Zabbuli 140
1 Ya mukulu w’okuyimba. Zabbuli ya Dawudi. Omponye abakola ebibi, Ayi Mukama, omponye abantu abakambwe;
For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Yahweh, rescue me from the wicked; preserve me from violent men.
2 abateesa mu mitima gyabwe okukola ebibi; abanoonya entalo buli kiseera.
They plan evil in their hearts; they cause battles every day.
3 Ebigambo byabwe byogi ng’ennimi z’emisota; ebiva mu kamwa kaabwe busagwa ng’obw’essalambwa.
Their tongues wound like serpents; vipers' poison is on their lips. (Selah)
4 Onkuume abakola ebibi baleme okunkwatako, Ayi Mukama; omponye abantu abakambwe abateesa okunkyamya.
Keep me from the hands of the wicked, Yahweh; preserve me from violent men who plan to knock me over.
5 Abantu ab’amalala banteze omutego; banjuluzza ekitimba kyabwe; ne batega emitego mu kkubo lyange.
The proud have set a trap for me; they have spread a net; they have set a snare for me. (Selah)
6 Nagamba Mukama nti, “Ggwe oli Katonda wange.” Wulira okwegayirira kwange, onsaasire, Ayi Mukama!
I said to Yahweh, “You are my God; listen to my cries for mercy.”
7 Ayi Mukama, Mukama wange, ggw’omponya n’amaanyi go, ggwe engabo yange mu lutalo.
Yahweh, my Lord, you are powerfully able to save me; you shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Ayi Mukama, abakola ebibi tobawa bye beetaaga, era tokkiriza ntekateeka zaabwe kutuukirira; baleme kuba na malala wadde okwenyumiriza.
Yahweh, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let their plots succeed. (Selah)
9 Abanneetoolodde baleke enkwe zaabwe zibeekyusizeeko baboneebone.
Those who surround me raise their heads; let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10 Amanda agaaka omuliro gabagwire; basuulibwe mu muliro, bakasukibwe mu bunnya obutakoma mwe bataliva emirembe gyonna.
Let burning coals fall on them; throw them into the fire, into bottomless pits, never more to rise.
11 Tokkiriza balimba kweyongera bungi; abakambwe bayigganyizibwe bazikirire.
May men of tongues not be made secure on the earth; may evil hunt down the violent man to strike him dead.
12 Mmanyi nga Mukama ayamba abo ababonaabona, y’ayamba abanaku okuyisibwa mu bwenkanya.
I know that Yahweh will judge in favor of the afflicted, and that he will give justice to the needy.
13 Abatuukirivu banaakutenderezanga, era w’oli we banaabeeranga.
Surely the righteous people will give thanks to your name; the upright people will live in your presence.
