Zaburi 123

1 Nakuinulia macho yangu, wewe uketiye mbinguni.

To thee do I lift up my eyes, O thou who sit in the heavens.

2 Tazama, kama vile macho ya watumishi watazamapo kwenye mkono wa Bwana wao, na kama macho ya mjakazi yatazamapo mkono wa bibi yake, ndivyo hivyo macho yetu yanamtazama Yahwe mpaka atakapo tuhurumia.

Behold, as the eyes of servants to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are to Jehovah our God, until he has mercy upon us.

3 Ee Yahwe, utuhurumie, kwa maana tunadhalilishwa sana.

Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us, for we are exceedingly filled with contempt.

4 Tumeshibishwa mzaha wa wenye kiburi na dharau ya wenye majivuno.

Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud.