Psalms 120

1 In my distress I cried unto Yhwh, and he heard me.

Nyimbo yoyimba pokwera ku Yerusalemu. Ndimafuwulira kwa Yehova mʼmasautso anga, ndipo Iye amandiyankha.

2 Deliver my soul, O Yhwh, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

Pulumutseni Yehova ku milomo yabodza, ndi kwa anthu achinyengo.

3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

Kodi adzakuchitani chiyani, ndipo adzawonjezerapo zotani, inu anthu achinyengo?

4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

Adzakulangani ndi mivi yakuthwa ya munthu wankhondo, ndi makala oyaka a mtengo wa tsanya.

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

Tsoka ine kuti ndimakhala ku Mesaki, kuti ndimakhala pakati pa matenti a ku Kedara!

6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

Kwa nthawi yayitali ndakhala pakati pa iwo amene amadana ndi mtendere.

7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.

Ine ndine munthu wamtendere; koma ndikamayankhula, iwo amafuna nkhondo.