Zaburi 16
1 Utenzi wa Daudi. Ee Mungu, uniweke salama, kwa maana kwako nimekimbilia.
[A Poem by David.] Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
2 Nilimwambia Bwana, “Wewe ndiwe Bwana wangu; pasipo wewe sina jambo jema.”
I said to Jehovah, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
3 Kwa habari ya watakatifu walioko duniani, ndio walio wa fahari ambao ninapendezwa nao.
As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
4 Huzuni itaongezeka kwa wale wanaokimbilia miungu mingine. Sitazimimina sadaka zao za damu au kutaja majina yao midomoni mwangu.
Their sorrows will multiply who pay a dowry for another. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.
5 Bwana umeniwekea fungu langu na kikombe changu; umeyafanya mambo yangu yote yawe salama.
Jehovah is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6 Alama za mipaka zimeniangukia mahali pazuri, hakika nimepata urithi mzuri.
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, beautiful is my inheritance.
7 Nitamsifu Bwana ambaye hunishauri, hata wakati wa usiku moyo wangu hunifundisha.
I will bless Jehovah, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8 Nimemweka Bwana mbele yangu daima. Kwa sababu yuko mkono wangu wa kuume, sitatikisika.
I have put Jehovah before me at all times. Because he is at my right hand I will never be upended.
9 Kwa hiyo moyo wangu unafurahia, na ulimi wangu unashangilia; mwili wangu nao utapumzika salama,
Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
For you will not abandon my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (Sheol h7585)
11 Umenijulisha njia ya uzima; utanijaza na furaha mbele zako, pamoja na furaha za milele katika mkono wako wa kuume.
You make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
