Zaburi 51
1 Kwa mwimbishaji. Zaburi ya Daudi. Baada ya kukemewa na nabii Nathani kwa kuzini na Bathsheba. Ee Mungu, unihurumie, kwa kadiri ya upendo wako usiokoma, kwa kadiri ya huruma yako kuu, uyafute makosa yangu.
Unto the end. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he went to Bathsheba. Be merciful to me, O God, according to your great mercy. And, according to the plentitude of your compassion, wipe out my iniquity.
2 Unioshe na uovu wangu wote na unitakase dhambi yangu.
Wash me once again from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 Kwa maana ninajua makosa yangu, na dhambi yangu iko mbele yangu daima.
For I know my iniquity, and my sin is ever before me.
4 Dhidi yako, wewe peke yako, nimetenda dhambi na kufanya yaliyo mabaya machoni pako, ili uthibitike kuwa wa kweli unenapo, na kuwa na haki utoapo hukumu.
Against you only have I sinned, and I have done evil before your eyes. And so, you are justified in your words, and you will prevail when you give judgment.
5 Hakika mimi nilizaliwa mwenye dhambi, mwenye dhambi tangu nilipotungwa mimba kwa mama yangu.
For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sinfulness did my mother conceive me.
6 Hakika wewe wapendezwa na kweli itokayo moyoni, ndani sana ya moyo wangu wanifundisha hekima.
For behold, you have loved truth. The obscure and hidden things of your wisdom, you have manifested to me.
7 Nioshe kwa hisopo, nami nitakuwa safi, unisafishe, nami nitakuwa mweupe kuliko theluji.
You will sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed. You will wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow.
8 Unipe kusikia furaha na shangwe, mifupa uliyoiponda na ifurahi.
In my hearing, you will grant gladness and rejoicing. And the bones that have been humbled will exult.
9 Ufiche uso wako usizitazame dhambi zangu, na uufute uovu wangu wote.
Turn your face away from my sins, and erase all my iniquities.
10 Ee Mungu, uniumbie moyo safi, uifanye upya roho ya uthabiti ndani yangu.
Create a clean heart in me, O God. And renew an upright spirit within my inmost being.
11 Usinitupe kutoka mbele zako wala kuniondolea Roho wako Mtakatifu.
Do not cast me away from your face; and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Unirudishie tena furaha ya wokovu wako, unipe roho ya utii, ili initegemeze.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and confirm me with an unsurpassed spirit.
13 Ndipo nitakapowafundisha wakosaji njia zako, na wenye dhambi watakugeukia wewe.
I will teach the unjust your ways, and the impious will be converted to you.
14 Ee Mungu, Mungu uniokoaye, niokoe na hatia ya kumwaga damu, nao ulimi wangu utaimba juu ya haki yako.
Free me from blood, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will extol your justice.
15 Ee Bwana, fungua midomo yangu, na kinywa changu kitatangaza sifa zako.
O Lord, you will open my lips, and my mouth will announce your praise.
16 Wewe hupendezwi na dhabihu, au ningaliileta, hufurahii sadaka za kuteketezwa.
For if you had desired sacrifice, I would certainly have given it, but with holocausts, you will not be delighted.
17 Bali dhabihu za Mungu ni roho iliyovunjika, moyo uliovunjika wenye toba, Ee Mungu, hutaudharau.
A crushed spirit is a sacrifice to God. A contrite and humbled heart, O God, you will not spurn.
18 Kwa wema wa radhi yako uifanye Sayuni istawi, ukazijenge upya kuta za Yerusalemu.
Act kindly, Lord, in your good will toward Zion, so that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.
19 Hapo ndipo kutakapokuwa na dhabihu za haki, sadaka nzima za kuteketezwa za kukupendeza sana, pia mafahali watatolewa madhabahuni mwako.
Then you will accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations, and holocausts. Then they will lay calves upon your altar.
