< Zaburi 12 >
1 Kwa mwimbishaji. Mtindo wa sheminithi. Zaburi ya Daudi. Bwana tusaidie, kwa kuwa wacha Mungu wametoweka; waaminifu wametoweka miongoni mwa wanadamu.
Unto the end; for the octave, a psalm for David. Save me, O Lord, for there is now no saint: truths are decayed from among the children of men.
2 Kila mmoja humwambia jirani yake uongo; midomo yao ya hila huzungumza kwa udanganyifu.
They have spoken vain things every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken.
3 Bwana na akatilie mbali midomo yote ya hila na kila ulimi uliojaa majivuno,
May the Lord destroy all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things.
4 ule unaosema, “Kwa ndimi zetu tutashinda; midomo ni mali yetu, bwana wetu ni nani?”
Who have said: We will magnify our tongue; 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.”
By reason of the misery of the needy, and the groans of the poor, now will I arise, saith the Lord. I win set him in safety; I will deal confidently in his regard.
6 Maneno ya Bwana ni safi, kama fedha iliyosafishwa katika tanuru, iliyosafishwa mara saba.
The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried by the fire, purged from the earth refined seven times.
7 Ee Bwana, utatuweka salama na kutulinda na kizazi hiki milele.
Thou, O Lord, wilt preserve us: and keep us 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 round about: according to thy highness, thou best multiplied the children of men.