Psalms 123

1 A Song of Ascents. I lift up my eyes to you, you who sit in the heavens.

Wimbo wa kwenda juu. Ninayainua macho yangu kwako, kwako wewe ambaye kiti chako cha enzi kiko mbinguni.

2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD, our God, until he has mercy on us.

Kama vile macho ya watumwa yatazamavyo mkono wa bwana wao, kama vile macho ya mtumishi wa kike yatazamavyo mkono wa bibi yake, ndivyo macho yetu yamtazamavyo Bwana Mungu wetu, mpaka atakapotuhurumia.

3 Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt.

Uturehemu, Ee Bwana, uturehemu, kwa maana tumevumilia dharau nyingi.

4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

Tumevumilia dhihaka nyingi kutoka kwa wenye kiburi, dharau nyingi kutoka kwa wenye majivuno.