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 musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, by David, a Michtham, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.” Be gracious unto me, O God; for man longeth to swallow me up; all the time he oppresseth me fighting.

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

Those that regard me with envy long to swallow [me] up all the time; for many are they that fight against me, O thou Most High.

3 Pandinenge ndotya, ndichavimba nemi.

The day [when] I am afraid, I will still trust in thee.

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

In God will I praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid: what can flesh do unto me?

5 Zuva rose vanomonyorora mashoko angu; vanogara vachirangana kundikuvadza.

All the day they wrest my words: against me are all their thoughts for evil.

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

They come together in troops, they hide themselves, they are those that watch my heels, as though they hoped [to take] my soul.

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

Because of their wrong-doing let me escape from them: in anger cast down the people, O God.

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

My wanderings hast thou well numbered: put thou my tears into thy bottle; behold, they are numbered by thee.

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

Then shall my enemies retire backward on the day when I call [on thee]: this I know—that God is for me.

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

In God will I praise the word: in the Lord will I praise the word.

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

In God have I put my trust; I will not be afraid: what can man do unto me?

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

Upon me, O God, [rest] thy vows: I will pay thanksgiving offerings unto thee.

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

For thou hast delivered my soul from death—yea, behold, my feet from slipping, that I may walk before God in the light of the life.