Zaburi 141
1 Ee Yahwe, ninakulilia wewe; uje upesi kwangu. Unisikilize nikuitapo.
A Psalm, by David. O Jehovah, I have called Thee, haste to me, Give ear [to] my voice when I call to Thee.
2 Maombi yangu na yawe kama uvumba mbele zako; mikono yangu iliyoinuliwa na iwe kama dhabihu ya jioni.
My prayer is prepared — incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands — the evening present.
3 Ee Yahwe, uweke mlinzi kinywani mwangu; mngojezi malangoni pa midomo yangu.
Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over 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.
Incline not my heart to an evil thing, To do habitually actions in wickedness, With men working iniquity, Yea, I eat not of their pleasant things.
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.
The righteous doth beat me [in] kindness. And doth reprove me, Oil of the head my head disalloweth not, For still my prayer [is] about their vexations.
6 Viongozi wao watatupwa chini toka juu mlimani; watayasikia maneno yangu kuwa ni matamu.
Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.
7 Watalazimika kusema, “Kama vile jembe moja livunjapo ardhi, hivyo mifupa yetu imesambaratishwa kinywani pa kuzimu.” (Sheol h7585)
As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul. (Sheol h7585)
8 Hakika macho yangu yanakutazama wewe, Yahwe, Bwana; katika wewe napata kimbilio; usiiache nafsi yangu.
But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, [are] mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.
9 Unilinde dhidi ya mitego waliyoiweka kwa ajili yangu, na matanzi yao watendao maovu.
Keep me from the gin they laid for me, Even snares of workers of iniquity.
10 Waovu na waangukie kwenye nyavu zao wenywe pindi mimi nitorokapo.
The wicked fall in their nets together, till I pass over!
