Psalms 17
1 A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Pemphero la Davide. Imvani Inu Yehova pempho langa lachilungamo; mverani kulira kwanga. Tcherani khutu kuti mumve pemphero langa popeza silikuchokera pakamwa pachinyengo.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes look upon equity.
Kusalakwa kwanga kuchokera kwa inu; maso anu aone chimene ndi cholungama.
3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Ngakhale Inu mutafufuza mtima wanga ndi kundisanthula usiku, ngakhale mutandiyesa, simudzapeza kanthu; Ine ndatsimikiza kuti pakamwa panga sipadzachimwa.
4 As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
Kunena za ntchito za anthu, monga mwa mawu a pakamwa panu, Ine ndadzisunga ndekha posatsata njira zachiwawa.
5 My steps have held fast to thy paths, my feet have not slipped.
Mayendedwe anga akhazikika pa njira zanu; mapazi anga sanaterereke.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.
Ine ndikuyitana Inu, Mulungu wanga, pakuti mudzandiyankha; tcherani khutu lanu kwa ine ndipo mumve pemphero langa.
7 Shew thy marvelous lovingkindness, O thou that savest them which put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them], by thy right hand.
Onetsani kudabwitsa kwa chikondi chanu chachikulu, Inu amene mumapulumutsa ndi dzanja lanu lamanja iwo amene amathawira kwa inu kuchoka kwa adani awo.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Mundisunge ine ngati mwanadiso; mundibise mu mthunzi wa mapiko anu,
9 From the wicked that spoil me, my deadly enemies, that compass me about.
kuchoka kwa oyipa amene amandizinga ine, kuchoka kwa anthu amene ndi adani anga, amene andizungulira ine.
10 They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Iwo amatseka mitima yawo yopanda chifundo, ndi pakamwa pawo amayankhula modzitamandira.
11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they set their eyes to cast [us] down to the earth.
Andisaka, tsopano andizungulira ndi maso awo atcheru, kuti andigwetse pansi.
12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Iwo ali ngati mkango wofuna nyama; ngati mkango waukulu wokhala mobisala.
13 Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;
Dzukani Yehova, mulimbane nawo ndipo muwagwetse pansi; landitseni kuchoka kwa oyipa ndi lupanga lanu.
14 From men, by thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: they are satisfied with children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Inu Yehova, pulumutseni ndi dzanja lanu kwa anthu otere, kwa anthu a dziko lino amene mphotho yawo ili mʼmoyo uno. Inu mumaletsa njala kwa amene asangalatsidwa nanu; ana awo aamuna ali ndi zinthu zambiri, ndipo iwo amasunga chuma cha ana awo.
15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Ndipo ine mʼchilungamo ndidzaona nkhope yanu; pamene ndidzadzuka, ndidzakondwera kwambiri poonana nanu.
