Zaburi 25
1 Zaburi ya Daudi. Kwako wewe, Ee Bwana, nainua nafsi yangu,
Of David. To you, O Lord, my soul is lifted up.
2 ni wewe ninayekutumainia, Ee Mungu wangu. Usiniache niaibike, wala usiache adui zangu wakanishinda.
O my God, I have put my faith in you, let me not be shamed; let not my haters be glorying over me.
3 Kamwe hakuna hata mmoja anayekutegemea atakayeaibishwa, bali wataaibishwa wafanyao hila bila sababu.
Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.
4 Nionyeshe njia zako, Ee Bwana, nifundishe mapito yako,
Make your steps clear to me, O Lord; give me knowledge of your ways.
5 niongoze katika kweli yako na kunifundisha, kwa maana wewe ni Mungu Mwokozi wangu, nalo tumaini langu liko kwako wakati wote.
Be my guide and teacher in the true way; for you are the God of my salvation; I am waiting for your word all the day.
6 Kumbuka, Ee Bwana, rehema zako kuu na upendo, kwa maana zimekuwepo tangu zamani.
O Lord, keep in mind your pity and your mercies; for they have been from the earliest times.
7 Usizikumbuke dhambi za ujana wangu wala njia zangu za uasi, sawasawa na upendo wako unikumbuke, kwa maana wewe ni mwema, Ee Bwana.
Do not keep in mind my sins when I was young, or my wrongdoing: let your memory of me be full of mercy, O Lord, because of your righteousness.
8 Bwana ni mwema na mwenye adili, kwa hiyo huwafundisha wenye dhambi njia zake.
Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.
9 Huwaongoza wanyenyekevu katika haki, naye huwafundisha njia yake.
He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.
10 Njia zote za Bwana ni za upendo na uaminifu kwa wale wanaoshika shuhuda za agano lake.
All the ways of the Lord are mercy and good faith for those who keep his agreement and his witness.
11 Ee Bwana, kwa ajili ya jina lako, unisamehe uovu wangu, ijapokuwa ni mwingi.
Because of your name, O Lord, let me have forgiveness for my sin, which is very great.
12 Ni nani basi, mtu yule anayemcha Bwana? Atamfundisha katika njia atakayoichagua kwa ajili yake.
If a man has the fear of the Lord, the Lord will be his teacher in the way of his pleasure.
13 Mtu huyo atafanikiwa maishani mwake, nao wazao wake watairithi nchi.
His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage.
14 Siri ya Bwana iko kwa wale wamchao, yeye huwajulisha agano lake.
The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
15 Macho yangu humwelekea Bwana daima, kwa kuwa yeye peke yake ndiye ataitoa miguu yangu kutoka mtego.
My eyes are turned to the Lord at all times; for he will take my feet out of the net.
16 Nigeukie na unihurumie, kwa maana mimi ni mpweke na mwenye kuteseka.
Be turned to me, and have mercy on me; for I am troubled and have no helper.
17 Shida za moyo wangu zimeongezeka, niokoe katika dhiki yangu.
The troubles of my heart are increased: O take me out of my sorrows.
18 Uangalie mateso na shida zangu na uniondolee dhambi zangu zote.
Give thought to my grief and my pain; and take away all my sins.
19 Tazama adui zangu walivyo wengi, pia uone jinsi wanavyonichukia vikali!
See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.
20 Uyalinde maisha yangu na uniokoe, usiniache niaibike, kwa maana nimekukimbilia wewe.
O keep my soul, and take me out of danger: let me not be shamed, for I have put my faith in you.
21 Uadilifu na uaminifu vinilinde, kwa sababu tumaini langu ni kwako.
For my clean and upright ways keep me safe, because my hope is in you.
22 Ee Mungu, wakomboe Israeli, katika shida zao zote!
Give Israel salvation, O God, out of all his troubles.
