Zaburi 116
1 Ninampenda Bwana kwa maana amesikia sauti yangu; amesikia kilio changu ili anihurumie.
Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer.
2 Kwa sababu amenitegea sikio lake, nitamwita siku zote za maisha yangu.
For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him.
3 Kamba za mauti zilinizunguka, maumivu makuu ya kuzimu yalinipata, nikalemewa na taabu na huzuni. (Sheol h7585)
The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
4 Ndipo nikaliitia jina la Bwana: “Ee Bwana, niokoe!”
And so, I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, free my soul.
5 Bwana ni mwenye neema na haki, Mungu wetu ni mwingi wa huruma.
Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate.
6 Bwana huwalinda wanyenyekevu, nilipokuwa katika shida kubwa, aliniokoa.
The Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed me.
7 Ee nafsi yangu, tulia tena, kwa kuwa Bwana amekuwa mwema kwako.
Turn again, my soul, to your rest. For the Lord has done good to you.
8 Kwa kuwa wewe, Ee Bwana, umeniokoa nafsi yangu na mauti, macho yangu kutokana na machozi, miguu yangu kutokana na kujikwaa,
For he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slipping.
9 ili niweze kutembea mbele za Bwana, katika nchi ya walio hai.
I will please the Lord in the land of the living.
10 Niliamini, kwa hiyo nilisema, “Mimi nimeteseka sana.”
Alleluia. I had confidence, because of what I was saying, but then I was greatly humbled.
11 Katika taabu yangu nilisema, “Wanadamu wote ni waongo.”
I said in my excess, “Every man is a liar.”
12 Nimrudishie Bwana nini kwa wema wake wote alionitendea?
What shall I repay to the Lord, for all the things that he has repaid to me?
13 Nitakiinua kikombe cha wokovu na kulitangaza jina la Bwana.
I will take up the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.
14 Nitazitimiza nadhiri zangu kwa Bwana mbele za watu wake wote.
I will repay my vows to the Lord, in the sight of all his people.
15 Kifo cha watakatifu kina thamani machoni pa Bwana.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy ones.
16 Ee Bwana, hakika mimi ni mtumishi wako, mimi ni mtumishi wako, mwana wa mjakazi wako; umeniweka huru toka katika minyororo yangu.
O Lord, because I am your servant, your servant and the son of your handmaid, you have broken my bonds.
17 Nitakutolea dhabihu ya kukushukuru na kuliita jina la Bwana.
I will sacrifice to you the sacrifice of praise, and I will invoke the name of the Lord.
18 Nitazitimiza nadhiri zangu kwa Bwana mbele za watu wake wote,
I will repay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people,
19 katika nyua za nyumba ya Bwana, katikati yako, ee Yerusalemu. Msifuni Bwana.
in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.
