Masalimo 58

1 Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Potsata mayimbidwe a “Musawononge.” Ndakatulo ya Davide. Kodi inu olamulira mumayankhuladi molungama? Kodi mumaweruza mwachilungamo pakati pa anthu?

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

2 Ayi, mʼmitima mwanu mumakonzekera zosalungama, ndipo manja anu amatulutsa zachiwawa pa dziko lapansi.

No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

3 Ngakhale kuchokera tsiku lawo lobadwa oyipa amasochera; kuchokera mʼmimba ya amayi awo, iwo ndi otayika ndipo amayankhula mabodza.

The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

4 Ululu wawo uli ngati ululu wa njoka, ngati uja wa mphiri imene yatseka mʼmakutu mwake.

Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,

5 Imene simva liwu la munthu wamatsenga, ngakhale akhale wa luso lotani munthu wamatsengayo.

which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skilful the charmer may be.

6 Gululani mano mʼkamwa mwawo, Inu Mulungu, Yehova khadzulani mano a mikango!

Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, LORD.

7 Mulole kuti asowe ngati madzi oyenda pamene iwo akoka uta mulole kuti mivi yawo ikhale yosathwa.

Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.

8 Akhale ngati nkhono imene imasungunuka pamene ikuyenda; ngati mwana wakufa asanabadwe, iwo asaone dzuwa.

Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.

9 Miphika yanu isanagwire moto waminga ya mkandankhuku, kaya iyo ndi yobiriwira kapena yowuma, oyipa adzachotsedwa.

Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.

10 Olungama adzasangalala poona kubwezera chilango, pamene adzasambitsa mapazi awo mʼmagazi a anthu oyipa.

The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

11 Ndipo anthu adzanena kuti, “Zoonadi, olungama amalandirabe mphotho; zoonadi kuli Mulungu amene amaweruza dziko lapansi.”

so that men shall say, “Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.”