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 Jehovah, for I in mine integrity have walked, And in Jehovah I have trusted, I slide not.

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

Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified [are] my reins and my heart.

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

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

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

I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.

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

I have hated the assembly of evil doers, And with the wicked I sit not.

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

I wash in innocency my hands, And I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah.

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

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

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

Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, And the place of the tabernacle of Thine honour.

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

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

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

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

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

And I, in mine integrity I walk, Redeem me, and favour me.

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

My foot hath stood in uprightness, In assemblies I bless Jehovah!