Masalimo 82

1 Salimo la Asafu. Mulungu akutsogolera msonkhano waukulu; Iye akuweruza pakati pa “milungu.”

A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

2 “Mudzateteza osalungama mpaka liti, ndi kukondera anthu oyipa?

“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?

3 Tetezani anthu ofowoka ndi amasiye; mukhazikitse ufulu wa anthu osauka ndi ozunzika.

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

4 Landitsani anthu ofowoka ndi osowa; apulumutseni mʼdzanja la anthu oyipa.

Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

5 “Iwo sadziwa kanthu, sazindikira kalikonse. Amayendayenda mu mdima; maziko onse a dziko lapansi agwedezeka.

They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6 “Ndinati, ‘Inu ndinu Mulungu, nonsenu ndinu ana a Wammwambamwamba.’

I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

7 Koma mudzafa ngati anthu wamba; mudzagwa ngati wolamula wina aliyense.”

But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

8 Dzukani Inu Mulungu, weruzani dziko lapansi, pakuti mayiko onse ndi cholowa chanu.

Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.