Psalms 18
1 TO THE OVERSEER. BY A SERVANT OF YHWH, BY DAVID, WHO HAS SPOKEN TO YHWH THE WORDS OF THIS SONG IN THE DAY YHWH DELIVERED HIM FROM THE HAND OF ALL HIS ENEMIES, AND FROM THE HAND OF SAUL, AND HE SAYS: I love You, O YHWH, my strength.
Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Salimo la Davide mtumiki wa Yehova. Iye anayimbira Yehova nyimbo iyi pamene Yehovayo anamupulumutsa mʼdzanja la adani ake onse ndiponso mʼdzanja la Sauli. Davide anati: Ine ndimakukondani Inu Yehova, mphamvu zanga.
2 YHWH [is] my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God [is] my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower.
Yehova ndiye thanthwe langa, chitetezo changa ndi mpulumutsi wanga; Mulungu wanga ndi thanthwe langa mʼmene ndimathawiramo. Chishango changa ndi ndodo yachipulumutso changa, ndi linga langa.
3 I call on YHWH, the Praised One, And I am saved from my enemies.
Ndimayitana Yehova amene ndi woyenera matamando, ndipo ndapulumutsidwa kwa adani anga.
4 Cords of death have surrounded me, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.
Zingwe za imfa zinandizinga; mitsinje yothamanga yachiwonongeko inandiopsa kwambiri.
Anandimanga ndi zingwe za ku manda; misampha ya imfa inalimbana nane. (Sheol h7585)
6 In my adversity I call YHWH, And I cry to my God. He hears my voice from His temple, And My cry comes into His ears before Him.
Mʼmasautso anga ndinapemphera kwa Yehova; ndinalirira kwa Mulungu wanga kuti andithandize. Ali mʼNyumba yake, anamva mawu anga; kulira kwanga kunafika pamaso pake ndi mʼmakutu mwake.
7 And the earth shakes and trembles, And foundations of hills are troubled, And they shake—because He has wrath.
Dziko lapansi linanjenjemera ndi kuchita chivomerezi, ndipo maziko a mapiri anagwedezeka; ananjenjemera chifukwa Iye anakwiya.
8 Smoke has gone up from His nostrils, And fire from His mouth consumes, Coals have been kindled by it.
Mʼmphuno mwake munatuluka utsi; moto wonyeketsa unatuluka mʼkamwa mwake, makala amoto anali lawilawi mʼkamwa mwake.
9 And He inclines the heavens, and comes down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
Iye anangʼamba thambo natsika pansi; pansi pa mapazi ake panali mitambo yakuda.
10 And He rides on a cherub, and flies, And He flies on wings of wind.
Iye anakwera pa Kerubi ndi kuwuluka; nawuluka ndi mphepo mwaliwiro.
11 He makes darkness His secret place, Around Him His dwelling place, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
Iye anapanga mdima kukhala chofunda chake, chophimba chake chomuzungulira chinali mitambo yakuda ya mlengalenga.
12 From the brightness before Him His thick clouds have passed on, Hail and coals of fire.
Mʼkuwala kumene kunali pamaso pake munkachokera matalala, makala amoto ndi ziphaliwali zongʼanima.
13 And YHWH thunders in the heavens, And the Most High gives forth His voice, Hail and coals of fire.
Yehova anabangula kumwamba ngati bingu, mawu a Wammwambamwamba anamveka ponseponse.
14 And He sends His arrows and scatters them, And much lightning, and crushes them.
Iye anaponya mivi yake nabalalitsa adani ake, ndi zingʼaningʼani zake anawagonjetsa.
15 And the streams of waters are seen, And foundations of the earth are revealed, From Your rebuke, O YHWH, From the breath of the wind of Your anger.
Zigwa za mʼnyanja zinaonekera poyera; maziko a dziko lapansi anakhala poyera, Yehova atabangula mwaukali, pamene mpweya wamphamvu unatuluka mʼmphuno mwanu.
16 He sends from above—He takes me, He draws me out of many waters.
Ali kumwamba, Iye anatambalitsa dzanja lake ndipo anandigwira; anandivuwula mʼmadzi ozama.
17 He delivers me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.
Anandipulumutsa kwa mdani wanga wamphamvu, adani anga, amene anali amphamvu kuposa ine.
18 They go before me in a day of my calamity And YHWH is for a support to me.
Adaniwo analimbana nane pamene ndinali pa mavuto, koma Yehova anali thandizo langa.
19 And He brings me forth to a large place, He draws me out, because He delighted in me.
Iye anandipititsa kumalo otakasuka; anandipulumutsa chifukwa amakondwera nane.
20 YHWH repays me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He returns to me.
Yehova wandithandiza molingana ndi chilungamo changa; molingana ndi makhalidwe anga abwino, Iye wandipulumutsa.
21 For I have kept the ways of YHWH, And have not done wickedly against my God.
Pakuti ine ndinatsata njira za Yehova; ndilibe mlandu wochoka pamaso Mulungu wanga.
22 For all His judgments [are] before me, And I do not turn His statutes from me.
Malamulo ake onse ali pamaso panga; sindinasiye malangizo ake.
23 And I am perfect with Him, And I keep myself from my iniquity.
Ndakhala moyo wosalakwa pamaso pake ndipo ndakhala ndi kupewa tchimo.
24 And YHWH returns to me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, Before His eyes.
Yehova wandipatsa mphotho molingana ndi chilungamo changa, molingana ndi kuyera kwa manja anga pamaso pake.
25 With the kind You show Yourself kind, With a perfect man You show Yourself perfect.
Kwa wokhulupirika, Inu mumaonetsa kukhulupirika kwanu; kwa anthu amakhalidwe abwino, Inu mumaonetsanso makhalidwe abwino,
26 With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler,
kwa woyera mtima, Inu mumaonetsa kuyera mtima kwanu, koma kwa achinyengo mumaonetsanso kunyansidwa nawo.
27 For You save a poor people, And cause the eyes of the high to fall.
Inu mumapulumutsa anthu odzichepetsa, koma anthu amtima odzikuza mumawatsitsa.
28 For You light my lamp, My God YHWH enlightens my darkness.
Inu Yehova, sungani nyale yanga kuti iziyakabe; Mulungu wanga wasandutsa mdima wanga kukhala kuwunika.
29 For by You I run [against] a troop! And by my God I leap a wall.
Ndi thandizo lanu nditha kulimbana ndi gulu la ankhondo; ndi Mulungu wanga nditha kuchita zosatheka ndi munthu.
30 God—perfect [is] His way, The saying of YHWH is tried, He [is] a shield to all those trusting in Him.
Kunena za Mulungu, zochita zake ndi zangwiro; mawu a Yehova alibe cholakwika. Iye ndi chishango kwa onse amene amathawira kwa Iye.
31 For who [is] God besides YHWH? And who [is] a rock except our God?
Mulungu wina ndi uti wofanana nanu Yehova? Ndipo ndani amene ndi Thanthwe kupatula Mulungu wathu?
32 God—who is girding me [with] strength, And He makes my way perfect.
Ndi Mulungu amene anandipatsa mphamvu ndi kulungamitsa njira yanga.
33 Making my feet like does, And on my high places causes me to stand.
Iye amasandutsa mapazi anga kukhala ngati ambawala yayikazi; Iye amandithandiza kuyimirira pamwamba pa mapiri.
34 Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms.
Iye amaphunzitsa manja anga kuchita nkhondo; manja anga amatha kuthyola uta wachitsulo.
35 And You give to me the shield of Your salvation, And Your right hand supports me, And Your lowliness makes me great.
Inu mumandipatsa chishango chachipambano, ndipo dzanja lanu lamanja limandichirikiza; mumawerama pansi kundikuza.
36 You enlarge my step under me, And my ankles have not slipped.
Munakulitsa njira yoyendamo ine, kuti mapazi anga asaguluke.
37 I pursue my enemies, and overtake them, And do not turn back until they are consumed.
Ndinathamangitsa adani anga ndi kuwapitirira; sindinabwerere mpaka atawonongedwa.
38 I strike them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,
Ndinakantha adaniwo kotero kuti sanathenso kudzuka; anagwera pa mapazi anga.
39 And You gird me [with] strength for battle, You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
Inu munandiveka ndi mphamvu yokachitira nkhondo, munachititsa kuti ndigonjetse adani anga.
40 As for my enemies—You have given to me the neck, As for those hating me—I cut them off.
Inu munachititsa adani anga kutembenuka, kuonetsa misana yawo pothawa, ndipo ine ndinawononga adani angawo.
41 They cry, and there is no savior, On YHWH, and He does not answer them.
Iwo anafuwula kupempha thandizo, koma panalibe ndi mmodzi yemwe owapulumutsa. Analirira kwa Yehova koma sanawayankhe.
42 And I beat them as dust before wind, I empty them out as mire of the streets.
Ine ndinawaperesa ngati fumbi lowuluka ndi mphepo. Ndinawapondaponda ngati matope a mʼmisewu.
43 You deliver me From the strivings of the people, You place me for a head of nations, A people I have not known serve me.
Inu mwandipulumutsa mʼmanja mwa anthu; mwandisandutsa kukhala mtsogoleri wa anthu a mitundu ina. Anthu amene sindikuwadziwa ali pansi pa ulamuliro wanga.
44 At the hearing of the ear they listen to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,
Alendo amadzipereka okha pamaso panga; akangomva za ine amandigonjera.
45 Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.
Iwo onse anataya mtima; anatuluka mʼmalinga awo akunjenjemera.
46 YHWH lives—and blessed [is] my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation.
Yehova ndi wamoyo! Litamandidwe Thanthwe langa! Akuzike Mulungu Mpulumutsi wanga!
47 God—who is giving vengeance to me, And He subdues peoples under me,
Iye ndi Mulungu amene amabwezera chilango, amene amagonjetsa anthu a mitundu yonse amene ali pansi pa ulamuliro wanga,
48 My deliverer from my enemies, You raise me above my withstanders, Deliver me from a man of violence.
amene amandipulumutsa mʼmanja mwa adani anga. Inu munandikuza kuposa adani anga; munandilanditsa mʼmanja mwa anthu ankhanza.
49 Therefore I confess You among nations, O YHWH, And I sing praise to Your Name,
Choncho ine ndidzakutamandani pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina, Inu Yehova; ndidzayimba nyimbo zotamanda dzina lanu.
50 Magnifying the salvation of His king, And doing kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed—for all time!
Iye amapereka chipambano chachikulu kwa mfumu yake; amaonetsa chikondi chosasinthika kwa wodzozedwa wake, kwa Davide ndi zidzukulu zake kwamuyaya.
