Masalimo 56

1 Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Potsata mayimbidwe a “Njiwa pa Mtengo wa Thundu wa Kutali.” Mikitamu ya Davide, pamene Afilisti anamugwira ku Gati. Mundichitire chifundo Inu Mulungu, pakuti anthu akundithamangitsa kwambiri; tsiku lonse akundithira nkhondo.

Unto the end. For the people who have become far removed from the Sacred. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when the Philistines held him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, because man has trampled over me. All day long, he has afflicted me by fighting against me.

2 Ondinyoza akundithamangitsa tsiku lonse, ambiri akumenyana nane monyada.

My enemies have trampled over me all day long. For those who make war against me are many.

3 Ndikachita mantha ndimadalira Inu.

From the height of the day, I will be afraid. But truly, I will hope in you.

4 Mwa Mulungu, amene mawu ake ine ndimatamanda, mwa Mulungu ine ndimadaliramo; sindidzachita mantha. Kodi munthu amene amafa angandichite chiyani?

In God, I will praise my words. In God, I have put my trust. I will not fear what flesh can do to me.

5 Tsiku lonse amatembenuza mawu anga; nthawi zonse amakonza zondivulaza.

All day long, they curse my words. All their intentions are for evil against me.

6 Iwo amakambirana, amandibisalira, amayangʼanitsitsa mayendedwe anga ndipo amakhala ndi chidwi chofuna kuchotsa moyo wanga.

They will dwell and hide themselves. They will watch my heel, just as they waited for my soul;

7 Musalole konse kuti athawe; mu mkwiyo wanu Mulungu mugwetse mitundu ya anthu.

because of this, nothing will save them. In your anger, you will crush the people.

8 Mulembe za kulira kwanga, mulembe chiwerengero cha misozi yanga mʼbuku lanu. Kodi zimenezi sizinalembedwe mʼbuku lanulo?

O God, I have announced my life to you. You have placed my tears in your sight, and even in your promise.

9 Adani anga adzabwerera mʼmbuyo pamene ndidzalirira kwa Inu. Pamenepo ndidzadziwa kuti Mulungu ali ku mbali yanga.

Then my enemies will be turned back. On whatever day that I call upon you, behold, I know that you are my God.

10 Mwa Mulungu amene mawu ake ndimawatamanda, mwa Yehova amene mawu ake ndimawatamanda,

In God, I will praise the word. In the Lord, I will praise his speech.

11 mwa Mulungu ine ndimadalira ndipo sindidzachita mantha. Kodi munthu angandichite chiyani?

In God, I have hoped. I will not fear what man can do to me.

12 Ndiyenera kuchita zomwe ndinalumbira kwa Mulungu; ndidzapereka nsembe zanga zachiyamiko kwa inu.

My vows to you, O God, are in me. I will repay them. Praises be to you.

13 Pakuti mwawombola moyo wanga ku imfa ndi mapazi anga kuti ndingagwe, kuti ndiyende pamaso pa Mulungu mʼkuwala kwa moyo.

For you have rescued my soul from death and my feet from slipping, so that I may be pleasing in the sight of God, in the light of the living.