< Psalms 26 >
1 [A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; [therefore] I shall not slide.
Unihukumu mimi, Yahwe, kwa kuwa nimeenenda katika uadilifu; nimeamini katika Yahwe bila kusita.
2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
Unichunguze, Yahwe, na unijaribu; uujaribu usafi wa sehemu zangu za ndani na moyoni mwangu!
3 For thy loving-kindness [is] before my eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
Kwa maana uaminifu wa agano lako uko mbele ya macho yangu, na mwenendo wangu ni katika uaminifu wako.
4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
Mimi sichangamani na watu waovu, wala sichangamani na watu wanafiki.
5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
Ninachukia waovu, na siishi na waovu.
6 I will wash my hands in innocence: so will I compass thy altar, O LORD:
Ninaosha mikono yangu kounesha sina hatia, na kuikaribia madhabahu yako, Yahwe,
7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
kuimba wimbo wa sauti ya sifa na kutoa taarifa ya matendo yako yote ya ajabu.
8 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy honor dwelleth.
Yahwe, ninaipenda nyumba ninayoishi, mahali ambapo utukufu wako unaishi!
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
Usiniangamize pamoja na wenye dhambi, au maisha yangu na watu wenye kiu ya kumwaga damu,
10 In whose hands [is] mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
ambao katika mikono yao kuna njama, na ambao mkono wa kuume umejaa rushwa.
11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity: redeem me, and be merciful to me.
Lakini kwangu mimi, nitaenenda katika uadilifu; uniokoe na unihurumie.
12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
Miguu yangu husimama sehemu salama; katika kusanyiko la watu nitambariki Yahwe!