Zaburi 141
1 Ee Yahwe, ninakulilia wewe; uje upesi kwangu. Unisikilize nikuitapo.
A psalm of David. Yahweh, I am crying out to you; come quickly to me. Listen to me when I call to you.
2 Maombi yangu na yawe kama uvumba mbele zako; mikono yangu iliyoinuliwa na iwe kama dhabihu ya jioni.
May my prayer be like incense before you; may my lifted hands be like the evening sacrifice.
3 Ee Yahwe, uweke mlinzi kinywani mwangu; mngojezi malangoni pa midomo yangu.
Yahweh, place a guard over my mouth; guard the door of my lips.
4 Usiruhusu tamaa ya moyo wangu kutamani uovu wowote wala kushiriki katika matendo ya dhambi na watu waishio maovuni. Nisile vyakula vyao vya anasa.
Do not let my heart desire any evil thing or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. May I not eat any of their delicacies.
5 Mwenye haki na anipige; nao utakuwa ni wema kwangu. Anirudi; itakuwa kama mafuta kichwani pangu; kichwa changu na kisikatae kupokea. Lakini maombi yangu siku zote yatakuwa dhidi ya matendo yao mauvu.
Let a righteous man hit me; it will be a kindness to me. Let him correct me; it will be like oil on my head; may my head not refuse to accept it. But my prayer is always against their wicked deeds.
6 Viongozi wao watatupwa chini toka juu mlimani; watayasikia maneno yangu kuwa ni matamu.
Their leaders will be thrown down from the top of cliffs; they will hear that my own words are pleasant.
7 Watalazimika kusema, “Kama vile jembe moja livunjapo ardhi, hivyo mifupa yetu imesambaratishwa kinywani pa kuzimu.” (Sheol h7585)
They will have to say, “As when one plows and breaks up the ground, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.” (Sheol h7585)
8 Hakika macho yangu yanakutazama wewe, Yahwe, Bwana; katika wewe napata kimbilio; usiiache nafsi yangu.
Surely my eyes are on you, Yahweh, Lord; in you I take refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
9 Unilinde dhidi ya mitego waliyoiweka kwa ajili yangu, na matanzi yao watendao maovu.
Protect me from the snares that they have laid for me, from the traps of evildoers.
10 Waovu na waangukie kwenye nyavu zao wenywe pindi mimi nitorokapo.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets while I escape.
