Masalimo 2
1 Nʼchifukwa chiyani anthu a mitundu ina akufuna kuchita chiwembu? Akonzekeranji zopanda pake anthu?
Why have the Gentiles been seething, and why have the people been pondering nonsense?
2 Mafumu a dziko lapansi akugwirizana nazo; ndipo olamulira asonkhana pamodzi kulimbana ndi Ambuye ndi wodzozedwa wakeyo.
The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one, against the Lord and against his Christ:
3 Iwo akunena kuti, “Tiyeni timasule magoli awo ndipo titaye zingwe zawo.”
“Let us shatter their chains and cast their yoke away from us.”
4 Wokhala mmwamba akuseka; Ambuye akuwanyoza iwowo.
He who dwells in heaven will ridicule them, and the Lord will mock them.
5 Ndipo iye awadzudzula mu mkwiyo wake ndi kuwaopseza mu ukali wake, kunena kuti,
Then will he speak to them in his anger and trouble them with his fury.
6 “Ine ndakhazikitsa mfumu yanga pa Ziyoni, phiri langa loyera.”
Yet I have been appointed king by him over Zion, his holy mountain, preaching his precepts.
7 Ine ndidzalengeza zimene Yehova walamula: Iye anati kwa Ine, “Iwe ndiwe mwana wanga; lero Ine ndakhala Atate ako.
The Lord has said to me: You are my son, this day have I begotten you.
8 Tandipempha, ndipo ndidzachititsa kuti mitundu ya anthu ikhale cholowa chako; malekezero a dziko lapansi kuti akhale chuma chako.
Ask of me and I will give to you: the Gentiles for your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession.
9 Iweyo udzawalamulira ndi ndodo yaufumu yachitsulo; udzawaphwanya zidutswazidutswa ngati zowumba zadothi.”
You will rule them with an iron rod, and you will shatter them like a potter’s vessel.
10 Kotero, inu mafumu, chenjerani; chenjezedwani, inu olamulira a dziko lapansi.
And now, O kings, understand. Receive instruction, you who judge the earth.
11 Tumikirani Yehova mwa mantha ndi kukondwerera ulamuliro wake monjenjemera.
Serve the Lord in fear, and exult in him with trembling.
12 Mpsopsoneni mwanayo kuti angakwiye; kuti mungawonongedwe mʼnjira zanu, pakuti ukali wake utha kuuka mʼkanthawi kochepa. Odala ndi onse amene amathawira kwa Iye.
Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord might become angry, and you would perish from the way of the just. Though his wrath can flare up in a short time, blessed are all those who trust in him.
