Zaburi 26

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

BY DAVID. Judge me, O YHWH, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in YHWH, I do not slide.

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

Try me, O YHWH, and prove me, My reins and my heart [are] purified,

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

For Your kindness [is] before my eyes, And I have habitually walked in Your truth.

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

I have not sat with vain men, And I do not enter with pretenders.

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

I have hated the assembly of evildoers, And I do not sit with the wicked.

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

I wash my hands in innocence, And I go around Your altar, O YHWH.

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

To sound with a voice of confession, And to recount all Your wonders.

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

YHWH, I have loved the habitation of Your house, And the place of the Dwelling Place of Your glory.

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

Do not gather my soul with sinners, And my life with men of blood,

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

In whose hand [is] a wicked scheme, And their right hand [is] full of bribes.

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

And I walk in my integrity, Redeem me, and favor me.

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

My foot has stood in uprightness, In assemblies I bless YHWH!