Zaburi 23

1 Zaburi ya Daudi. Bwana ndiye mchungaji wangu, sitapungukiwa na kitu.

A Melody of David. Yahweh, is my shepherd—I shall not want:

2 Hunilaza katika malisho ya majani mabichi, kando ya maji matulivu huniongoza,

In pastures of tender grass, he maketh me lie down, Unto restful waters, he leadeth me;

3 hunihuisha nafsi yangu. Huniongoza katika njia za haki kwa ajili ya jina lake.

My life, he restoreth, He guideth me in right paths, for the sake of his Name.

4 Hata kama nikipita katikati ya bonde la uvuli wa mauti, sitaogopa mabaya, kwa maana wewe upo pamoja nami; fimbo yako na mkongojo wako vyanifariji.

Yea, though I walk through a valley death-shadowed, I will fear no harm, for, thou, art with me, Thy rod and thy staff, they, comfort me.

5 Waandaa meza mbele yangu machoni pa adui zangu. Umenipaka mafuta kichwani pangu, kikombe changu kinafurika.

Thou spreadest before me a table, in face of mine adversaries, Thou hast anointed, with oil, my head, My cup, hath run over.

6 Hakika wema na upendo vitanifuata siku zote za maisha yangu, nami nitakaa nyumbani mwa Bwana milele.

Surely, goodness and lovingkindness, will pursue me, all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of Yahweh, evermore.