Zaburi 1

1 Heri mtu yule ambaye haendi katika shauri la watu waovu, wala hasimami katika njia ya wenye dhambi, au kuketi katika baraza la wenye mizaha.

Happy are those who do not follow the counsel of the wicked, not halting in ways frequented by sinners, nor taking a seat in a gathering of scoffers.

2 Bali huifurahia sheria ya Bwana, naye huitafakari hiyo sheria usiku na mchana.

But the law of the Lord is their joy, they study it day and night.

3 Mtu huyo ni kama mti uliopandwa kando ya vijito vya maji, ambao huzaa matunda kwa majira yake na majani yake hayanyauki. Lolote afanyalo hufanikiwa.

They are like trees planted by runlets of water, yielding fruit in due season, leaves never fading. In all that they do, they prosper.

4 Sivyo walivyo waovu! Wao ni kama makapi yapeperushwayo na upepo.

Not so fare the wicked, not so; like chaff are they, blown by the wind.

5 Kwa hiyo waovu hawatastahimili hukumu, wala wenye dhambi katika kusanyiko la wenye haki.

So the wicked will not stand firm in the judgment, nor sinners appear, when the righteous are gathered.

6 Kwa maana Bwana huziangalia njia za mwenye haki, bali njia ya waovu itaangamia.

For the way of the righteous is dear to the Lord, but the way of the wicked will end in ruin.