Zaburi 12

1 Kwa mwimbishaji. Mtindo wa sheminithi. Zaburi ya Daudi. Bwana tusaidie, kwa kuwa wacha Mungu wametoweka; waaminifu wametoweka miongoni mwa wanadamu.

To the chief Musician. Upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men.

2 Kila mmoja humwambia jirani yake uongo; midomo yao ya hila huzungumza kwa udanganyifu.

They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak.

3 Bwana na akatilie mbali midomo yote ya hila na kila ulimi uliojaa majivuno,

Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things,

4 ule unaosema, “Kwa ndimi zetu tutashinda; midomo ni mali yetu, bwana wetu ni nani?”

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who [is] lord over us?

5 “Kwa sababu ya uonevu wa wanyonge na kulia kwa uchungu kwa wahitaji, nitainuka sasa,” asema Bwana. “Nitawalinda kutokana na wale wenye nia mbaya juu yao.”

Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set [him] in safety, at whom they puff.

6 Maneno ya Bwana ni safi, kama fedha iliyosafishwa katika tanuru, iliyosafishwa mara saba.

The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times.

7 Ee Bwana, utatuweka salama na kutulinda na kizazi hiki milele.

Thou, Jehovah, wilt keep them, thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.

8 Watu waovu huenda wakiringa kila mahali wakati ambapo yule aliye mbaya sana ndiye anayeheshimiwa miongoni mwa watu.

The wicked walk about on every side, when vileness is exalted among the children of men.