Zaburi 120

1 Wimbo wa kwenda juu. Katika dhiki yangu namwita Bwana, naye hunijibu.

A song of ascents. In distress I cried to the Lord, and he answered me.

2 Ee Bwana, uniokoe kutoka midomo ya uongo na ndimi za udanganyifu.

“Deliver me, Lord, from the lip that is false and the tongue that is crafty.”

3 Atakufanyia nini, au akufanyie nini zaidi, ewe ulimi mdanganyifu?

What shall he give to you, you tongue that is crafty? What yet shall he give to you?

4 Atakuadhibu kwa mishale mikali ya shujaa, kwa makaa yanayowaka ya mti wa mretemu.

Arrows of warrior, sharpened, with glowing broom coals together.

5 Ole wangu kwa kuwa naishi Mesheki, kwamba naishi katikati ya hema za Kedari!

Woe is me that I sojourn in Meshech, that I live by the tents of Kedar.

6 Nimeishi muda mrefu mno miongoni mwa wale wanaochukia amani.

Already too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.

7 Mimi ni mtu wa amani; lakini ninaposema, wao wanataka vita.

I am for peace: but when I speak of it, they are for war.