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 integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; [therefore] I shall not slide.

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

Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

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 vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.

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

I have hated the congregation of evil doers; 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 will I compass thy altar, O LORD:

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

That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.

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

LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thy honor dwelleth.

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 bloody men:

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

In whose hands [is] mischief, 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 standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.