Zaburi 26

1 Zaburi ya Daudi. Ee Bwana, nithibitishe katika haki, maana nimeishi maisha yasiyo na lawama; nimemtumainia Bwana bila kusitasita.

Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in my integrity. I have also trusted in Jehovah without wavering.

2 Ee Bwana, unijaribu, unipime, uuchunguze moyo wangu na mawazo yangu;

Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.

3 kwa maana upendo wako uko mbele yangu daima, nami natembea siku zote katika kweli yako.

For thy loving kindness is before my eyes, and I have walked in thy truth.

4 Siketi pamoja na watu wadanganyifu, wala siandamani na wanafiki,

I have not sat with men of falsehood, nor will I go in with dissemblers.

5 ninachukia kusanyiko la watenda mabaya na ninakataa kuketi pamoja na waovu.

I hate the assembly of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked.

6 Ninanawa mikono yangu kwa kuwa sina hatia, naikaribia madhabahu yako, Ee Bwana,

I will wash my hands in innocence, so I will encompass thine altar, O Jehovah,

7 nikitangaza sifa yako kwa sauti kubwa, huku nikisimulia matendo yako ya ajabu.

that I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

8 Ee Bwana, naipenda nyumba yako mahali unakoishi, mahali ambapo utukufu wako hukaa.

Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwells.

9 Usiiondoe nafsi yangu pamoja na watenda dhambi, wala uhai wangu pamoja na wamwagao damu,

Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood,

10 ambao mikononi mwao kuna mipango miovu, ambao mikono yao ya kuume imejaa rushwa.

in whose hands is wickedness, and their right hand is full of bribes.

11 Bali mimi ninaishi maisha yasiyo na lawama; nikomboe na unihurumie.

But as for me, I will walk in my integrity. Redeem me, and be merciful to me.

12 Miguu yangu imesimama katika uwanja tambarare; katika kusanyiko kuu nitamsifu Bwana.

My foot stands in an even place. In the congregations I will bless Jehovah.