Psalms 81
1 For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Potsata mayimbidwe a gititi. Salimo la Asafu. Imbani mwachimwemwe kwa Mulungu mphamvu yathu; Fuwulani mokweza kwa Mulungu wa Yakobo!
2 Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
Yambani nyimbo, imbani tambolini imbani pangwe wolira bwino ndi zeze.
3 Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
Imbani lipenga la nyanga ya nkhosa yayimuna pa mwezi watsopano, ndi pamene mwezi waoneka wonse, pa tsiku la phwando;
4 For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
ili ndi lamulo kwa Israeli, langizo la Mulungu wa Yakobo.
5 He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
Iye anapereka lamulolo kwa zidzukulu za Yosefe pamene anatuluka kulimbana ndi Igupto, kumene tinamva chiyankhulo chimene sitinachidziwe.
6 “I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
Iye akunena kuti, “Ine ndinachotsa zolemetsa pa mapewa awo; Manja awo anamasulidwa mʼdengu.
7 You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
Pa mavuto anu munayitana ndipo ndinakulanditsani, ndinakuyankhani kuchokera mʼmitambo ya mabingu; ndinakuyesani pa madzi a ku Meriba. (Sela)
8 Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!
“Imvani anthu anga, ndipo ndidzakuchenjezani ngati mungathe kumvetsera, Inu Israeli!
9 There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
Musadzakhale ndi mulungu wachilendo pakati panu; musadzagwadire mulungu wina.
10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wanu, amene ndinakutulutsani mʼdziko la Igupto. Yasamani kukamwa kwanu ndipo ndidzakudyetsani.
11 But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
“Koma anthu anga sanandimvere; Israeli sanandigonjere.
12 So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
Kotero ndinawasiya ndi mitima yawo yosamverayo kuti atsate zimene ankafuna.
13 If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
“Anthu anga akanangondimvera, Israeli akanatsatira njira zanga,
14 how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
nʼkanafulumira motani kuti ndigonjetse adani awo ndi kutembenuza mkono wanga kulimbana ndi amaliwongo!
15 Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
Iwo amene amadana ndi Yehova akanakhwinyata pamaso pake, ndipo chilango chawo chinakakhala mpaka kalekale.
16 But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
Koma inu mukanadyetsedwa tirigu wabwino kwambiri; ndikanakukhutitsani ndi uchi wochokera pa thanthwe.”
