Psalms 94
1 The Lord is a God of vengeance! God of vengeance, shine out!
Inu Yehova, ndinu Mulungu wobwezera chilango, Inu Mulungu amene mumabwezera chilango, wonetsani kuwala kwanu.
2 Stand up, judge of the earth, and pay back those who are proud what they deserve.
Nyamukani, Inu woweruza wa dziko lapansi; bwezerani kwa odzikuza zowayenera.
3 How long, Lord? How long will the wicked celebrate in triumph?
Kodi mpaka liti anthu oyipa Inu Yehova, mpaka liti anthu oyipa adzalumpha ndi chimwemwe?
4 How long will you let them pour out their arrogant words? How long will these evil people go on boasting?
Amakhuthula mawu onyada; onse ochita zoyipa ndi odzaza ndi kudzikuza.
5 Lord, they crush your people; they oppress those you call your own.
Amaphwanya anthu anu, Inu Yehova; amapondereza cholowa chanu.
6 They kill widows and foreigners; they murder orphans.
Amaphanso amayi a masiye ndi alendo okhala nawo mʼdziko; amapha ana amasiye.
7 They say, “The Lord can't see what we're doing. Israel's God doesn't pay any attention to us.”
Iwo amati, “Yehova sakuona; Mulungu wa Yakobo salabadirako.”
8 Take another look, you stupid people! Fools—when will you ever get the point?
Samalani, inu anthu opanda nzeru pakati pa anthu; zitsiru inu, kodi mudzakhala liti anzeru?
9 Do you think the creator of the ear can't hear? Do you think the maker of the eye can't see?
Kodi Iye amene anapanga khutu sangathe kumva? Kodi Iye amene anapanga diso sangathe kuona?
10 Do you think that the one who punishes nations won't punish you too? Do you think that the one who teaches human beings knowledge doesn't know anything?
Kodi Iye amene amalangiza mitundu ya anthu sangathenso kulanga? Kodi Iye amene amaphunzitsa munthu angasowe nzeru?
11 The Lord knows the thoughts of human beings—he knows they are pointless.
Yehova amadziwa maganizo a munthu; Iye amadziwa kuti maganizowo ndi achabechabe.
12 Those you discipline are happy, Lord; those you teach from your Law.
Wodala munthu amene Inu Yehova mumamulangiza, munthu amene mumamuphunzitsa kuchokera mulamulo lanu;
13 You give them peace in days of trouble, until a pit is dug to trap the wicked.
mumamupumitsa pa nthawi ya mavuto, mpaka woyipa atakumbiridwa dzenje.
14 For the Lord will not give up on his people; he will not abandon his own.
Pakuti Yehova sadzawakana anthu ake; Iye sadzasiya cholowa chake.
15 Justice will once again be based on what is right; those who are sincere will support it.
Chiweruzo chidzakhazikikanso pa chilungamo, ndipo onse olungama mtima adzachitsata.
16 Who came to my defense against the wicked; who stood up for me against those who do evil?
Ndani adzadzuka chifukwa cha ine kulimbana ndi anthu oyipa? Ndani adzayimirira mʼmalo mwanga kulimbana ndi anthu ochita zoyipa?
17 If the Lord hadn't helped me, I would have soon gone down into the silence of the grave.
Yehova akanapanda kundithandiza, bwenzi nditakakhala msanga ku malo achete a imfa.
18 I shouted out, “My foot's slipping!” and your trustworthy love, Lord, kept me from falling.
Ndikanena kuti, “Phazi langa likuterereka,” chikondi chanu, Inu Yehova, chimandichirikiza.
19 When my mind was full of worries, you comforted me and encouraged me.
Pamene nkhawa inakula mʼkati mwanga, chitonthozo chanu chinabweretsa chimwemwe mʼmoyo mwanga.
20 Can unjust judges really be on your side, Lord, when their corrupt use of the law causes misery?
Kodi mpando waufumu woyipa ungathe kugwirizana nanu umene umabweretsa masautso chifukwa cha malamulo ake?
21 They work together to destroy good people; they condemn those who are innocent to death.
Iwo amasonkhana pamodzi kulimbana ndi wolungama ndi kugamula kuti wosalakwa aphedwe.
22 But the Lord protects me like a fortress; my God is the rock that keeps me safe.
Koma Yehova wakhala linga langa, ndipo Mulungu ndiye thanthwe limene ndimathawirako.
23 He will turn the wickedness of evil people back upon them; he will destroy them because of their sins; the Lord our God will destroy them.
Iye adzawabwezera chifukwa cha machimo awo ndi kuwawononga chifukwa cha kuyipa kwawo; Yehova Mulungu wathu adzawawononga.
