Zaburi 26

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

[A Psalm] of David. Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in my innocence: and hoping in the Lord I shall not be moved.

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

Prove me, O Lord, and try me; purify as with fire my reins and my heart.

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

For your mercy is before mine eyes: and I am well pleased with your truth.

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

I have not sat with the council of vanity, and will in nowise enter in with transgressors.

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

I have hated the assembly of wicked doers; and will not sit with ungodly [men].

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

I will wash my hands in innocency, and compass your altar, O Lord:

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

to hear the voice of praise, and to declare all your wonderful works.

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

O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house, and the place of the tabernacle of your glory.

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

Destroy not my soul together with the ungodly, nor my life with bloody men:

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

in whose hands [are] iniquities, [and] their right hand is filled with bribes.

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

But I have walked in my innocence: redeem me, and have mercy upon me.

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

My foot stands in an even place: in the congregations will I bless you, O Lord.