Psalms 55
1 To the Overseer with stringed instruments. — An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, And hide not from my supplication.
Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Ndakatulo ya Davide. Pa zoyimbira za zingwe. Mvetserani pemphero langa, Inu Mulungu, musakufulatire kupempha kwanga,
2 Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my (meditation) and make a noise,
mverani ndipo mundiyankhe. Maganizo anga akundisautsa ndipo ndathedwa nzeru
3 Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.
chifukwa cha mawu a adani anga, chifukwa cha kupondereza kwa anthu oyipa; pakuti andidzetsera masautso ndipo akundizunza mu mkwiyo wawo.
4 My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.
Mtima wanga ukupweteka mʼkati mwanga; mantha a imfa andigwera.
5 Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover me.
Mantha ndi kunjenjemera zandizinga; mantha aakulu andithetsa nzeru.
6 And I say, 'Who doth give to me a pinion as a dove? I fly away and rest,
Ndinati, “Ndithu, ndikanakhala ndi mapiko ankhunda! Ndikanawulukira kutali ndi kukapuma.
7 Lo, I move far off, I lodge in a wilderness. (Selah)
Ndikanathawira kutali ndi kukakhala mʼchipululu.
8 I hasten escape for myself, From a rushing wind, from a whirlwind.
Ndikanathamangira kumalo anga a chitetezo; kutali ndi mphepo yaukali ndi yamkuntho.”
9 Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.
Sokonezani maganizo a oyipa, Inu Ambuye, tsutsani mawu awo; pakuti ine ndikuona chiwawa ndi mkangano mu mzinda.
10 By day and by night they go round it, on its walls. Both iniquity and perverseness [are] in its midst,
Usana ndi usiku iwo akuzungulirazungulira pa makoma ake; nkhwidzi ndi kuzunza kuli mʼkati mwake.
11 Mischiefs [are] in its midst. Fraud and deceit depart not from its street.
Mphamvu zowononga zili pa ntchito mu mzinda; kuopseza ndi mabodza sizichoka mʼmisewu yake.
12 For an enemy reproacheth me not, or I bear [it], He who is hating me Hath not magnified himself against me, Or I hide from him.
Akanakhala mdani akundinyoza, ine ndikanapirira; akanakhala mdani akudzikweza yekha kutsutsana nane, ndikanakabisala.
13 But thou, a man — as mine equal, My familiar friend, and mine acquaintance.
Koma iweyo mnzanga, mnzanga woyenda naye, bwenzi langa la pondaapanʼpondepo, ndi amene ukuchita zimenezi.
14 When together we sweeten counsel, Into the house of God we walk in company.
Mnzanga amene nthawi ina tinkasangalala pa chiyanjano chokoma ku nyumba ya Mulungu.
15 Desolations [are] upon them, They go down [to] Sheol — alive, For wickedness [is] in their dwelling, in their midst. (Sheol h7585)
Mulole imfa itenge adani anga mwadzidzidzi; alowe mʼmanda ali amoyo pakuti choyipa chili pakati pawo. (Sheol h7585)
16 I — to God I call, and Jehovah saveth me.
Koma ine ndinafuwulira kwa Mulungu, ndipo Yehova anandipulumutsa.
17 Evening, and morning, and noon, I meditate, and make a noise, and He heareth my voice,
Madzulo, mmawa ndi masana ndimalira mowawidwa mtima, ndipo Iye amamva mawu anga.
18 He hath ransomed in peace my soul From him who is near to me, For with the multitude they were with me.
Iye amandiwombola ine osavulazidwa pa nkhondo imene yafika kulimbana nane, ngakhale kuti ndi ambiri amene akunditsutsa.
19 God doth hear and afflict them, And He sitteth of old. (Selah) Because they have no changes, and fear not God,
Mulungu amene ali pa mpando wake kwamuyaya, adzandimenyera nkhondo; adzawatsitsa adani anga, chifukwa safuna kusintha njira zawo zoyipa ndipo saopa Mulungu.
20 He hath sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He hath polluted his covenant.
Mnzanga woyenda naye wathira nkhondo abwenzi ake; iye akuphwanya pangano ake.
21 Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart [is] war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they [are] drawn [swords].
Mawu ake ndi osalala kuposa batala komabe nkhondo ili mu mtima mwake; mawu ake ndi osalala kwambiri kuposa mafuta, komatu mawuwo ndi malupanga osololoka.
22 Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.
Tulani nkhawa zanu kwa Yehova ndipo Iye adzakulimbitsani; Iye sadzalola kuti wolungama agwe.
23 And Thou, O God, dost bring them down To a pit of destruction, Men of blood and deceit reach not to half their days, And I — I do trust in Thee!
Koma Inu Mulungu mudzawatsitsa anthu oyipa kulowa mʼdzenje lachiwonongeko; anthu okhetsa magazi ndi anthu achinyengo sadzakhala moyo theka la masiku awo, koma ine ndimadalira Inu.
