Zabbuli 140
1 Ya mukulu w’okuyimba. Zabbuli ya Dawudi. Omponye abakola ebibi, Ayi Mukama, omponye abantu abakambwe;
TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Deliver me, O YHWH, from an evil man, Keep me from one of violence.
2 abateesa mu mitima gyabwe okukola ebibi; abanoonya entalo buli kiseera.
Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble [for] wars.
3 Ebigambo byabwe byogi ng’ennimi z’emisota; ebiva mu kamwa kaabwe busagwa ng’obw’essalambwa.
They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of a viper [is] under their lips. (Selah)
4 Onkuume abakola ebibi baleme okunkwatako, Ayi Mukama; omponye abantu abakambwe abateesa okunkyamya.
Preserve me, YHWH, from the hands of the wicked, Keep me from one of violence, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.
5 Abantu ab’amalala banteze omutego; banjuluzza ekitimba kyabwe; ne batega emitego mu kkubo lyange.
The proud hid a snare for me—and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, They have set snares for me. (Selah)
6 Nagamba Mukama nti, “Ggwe oli Katonda wange.” Wulira okwegayirira kwange, onsaasire, Ayi Mukama!
I have said to YHWH, “You [are] my God, Hear, YHWH, the voice of my supplications.”
7 Ayi Mukama, Mukama wange, ggw’omponya n’amaanyi go, ggwe engabo yange mu lutalo.
O YHWH, my Lord, strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of armor.
8 Ayi Mukama, abakola ebibi tobawa bye beetaaga, era tokkiriza ntekateeka zaabwe kutuukirira; baleme kuba na malala wadde okwenyumiriza.
Do not grant, O YHWH, the desires of the wicked, Do not bring forth his wicked scheme, They are high. (Selah)
9 Abanneetoolodde baleke enkwe zaabwe zibeekyusizeeko baboneebone.
The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covers them.
10 Amanda agaaka omuliro gabagwire; basuulibwe mu muliro, bakasukibwe mu bunnya obutakoma mwe bataliva emirembe gyonna.
They cause burning coals to fall on themselves, He casts them into fire, Into deep pits—they do not arise.
11 Tokkiriza balimba kweyongera bungi; abakambwe bayigganyizibwe bazikirire.
A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence—evil hunts to overflowing.
12 Mmanyi nga Mukama ayamba abo ababonaabona, y’ayamba abanaku okuyisibwa mu bwenkanya.
I have known that YHWH executes The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.
13 Abatuukirivu banaakutenderezanga, era w’oli we banaabeeranga.
Surely the righteous give thanks to Your Name, The upright dwell with Your presence!
