst cast down my adversaries under me.
40 Inu munachititsa adani anga kutembenuka, kuonetsa misana yawo pothawa, ndipo ine ndinawononga adani angawo.
Thou didst cause my enemies to turn their backs, So that I destroyed them that hated me.
41 Iwo anafuwula kupempha thandizo, koma panalibe ndi mmodzi yemwe owapulumutsa. Analirira kwa Yehova koma sanawayankhe.
They cried, but there was none to help; To Jehovah, but he answered them not.
42 Ine ndinawaperesa ngati fumbi lowuluka ndi mphepo. Ndinawapondaponda ngati matope a mʼmisewu.
I beat them small, like dust before the wind; I cast them out as the dirt of the streets.
43 Inu mwandipulumutsa mʼmanja mwa anthu; mwandisandutsa kukhala mtsogoleri wa anthu a mitundu ina. Anthu amene sindikuwadziwa ali pansi pa ulamuliro wanga.
Thou hast delivered me from the assaults of the nations; Thou hast made me the head of the kingdoms. Nations whom I knew not serve me;
44 Alendo amadzipereka okha pamaso panga; akangomva za ine amandigonjera.
They who have only heard of me obey me; Yea, men of a strange land submit themselves to me;
45 Iwo onse anataya mtima; anatuluka mʼmalinga awo akunjenjemera.
Men of a strange land fade away, like a leaf, And come trembling from their strongholds.
46 Yehova ndi wamoyo! Litamandidwe Thanthwe langa! Akuzike Mulungu Mpulumutsi wanga!
Jehovah is the living God; blessed be my rock; Exalted be the God of my salvation!
47 Iye ndi Mulungu amene amabwezera chilango, amene amagonjetsa anthu a mitundu yonse amene ali pansi pa ulamuliro wanga,
It is God who hath given me vengeance, And subdued the nations under me;
48 amene amandipulumutsa mʼmanja mwa adani anga. Inu munandikuza kuposa adani anga; munandilanditsa mʼmanja mwa anthu ankhanza.
He delivered me from my enemies; Yea, thou hast lifted me up above my adversaries; Thou hast saved me from the violent man!
49 Choncho ine ndidzakutamandani pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina, Inu Yehova; ndidzayimba nyimbo zotamanda dzina lanu.
Therefore I will give thanks to thee, O LORD! among the nations, And sing praises to thy name.
50 Iye amapereka chipambano chachikulu kwa mfumu yake; amaonetsa chikondi chosasinthika kwa wodzozedwa wake, kwa Davide ndi zidzukulu zake kwamuyaya.
Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth mercy to his anointed, —To David and to his posterity for ever.
