Psalms 74
1 A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?
Ndakatulo ya Asafu. Nʼchifukwa chiyani mwatitaya ife kwamuyaya, Inu Mulungu? Chifukwa chiyani mkwiyo wanu ukutukutira pa nkhosa za busa lanu?
2 Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance— Mount Zion where You dwell.
Kumbukirani anthu amene munawagula kalekale, fuko la cholowa chanu, limene Inu munaliwombola, phiri la Ziyoni, kumene inuyo mumakhala.
3 Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.
Tembenuzani mapazi kuloza ku mabwinja awa amuyaya chiwonongeko ichi chonse mdani wabweretsa pa malo opatulika.
4 Your foes have roared within Your meeting place; they have unfurled their banners as signs,
Adani anu anabangula pa malo pamene Inu munkakumana nafe; anayimika mbendera zawo monga zizindikiro zachigonjetso.
5 like men wielding axes in a thicket of trees
Iwo anachita ngati anthu oti anyamula mbendera zawo kuti adule mitengo mʼnkhalango.
6 and smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
Kenaka anaphwanya ndi nkhwangwa ndi akasemasema awo zonse zimene tinapachika.
7 They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.
Iwo anatentha malo anu opatulika mpaka kuwagwetsa pansi; anadetsa malo okhalamo dzina lanu.
8 They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.
Ndipo anati mʼmitima yawo, “Tawatha kwathunthu.” Anatentha malo aliwonse amene Mulungu amapembedzedwerako mʼdzikomo.
9 There are no signs for us to see. There is no longer any prophet. And none of us knows how long this will last.
Ife sitinapatsidwe chizindikiro chodabwitsa; palibe aneneri amene atsala ndipo palibe aliyense wa ife akudziwa kuti izi zidzatenga nthawi yayitali bwanji.
10 How long, O God, will the enemy taunt You? Will the foe revile Your name forever?
Kodi mpaka liti, mdani adzanyoze Inu Mulungu? Kodi amaliwongowa adzapeputsa dzina lanu kwamuyaya?
11 Why do You withdraw Your strong right hand? Stretch it out to destroy them!
Chifukwa chiyani mukubweza dzanja lanu lamanja? Litulutseni kuchoka pachifuwa chanu ndipo muwawononge!
12 Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.
Koma Inu Mulungu, ndinu Mfumu yanga kuyambira kalekale; Mumabweretsa chipulumutso pa dziko lapansi.
13 You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;
Ndinu amene munagawa nyanja ndi mphamvu yanu; munathyola mitu ya zirombo za mʼmadzi.
14 You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.
Ndinu amene munaphwanya mitu ya Leviyatani ndi kuyipereka ngati chakudya cha zirombo za mʼchipululu.
15 You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.
Ndinu amene munatsekula akasupe ndi mitsinje, munawumitsa mitsinje imene siphwa nthawi zonse.
16 The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
Masana ndi anu ndipo usiku ndi wanunso; Inuyo munakhazikitsa dzuwa ndi mwezi.
17 You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter.
Ndinu amene munakhazikitsa malire onse a dziko lapansi; munakhazikitsa chilimwe ndi dzinja.
18 Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.
Kumbukirani momwe mdani wakunyozerani Inu Yehova, momwe anthu opusa apeputsira dzina lanu.
19 Do not deliver the soul of Your dove to beasts; do not forget the lives of Your afflicted forever.
Musapereke moyo wa nkhunda yanu ku zirombo zakuthengo; nthawi zonse musayiwale miyoyo ya anthu anu osautsidwa.
20 Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.
Mukumbukire pangano lanu, pakuti malo obisika a mʼdziko asanduka mochitira zachiwawa zochuluka.
21 Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.
Musalole kuti osautsidwa abwerere mwamanyazi; osauka ndi osowa atamande dzina lanu.
22 Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
Dzukani Inu Mulungu ndipo dzitetezeni pa mlandu; kumbukirani momwe opusa akukunyozerani tsiku lonse.
23 Do not disregard the clamor of Your adversaries, the uproar of Your enemies that ascends continually.
Musalekerere phokoso la otsutsana nanu, chiwawa cha adani anu, chimene chikumveka kosalekeza.
