Psalms 124

1 A Song of Degrees. If it had not been that the Lord was amongst us, let Israel now say;

Salimo la Davide. Nyimbo yoyimba pokwera ku Yerusalemu. Akanapanda kukhala mbali yathu Yehova, anene tsono Israeli,

2 if it had not been that the Lord was amongst us, when men rose up against us;

akanapanda kukhala mbali yathu Yehova, potiwukira anthuwo,

3 verily they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:

iwo atatipsera mtima, akanatimeza amoyo;

4 verily the water would have drowned us, our soul would have gone under the torrent.

chigumula chikanatimiza, mtsinje ukanatikokolola,

5 Yes, our soul would have gone under the overwhelming water.

madzi a mkokomo akanatikokolola.

6 Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us for a prey to their teeth.

Atamandike Yehova, amene sanalole kuti tikhale chakudya cha mano awo.

7 Our soul has been delivered as a sparrow from the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.

Moyo wathu wawonjoka ngati mbalame yokodwa mu msampha wa mlenje; msampha wathyoka, ndipo ife tapulumuka.

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Thandizo lathu lili mʼdzina la Yehova wolenga kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi.