Psalms 141
1 A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.
Ee Yahwe, ninakulilia wewe; uje upesi kwangu. Unisikilize nikuitapo.
2 May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
Maombi yangu na yawe kama uvumba mbele zako; mikono yangu iliyoinuliwa na iwe kama dhabihu ya jioni.
3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
Ee Yahwe, uweke mlinzi kinywani mwangu; mngojezi malangoni pa midomo yangu.
4 Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
Usiruhusu tamaa ya moyo wangu kutamani uovu wowote wala kushiriki katika matendo ya dhambi na watu waishio maovuni. Nisile vyakula vyao vya anasa.
5 Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
Mwenye haki na anipige; nao utakuwa ni wema kwangu. Anirudi; itakuwa kama mafuta kichwani pangu; kichwa changu na kisikatae kupokea. Lakini maombi yangu siku zote yatakuwa dhidi ya matendo yao mauvu.
6 When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
Viongozi wao watatupwa chini toka juu mlimani; watayasikia maneno yangu kuwa ni matamu.
7 As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
Watalazimika kusema, “Kama vile jembe moja livunjapo ardhi, hivyo mifupa yetu imesambaratishwa kinywani pa kuzimu.” (Sheol h7585)
8 But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
Hakika macho yangu yanakutazama wewe, Yahwe, Bwana; katika wewe napata kimbilio; usiiache nafsi yangu.
9 Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
Unilinde dhidi ya mitego waliyoiweka kwa ajili yangu, na matanzi yao watendao maovu.
10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
Waovu na waangukie kwenye nyavu zao wenywe pindi mimi nitorokapo.
