Mapisarema 71

1 Ndinovanda mamuri, imi Jehovha; ngandirege kutongonyadziswa.

A psalm for David. Of the sons of Jonadab, and the former captives. In thee, O Lord, I have hoped, let me never be put to confusion:

2 Ndinunurei uye mundirwire mukururama kwenyu; rerekerai nzeve yenyu kwandiri uye mundiponese.

Deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. Incline thy ear unto me, and save me.

3 Ivai bako rangu rokuvanda kwandingaramba ndichienda; rayirai kuti ndiponeswe, nokuti ndimi dombo rangu nenhare yangu.

Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a place of strength: that thou mayst make me safe. For thou art my firmament and my refuge.

4 Haiwa Mwari wangu, ndirwirei, paruoko rwowakaipa, pakubatwa navanhu vakaipa uye vane utsinye.

Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the sinner, and out of the hand of the transgressor of the law and of the unjust.

5 Nokuti muri tariro yangu, imi Ishe Jehovha, ndakavimba nemi kubva pauduku hwangu.

For thou art my patience, O Lord: my hope, O Lord, from my youth;

6 Ndakazendamira pamuri kubva pakuberekwa kwangu; ndimi makandibudisa mudumbu ramai vangu. Ndicharamba ndichikurumbidzai.

By thee have I been confirmed from the womb: from my mother’s womb thou art my protector. Of thee shall I continually sing:

7 Ndava sechishamiso kuvazhinji, asi imi muri utiziro hwangu hwakasimba.

I run become unto many as a wonder, but thou art a strong helper.

8 Muromo wangu uzere nerumbidzo yenyu, ndinoparidza kubwinya kwenyu zuva rose.

Let my mouth be filled with praise, that I may sing thy glory; thy greatness all the day long.

9 Regai kundirasa pandinenge ndakwegura; musandisiya kana simba rangu rapera.

Cast me not off in the time of old age: when my strength shall fail, do not thou forsake me.

10 Nokuti vavengi vangu vanotaura zvakaipa pamusoro pangu; avo vakamirira kundiuraya vanorangana pamwe chete.

For my enemies have spoken against me; and they that watched my soul have consulted together,

11 Vanoti, “Mwari amusiya; muteverei mumubate, nokuti hakuna achamununura.”

Saying: God hath forsaken him: pursue and take him, for there is none to deliver him.

12 Regai kuva kure neni, imi Mwari; uyai nokukurumidza, imi Mwari wangu, mundibatsire.

O God, be not thou far from me: O my God, make haste to my help.

13 Vapomeri vangu ngavaparare vanyadziswe; vaya vanoda kundikuvadza ngavafukidzwe nokusekwa nokunyadziswa.

Let them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soul; let them be covered with confusion and shame that seek my hurt.

14 Asi kana ndirini, ndichagara ndine tariro; ndicharamba ndichikurumbidzai zvakanyanya.

But I will always hope; and will add to all thy praise.

15 Muromo wangu uchareva zvokururama kwenyu, nezvoruponeso rwenyu zuva rose, kunyange ndisingazivi chiyero charwo.

My mouth shall shew forth thy justice; thy salvation all the day long. Because I have not known learning,

16 Ndichauya ndichiparidza mabasa enyu makuru, imi Ishe Jehovha; ndichaparidza kururama kwenyu, iyemi moga.

I will enter into the powers of the Lord: O Lord, I will be mindful of thy justice alone.

17 Kubva pauduku hwangu, imi Mwari, makandidzidzisa, nanhasi uno ndinoparidza mabasa enyu anoshamisa.

Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth: and till now I will declare thy wonderful works.

18 Kunyange pandinenge ndakwegura uye bvudzi rachena, musandisiya, imi Mwari, kusvikira ndaparidza simba renyu kurudzi runotevera, nesimba renyu kuna vose vari kuzouya.

And unto old age and grey hairs: O God, forsake me not, Until I shew forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come: Thy power,

19 Kururama kwenyu kunosvika kudenga kumusoro, imi Mwari, iyemi makaita zvinhu zvikuru. Haiwa Mwari, ndiani akafanana nemi?

And thy justice, O God, even to the highest great things thou hast done: O God, who is like to thee?

20 Kunyange imi makandiratidza matambudziko mazhinji uye anorwadza, muchadzosa upenyu hwangu zvakare; kubva kwakadzika kwepasi muchandibudisazve.

How great troubles hast thou shewn me, many and grievous: and turning thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back again from the depths of the earth:

21 Muchawedzera kukudzwa kwangu, uye muchandinyaradzazve.

Thou hast multiplied thy magnificence; and turning to me thou hast comforted me.

22 Ndichakurumbidzai nembira nokuda kwokutendeka kwenyu, imi Mwari wangu; ndichakurumbidzai nenziyo nomutengeranwa, imi Mutsvene woga waIsraeri.

For I will also confess to thee thy truth with the instruments of psaltery: O God, I will sing to thee with the harp, thou holy one of Israel.

23 Miromo yangu ichadanidzira nomufaro pandinokurumbidzai nenziyo, iyeni, wamakadzikinura.

My lips shall greatly rejoice, when I shall sing to thee; and my soul which thou hast redeemed.

24 Rurimi rwangu ruchataura nezvamabasa enyu akarurama zuva rose, nokuti avo vaida kundikuvadza vanyadziswa uye vakanganiswa.

Yea and my tongue shall meditate on thy justice all the day; when they shall be confounded and put to shame that seek evils to me.