Psalms 55
1 For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer; and hide not Thyself from my supplication.
Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Ndakatulo ya Davide. Pa zoyimbira za zingwe. Mvetserani pemphero langa, Inu Mulungu, musakufulatire kupempha kwanga,
2 Attend unto me, and hear me; I am distraught in my complaint, and will moan;
mverani ndipo mundiyankhe. Maganizo anga akundisautsa ndipo ndathedwa nzeru
3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast mischief upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
chifukwa cha mawu a adani anga, chifukwa cha kupondereza kwa anthu oyipa; pakuti andidzetsera masautso ndipo akundizunza mu mkwiyo wawo.
4 My heart doth writhe within me; and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Mtima wanga ukupweteka mʼkati mwanga; mantha a imfa andigwera.
5 Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Mantha ndi kunjenjemera zandizinga; mantha aakulu andithetsa nzeru.
6 And I said: 'Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I fly away, and be at rest.
Ndinati, “Ndithu, ndikanakhala ndi mapiko ankhunda! Ndikanawulukira kutali ndi kukapuma.
7 Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. (Selah)
Ndikanathawira kutali ndi kukakhala mʼchipululu.
8 I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.'
Ndikanathamangira kumalo anga a chitetezo; kutali ndi mphepo yaukali ndi yamkuntho.”
9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Sokonezani maganizo a oyipa, Inu Ambuye, tsutsani mawu awo; pakuti ine ndikuona chiwawa ndi mkangano mu mzinda.
10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.
Usana ndi usiku iwo akuzungulirazungulira pa makoma ake; nkhwidzi ndi kuzunza kuli mʼkati mwake.
11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof; oppression and guile depart not from her broad place.
Mphamvu zowononga zili pa ntchito mu mzinda; kuopseza ndi mabodza sizichoka mʼmisewu yake.
12 For it was not an enemy that taunted me, then I could have borne it; neither was it mine adversary that did magnify himself against me, then I would have hid myself from him.
Akanakhala mdani akundinyoza, ine ndikanapirira; akanakhala mdani akudzikweza yekha kutsutsana nane, ndikanakabisala.
13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend;
Koma iweyo mnzanga, mnzanga woyenda naye, bwenzi langa la pondaapanʼpondepo, ndi amene ukuchita zimenezi.
14 We took sweet counsel together, in the house of God we walked with the throng.
Mnzanga amene nthawi ina tinkasangalala pa chiyanjano chokoma ku nyumba ya Mulungu.
15 May He incite death against them, let them go down alive into the nether-world; for evil is in their dwelling, and within them. (Sheol h7585)
Mulole imfa itenge adani anga mwadzidzidzi; alowe mʼmanda ali amoyo pakuti choyipa chili pakati pawo. (Sheol h7585)
16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
Koma ine ndinafuwulira kwa Mulungu, ndipo Yehova anandipulumutsa.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I complain, and moan; and He hath heard my voice.
Madzulo, mmawa ndi masana ndimalira mowawidwa mtima, ndipo Iye amamva mawu anga.
18 He hath redeemed my soul in peace so that none came nigh me; for they were many that strove with me.
Iye amandiwombola ine osavulazidwa pa nkhondo imene yafika kulimbana nane, ngakhale kuti ndi ambiri amene akunditsutsa.
19 God shall hear, and humble them, even He that is enthroned of old, (Selah) such as have no changes, and fear not God.
Mulungu amene ali pa mpando wake kwamuyaya, adzandimenyera nkhondo; adzawatsitsa adani anga, chifukwa safuna kusintha njira zawo zoyipa ndipo saopa Mulungu.
20 He hath put forth his hands against them that were at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant.
Mnzanga woyenda naye wathira nkhondo abwenzi ake; iye akuphwanya pangano ake.
21 Smoother than cream were the speeches of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet were they keen-edged swords.
Mawu ake ndi osalala kuposa batala komabe nkhondo ili mu mtima mwake; mawu ake ndi osalala kwambiri kuposa mafuta, komatu mawuwo ndi malupanga osololoka.
22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain thee; He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Tulani nkhawa zanu kwa Yehova ndipo Iye adzakulimbitsani; Iye sadzalola kuti wolungama agwe.
23 But Thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the nethermost pit; men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days; but as for me, I will trust in Thee.
Koma Inu Mulungu mudzawatsitsa anthu oyipa kulowa mʼdzenje lachiwonongeko; anthu okhetsa magazi ndi anthu achinyengo sadzakhala moyo theka la masiku awo, koma ine ndimadalira Inu.
