Psalms 18
1 I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
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.
2 Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
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.
3 I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised. So I shall be saved from my enemies.
Ndimayitana Yehova amene ndi woyenera matamando, ndipo ndapulumutsidwa kwa adani anga.
4 The cords of death encompassed me, and the floods of lawlessness made me afraid.
Zingwe za imfa zinandizinga; mitsinje yothamanga yachiwonongeko inandiopsa kwambiri.
Anandimanga ndi zingwe za ku manda; misampha ya imfa inalimbana nane. (Sheol h7585)
6 In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry before him came into his ears.
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.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken because he was angry.
Dziko lapansi linanjenjemera ndi kuchita chivomerezi, ndipo maziko a mapiri anagwedezeka; ananjenjemera chifukwa Iye anakwiya.
8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.
Mʼmphuno mwake munatuluka utsi; moto wonyeketsa unatuluka mʼkamwa mwake, makala amoto anali lawilawi mʼkamwa mwake.
9 He also bowed the heavens, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
Iye anangʼamba thambo natsika pansi; pansi pa mapazi ake panali mitambo yakuda.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and flew. Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
Iye anakwera pa Kerubi ndi kuwuluka; nawuluka ndi mphepo mwaliwiro.
11 He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Iye anapanga mdima kukhala chofunda chake, chophimba chake chomuzungulira chinali mitambo yakuda ya mlengalenga.
12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.
Mʼkuwala kumene kunali pamaso pake munkachokera matalala, makala amoto ndi ziphaliwali zongʼanima.
13 Jehovah also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice, hailstones and coals of fire.
Yehova anabangula kumwamba ngati bingu, mawu a Wammwambamwamba anamveka ponseponse.
14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them, Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.
Iye anaponya mivi yake nabalalitsa adani ake, ndi zingʼaningʼani zake anawagonjetsa.
15 Then the channels of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at thy rebuke, O Jehovah, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Zigwa za mʼnyanja zinaonekera poyera; maziko a dziko lapansi anakhala poyera, Yehova atabangula mwaukali, pamene mpweya wamphamvu unatuluka mʼmphuno mwanu.
16 He sent from on high, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
Ali kumwamba, Iye anatambalitsa dzanja lake ndipo anandigwira; anandivuwula mʼmadzi ozama.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
Anandipulumutsa kwa mdani wanga wamphamvu, adani anga, amene anali amphamvu kuposa ine.
18 They came upon me in the day of my calamity, but Jehovah was my stay.
Adaniwo analimbana nane pamene ndinali pa mavuto, koma Yehova anali thandizo langa.
19 He also brought me forth into a large place. He delivered me because he delighted in me.
Iye anandipititsa kumalo otakasuka; anandipulumutsa chifukwa amakondwera nane.
20 Jehovah has rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands he has recompensed me.
Yehova wandithandiza molingana ndi chilungamo changa; molingana ndi makhalidwe anga abwino, Iye wandipulumutsa.
21 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Pakuti ine ndinatsata njira za Yehova; ndilibe mlandu wochoka pamaso Mulungu wanga.
22 For all his ordinances were before me, and I put not away his statutes from me.
Malamulo ake onse ali pamaso panga; sindinasiye malangizo ake.
23 I was also perfect with him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.
Ndakhala moyo wosalakwa pamaso pake ndipo ndakhala ndi kupewa tchimo.
24 Therefore Jehovah has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
Yehova wandipatsa mphotho molingana ndi chilungamo changa, molingana ndi kuyera kwa manja anga pamaso pake.
25 With the merciful thou will show thyself merciful. With the perfect man thou will show thyself perfect.
Kwa wokhulupirika, Inu mumaonetsa kukhulupirika kwanu; kwa anthu amakhalidwe abwino, Inu mumaonetsanso makhalidwe abwino,
26 With the pure thou will show thyself pure. And with the perverse thou will show thyself contrary.
kwa woyera mtima, Inu mumaonetsa kuyera mtima kwanu, koma kwa achinyengo mumaonetsanso kunyansidwa nawo.
27 For thou will save the afflicted people, but the haughty eyes thou will bring down.
Inu mumapulumutsa anthu odzichepetsa, koma anthu amtima odzikuza mumawatsitsa.
28 For thou will light my lamp. Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.
Inu Yehova, sungani nyale yanga kuti iziyakabe; Mulungu wanga wasandutsa mdima wanga kukhala kuwunika.
29 For by thee I run upon a troop, and by my God I leap over a wall.
Ndi thandizo lanu nditha kulimbana ndi gulu la ankhondo; ndi Mulungu wanga nditha kuchita zosatheka ndi munthu.
30 As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Jehovah is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
Kunena za Mulungu, zochita zake ndi zangwiro; mawu a Yehova alibe cholakwika. Iye ndi chishango kwa onse amene amathawira kwa Iye.
31 For who is God, except Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,
Mulungu wina ndi uti wofanana nanu Yehova? Ndipo ndani amene ndi Thanthwe kupatula Mulungu wathu?
32 the God who girds me with strength, and makes my way perfect?
Ndi Mulungu amene anandipatsa mphamvu ndi kulungamitsa njira yanga.
33 He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and sets me upon my high places.
Iye amasandutsa mapazi anga kukhala ngati ambawala yayikazi; Iye amandithandiza kuyimirira pamwamba pa mapiri.
34 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.
Iye amaphunzitsa manja anga kuchita nkhondo; manja anga amatha kuthyola uta wachitsulo.
35 Thou have also given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand has held me up, and thy gentleness has made me great.
Inu mumandipatsa chishango chachipambano, ndipo dzanja lanu lamanja limandichirikiza; mumawerama pansi kundikuza.
36 Thou have enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
Munakulitsa njira yoyendamo ine, kuti mapazi anga asaguluke.
37 I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.
Ndinathamangitsa adani anga ndi kuwapitirira; sindinabwerere mpaka atawonongedwa.
38 I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet.
Ndinakantha adaniwo kotero kuti sanathenso kudzuka; anagwera pa mapazi anga.
39 For thou have girded me with strength to the battle. Thou have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
Inu munandiveka ndi mphamvu yokachitira nkhondo, munachititsa kuti ndigonjetse adani anga.
40 Thou have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
Inu munachititsa adani anga kutembenuka, kuonetsa misana yawo pothawa, ndipo ine ndinawononga adani angawo.
41 They cried, but there was none to save, even to Jehovah, but he answered them not.
Iwo anafuwula kupempha thandizo, koma panalibe ndi mmodzi yemwe owapulumutsa. Analirira kwa Yehova koma sanawayankhe.
42 Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind. I cast them out as the mire of the streets.
Ine ndinawaperesa ngati fumbi lowuluka ndi mphepo. Ndinawapondaponda ngati matope a mʼmisewu.
43 Thou have delivered me from the strivings of the people. Thou have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Inu mwandipulumutsa mʼmanja mwa anthu; mwandisandutsa kukhala mtsogoleri wa anthu a mitundu ina. Anthu amene sindikuwadziwa ali pansi pa ulamuliro wanga.
44 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
Alendo amadzipereka okha pamaso panga; akangomva za ine amandigonjera.
45 The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their close places.
Iwo onse anataya mtima; anatuluka mʼmalinga awo akunjenjemera.
46 Jehovah lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation,
Yehova ndi wamoyo! Litamandidwe Thanthwe langa! Akuzike Mulungu Mpulumutsi wanga!
47 even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.
Iye ndi Mulungu amene amabwezera chilango, amene amagonjetsa anthu a mitundu yonse amene ali pansi pa ulamuliro wanga,
48 He rescues me from my enemies. Yea, thou lift me up above those who rise up against me. Thou deliver me from the violent man.
amene amandipulumutsa mʼmanja mwa adani anga. Inu munandikuza kuposa adani anga; munandilanditsa mʼmanja mwa anthu ankhanza.
49 Therefore I will give thanks to thee, O Jehovah, among the Gentiles, and will sing praises to thy name.
Choncho ine ndidzakutamandani pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina, Inu Yehova; ndidzayimba nyimbo zotamanda dzina lanu.
50 He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
Iye amapereka chipambano chachikulu kwa mfumu yake; amaonetsa chikondi chosasinthika kwa wodzozedwa wake, kwa Davide ndi zidzukulu zake kwamuyaya.
