Zaburi 1

1 Heri mtu yule ambaye haendi katika shauri la watu waovu, wala hasimami katika njia ya wenye dhambi, au kuketi katika baraza la wenye mizaha.

Blessed [is] the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers.

2 Bali huifurahia sheria ya Bwana, naye huitafakari hiyo sheria usiku na mchana.

But his delight [is] in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

3 Mtu huyo ni kama mti uliopandwa kando ya vijito vya maji, ambao huzaa matunda kwa majira yake na majani yake hayanyauki. Lolote afanyalo hufanikiwa.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in season; its leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he doeth shall prosper.

4 Sivyo walivyo waovu! Wao ni kama makapi yapeperushwayo na upepo.

The ungodly [are] not so: but [are] like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

5 Kwa hiyo waovu hawatastahimili hukumu, wala wenye dhambi katika kusanyiko la wenye haki.

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

6 Kwa maana Bwana huziangalia njia za mwenye haki, bali njia ya waovu itaangamia.

For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.