Zabbuli 10
1 Lwaki otwekwese, Ayi Mukama? Lwaki otwekwese mu biseera eby’emitawaana?
Why do you stand far off, LORD? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2 Omubi, mu malala ge, ayigganya abanafu; muleke agwe mu nkwe ezo z’asaze.
In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
3 Kubanga omubi yeewaana ng’anyumya ku bibi ebiri mu mutima gwe, agabula aboomululu n’avuma Mukama.
For the wicked boasts of his heart’s cravings. He blesses the greedy and condemns the LORD.
4 Omubi mu malala ge tanoonya Katonda.
The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.
5 Buli ky’akola kimugendera bulungi. Amateeka go tagafaako, era n’abalabe be abanyooma.
His ways are prosperous at all times. He is arrogant, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them.
6 Ayogera mu mutima gwe nti, “Sikangibwa, nzija kusanyuka emirembe gyonna.”
He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”
7 Mu kamwa ke mujjudde okukolima n’obulimba awamu n’okutiisatiisa; ebigambo bye bya mutawaana era bibi.
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
8 Yeekukuma mu byalo okutemula abantu abataliiko musango. Yeekweka ng’aliimisa b’anatta.
He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless.
9 Asooba mu kyama ng’empologoma, ng’alindirira okuzinduukiriza abateesobola. Abakwasa n’abatwalira mu kitimba kye.
He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless when he draws him in his net.
10 B’abonyaabonya bagwa wansi ne babetentebwa ng’amaanyi g’omubi gabasukkiridde.
The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.
11 Ayogera mu mutima gwe nti, “Katonda yeerabidde, amaaso ge agakwese, era takyaddayo kubiraba.”
He says in his heart, “God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.”
12 Golokoka, Ayi Mukama, ozikirize omubi, Ayi Katonda; abanaku tobeerabiranga.
Arise, LORD! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless.
13 Omuntu omubi ayinza atya okukunyooma, Ayi Katonda, n’agamba mu mutima gwe nti “Sigenda kwennyonnyolako?”
Why does the wicked person condemn God, and say in his heart, “God won’t call me into account”?
14 Naye ggwe, Ayi Katonda, ennaku zaabwe n’okubonaabona kwabwe obiraba era ojja kubikolako. Ateesobola yeewaayo mu mikono gyo, kubanga gwe mubeezi w’abatalina bakitaabwe.
But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.
15 Malawo amaanyi g’omwonoonyi, muyite abyogere ebyo ebibadde bitajja kuzuulwa.
Break the arm of the wicked. As for the evil man, seek out his wickedness until you find none.
16 Mukama ye Kabaka emirembe n’emirembe. Amawanga galizikirizibwa mu nsi ye.
The LORD is King forever and ever! The nations will perish out of his land.
17 Mukama awulira okwetaaga kw’ababonyaabonyezebwa, ogumye emitima gyabwe; otege okutu kwo obaanukule.
LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
18 Olwanirira abataliiko bakitaabwe n’abajoogebwa; omuntu obuntu ow’oku nsi n’ataddayo kubatiisa.
to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more.
