Zabura 120

1 Waƙar haurawa. Na yi kira ga Ubangiji cikin damuwata, ya kuwa amsa mini.

In my trouble I cried to the Lord: and he heard me.

2 Ka cece ni, ya Ubangiji, daga leɓuna masu ƙarya da kuma daga harsuna masu yaudara.

O Lord, deliver my soul from wicked lips, and a deceitful tongue.

3 Me zai yi maka, me kuma ya fi, ya kai harshe mai yaudara?

What shall be given to thee, or what shall be added to thee, to a deceitful tongue.

4 Zai hukunta ku da kibiyoyi masu tsini na jarumi, tare da garwashin wuta na itacen tsintsiya.

The sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals that lay waste.

5 Kaitona da nake zama a Meshek, da nake zama a ciki tentunan Kedar!

Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged! I have dwelt with the inhabitants of cedar:

6 Da daɗewa na zauna a cikin waɗanda suke ƙin salama.

My soul hath been long a sojourner.

7 Ni mutum ne mai salama; amma sa’ad da na yi magana, su sai su yi ta yaƙi.

With them that hate peace I was peaceable: when I spoke to them they fought against me without cause.