Psalms 44
1 For the Leader; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. O God, we have heard with our ears, our fathers have told us; a work Thou didst in their days, in the days of old.
Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Ndakatulo ya ana a Kora. Ife tamva ndi makutu athu, Inu Mulungu; makolo athu atiwuza zimene munachita mʼmasiku awo, masiku akalekalewo.
2 Thou with Thy hand didst drive out the nations, and didst plant them in; Thou didst break the peoples, and didst spread them abroad.
Ndi dzanja lanu munathamangitsa mitundu ya anthu ena ndi kudzala makolo athu; Inu munakantha mitundu ya anthu, koma makolo athuwo Inu munawapatsa ufulu.
3 For not by their own sword did they get the land in possession, neither did their own arm save them; but Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy countenance, because Thou wast favourable unto them.
Sanalande dziko ndi lupanga lawo, si mkono wawo umene unawabweretsera chigonjetso, koma ndi dzanja lanu lamanja, mkono wanu ndi kuwala kwa nkhope yanu, pakuti munawakonda.
4 Thou art my King, O God; command the salvation of Jacob.
Inu ndinu Mfumu yanga ndi Mulungu wanga amene mumalamulira chigonjetso cha Yakobo.
5 Through Thee do we push down our adversaries; through Thy name do we tread them under that rise up against us.
Kudzera kwa inu ife timabweza adani athu; kudzera mʼdzina lanu timapondereza otiwukirawo.
6 For I trust not in my bow, neither can my sword save me.
Sindidalira uta wanga, lupanga langa silindibweretsera chigonjetso;
7 But Thou hast saved us from our adversaries, and hast put them to shame that hate us.
koma Inu mumatigonjetsera adani athu, mumachititsa manyazi amene amadana nafe.
8 In God have we gloried all the day, and we will give thanks unto Thy name for ever. (Selah)
Timanyadira mwa Mulungu wathu tsiku lonse, ndipo tidzatamanda dzina lanu kwamuyaya.
9 Yet Thou hast cast off, and brought us to confusion; and goest not forth with our hosts.
Koma tsopano mwatikana ndi kutichepetsa; Inu simupitanso ndi ankhondo athu.
10 Thou makest us to turn back from the adversary; and they that hate us spoil at their will.
Munachititsa ife kubwerera mʼmbuyo pamaso pa mdani ndipo amene amadana nafe atilanda katundu.
11 Thou hast given us like sheep to be eaten; and hast scattered us among the nations.
Inu munatipereka kuti tiwonongedwe monga nkhosa ndipo mwatibalalitsa pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina.
12 Thou sellest Thy people for small gain, and hast not set their prices high.
Inu munagulitsa anthu anu pa mtengo wotsika, osapindulapo kanthu pa malondawo.
13 Thou makest us a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
Mwachititsa kuti tikhale chochititsa manyazi kwa anthu a mitundu ina, chonyozeka ndi chothetsa nzeru kwa iwo amene atizungulira.
14 Thou makest us a byword among the nations, a shaking of the head among the peoples.
Mwachititsa kuti tikhale onyozeka pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina; anthu amapukusa mitu yawo akationa.
15 All the day is my confusion before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
Manyazi anga ali pamaso panga tsiku lonse ndipo nkhope yanga yaphimbidwa ndi manyazi
16 For the voice of him that taunteth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and the revengeful.
chifukwa cha mawu otonza a iwo amene amandinyoza ndi kundichita chipongwe, chifukwa cha mdani amene watsimikiza kubwezera.
17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten Thee, neither have we been false to Thy covenant.
Zonsezi zinatichitikira ngakhale kuti ifeyo sitinayiwale Inu kapena kuonetsa kusakhulupirika pa pangano lanu.
18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from Thy path;
Mitima yathu sinabwerere mʼmbuyo; mapazi athu sanatayike pa njira yanu.
19 Though Thou hast crushed us into a place of jackals, and covered us with the shadow of death.
Koma Inu mwatiphwanya ndi kuchititsa kuti tikhale ozunzidwa ndi ankhandwe ndipo mwatiphimba ndi mdima waukulu.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god;
Tikanayiwala dzina la Mulungu wathu kapena kutambasulira manja athu kwa mulungu wachilendo,
21 Would not God search this out? For He knoweth the secrets of the heart.
kodi Mulungu wathu sakanazidziwa zimenezi, pakuti Iye amadziwa zinsinsi zamumtima?
22 Nay, but for Thy sake are we killed all the day; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
Komabe chifukwa cha Inu timakumana ndi imfa tsiku lonse, tili ngati nkhosa zoyenera kuti ziphedwe.
23 Awake, why sleepest Thou, O Lord? Arouse Thyself, cast not off for ever.
Dzukani Ambuye! Nʼchifukwa chiyani mukugona! Dziwutseni nokha! Musatikane kwamuyaya.
24 Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
Nʼchifukwa chiyani mukubisa nkhope yanu, ndi kuyiwala mavuto athu ndi kuponderezedwa kwathu?
25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
Tatsitsidwa pansi mpaka pa fumbi; matupi athu amatirira pa dothi.
26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for Thy mercy's sake.
Imirirani ndi kutithandiza, tiwomboleni chifukwa cha chikondi chanu chosasinthika.
