Zaburi 58
1 Kwa mwimbishaji. Mtindo wa “Usiharibu!” Utenzi wa Daudi. Enyi watawala, je, kweli mwanena kwa haki? Je, mnahukumu kwa unyofu miongoni mwa watu?
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
2 La, mioyoni mwenu mnatunga udhalimu, na mikono yenu hupima jeuri duniani.
No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
3 Waovu ni wapotovu tangu kuzaliwa kwao, toka tumboni mwa mama zao ni wakaidi na husema uongo.
The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
4 Sumu yao ni kama sumu ya nyoka, kama ile ya fira ambaye ameziba masikio yake,
Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
5 ambaye hatasikia sauti ya kutumbuiza ya mwaguzi, hata kama mganga angecheza kwa ustadi kiasi gani.
refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
6 Ee Mungu, yavunje meno katika vinywa vyao; Ee Bwana, vunja meno makali ya hao simba!
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
7 Na watoweke kama maji yapitayo kwa kasi, wavutapo pinde zao, mishale yao na iwe butu.
May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
8 Kama konokono ayeyukavyo akitembea, kama mtoto aliyezaliwa akiwa mfu, wasilione jua.
Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
9 Kabla vyungu vyenu havijapata moto wa kuni za miiba, zikiwa mbichi au kavu, waovu watakuwa wamefagiliwa mbali.
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
10 Wenye haki watafurahi waonapo wakilipizwa kisasi, watakapochovya nyayo zao katika damu ya waovu.
The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Ndipo wanadamu watasema, “Hakika utulivu wa wenye haki bado una thawabu, hakika kuna Mungu ahukumuye dunia.”
Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
