Mapisarema 56

1 Kumutungamiri wokuimba. Namaririro e“Njiva paMiouki iri kure.” Pisarema raDhavhidhi. Rwiyo rweMikitami. Paakabatwa navaFiristia paGati. Ndinzwirei ngoni, imi Mwari, nokuti vanhu vanondidzinganisa nehasha; zuva rose vanorwa neni.

To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the Philistines took him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.

2 Vavengi vangu vanondidzinganisa zuva rose; vazhinji vanorwa neni mukuzvikudza kwavo.

My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

3 Pandinenge ndotya, ndichavimba nemi.

In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.

4 Muna Mwari, iye ane shoko randinorumbidza, muna Mwari ndinovimba; handichazotyi. Ko, munhu anofa angandiitei?

In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me.

5 Zuva rose vanomonyorora mashoko angu; vanogara vachirangana kundikuvadza.

Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 Vanorangana, vanovandira, vanocherechedza mafambiro angu, vachishuva kundiuraya.

They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

7 Ngavasapunyuka savasina mhaka; koromorerai ndudzi pasi mukutsamwa kwenyu imi Mwari.

By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.

8 Nyorai kuchema kwangu; isai misodzi yangu parugwaro rwenyu, ko, hazvina kuiswa muzvinyorwa zvenyu here?

You have seen my wanderings; put the drops from my eyes into your bottle; are they not in your record?

9 Ipapo vavengi vangu vachadzokera shure pandinodanidzira kuti ndibatsirwe. Nechinhu ichi, ndichaziva kuti Mwari ari kurutivi rwangu.

When I send up my cry to you, my haters will be turned back; I am certain of this, for God is with me.

10 Muna Mwari, iye ane shoko randinorumbidza, muna Jehovha, ane shoko randinorumbidza,

In God will I give praise to his word; in the Lord will I give praise to his word.

11 muna Mwari ndinovimba; handichazotyi chinhu. Ko, munhu angandiitei?

In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.

12 Ndinosungwa nemhiko kwamuri, imi Mwari; ndichakuvigirai zvipo zvangu zvokuvonga.

I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.

13 Nokuti makandirwira parufu, uye netsoka dzangu pakugumburwa, kuti ndifambe pamberi penyu muchiedza choupenyu.

Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.