Psalms 16
1 God, protect me because I go to you to keep me safe!
Unilinde, Mungu, kwa kuwa nakimbilia kwako kwa ajili ya usalama.
2 I said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord; all the good things that I have come from you.”
Nami ninasema kwa Yahwe, “Wewe ni Bwana wangu; wema wangu ni bure pasipo wewe.
3 Your people who live in this land are wonderful; I delight to be with them.
Kama kwa watakatifu walioko duniani, ndio walio bora; furaha yangu yote iko kwao.
4 Those who choose to worship other gods will have many things that cause them to be sad. I will not join them when they make sacrifices [to their gods]; I will not even join them when they speak [MTY] the names of their gods.
Taabu yao itaongezeka, wale watafutao miungu mingine. Sitamimina sadaka ya damu kwa miungu yao. Wala kuyainua majina yao kwa midomo yao.
5 Yahweh, you are the one whom I have chosen, and you give me great blessings. You protect me and control what happens to me.
Yahwe, wewe ni sehemu ya chaguo langu na kikombe changu. Unaishikilia kesho yangu.
6 Yahweh has given me a wonderful place in which to live; I am delighted with all the things that he has given me [MET].
Mistari iliyo pimwa imelelazwa mahari pa kufurahisha kwa ajili yangu; hakika urithi ufurahishao ni wangu.
7 I will praise Yahweh, the one who teaches/disciplines me; even at night [he] you put in my mind what is right for me to do.
Nitakubariki Yahwe, wewe unishauliye; hata wakati wa usiku akili zangu za nielekeza.
8 I know that Yahweh is always with me. He is beside me; so nothing will (perturb me/cause me to be worried).
Nimemuweka Yahwe mbele yangu kila wakati, ili nisitikisike kutoka mkono wake wa kuume.
9 Therefore I am glad and I [MTY, DOU] rejoice; I can rest securely
Kwa hiyo moyo wangu unafuraha, utukufu wangu washangilia. Hakika nitaishi katika usalama.
10 because you, Yahweh, will not allow my soul/spirit to remain in the place where the dead people are; you will not allow me, your godly one, to stay there. (Sheol h7585)
Kwa kuwa hautaiacha roho yangu kuzimuni. Wewe hautamuacha mwaminifu wako kuliona shimo. (Sheol h7585)
11 You will show me the road that leads to [receiving eternal] life, and you will make me joyful when I am with you. I will have pleasure forever when I am (at your right hand/seated next to you).
Wewe hunifundisha njia ya maisha; furaha tele inakaa katika uwepo wako; furaha inakaa katika mkono wako wa kuume milele!”
