Zaburi 144
1 Atukuzwe Yahwe, mwamba wangu, anifundishaye mikono yangu vita na vidole vyangu kupigana.
Blessed be Jehovah, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight,
2 Wewe ni uaminifu wa agano langu na ngome yangu, mnara wangu mrefu na uniokoaye, ngao yangu na yule ambaye katika yeye napata kimbilio, uyatiishaye mataifa chini yangu.
my loving kindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.
3 Ee Yahwe, mtu ni kitu gani hata umtazame au mwana wa mtu hata umfikirie?
Jehovah, what is man, that thou take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou make account of him?
4 Mtu ni kama pumzi, siku zake ni kama uvuli upitao.
Man is like vanity. His days are as a shadow that passes away.
5 Ee Yahwe uziinamishe mbingu na ushuke chini, uiguse milima na uifanye kutoa moshi.
Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
6 Utume umeme uwatawanye adui zangu; upige mishale yako na uwavuruge.
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them. Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.
7 Nyosha mkono wako toka juu; uniokoe kutoka katika maji mengi, na kutoka katika mkono wa wageni.
Stretch forth thy hand from above. Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hand of aliens,
8 vinywa vyao hunena uongo, na mkono wao wa kuume ni mkono wa uongo.
whose mouth speaks deceit, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
9 Nitakuimbia wimbo mpya, Mungu; kwa kinanda cha nyuzi kumi nitakuimbia sifa wewe,
I will sing a new song to thee, O God. Upon a psaltery of ten strings I will sing praises to thee.
10 uwapaye wafalme wokovu, uliye muokoa Daudi mtumishi wako dhidi ya upanga wa uovu.
Thou are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David his servant from the hurtful sword.
11 Uniokoe na unitoe mkononi mwa wageni. Midomo yao huongea uongo, na mkono wao wa kuume ni mkono wa uongo.
Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, whose mouth speaks deceit, and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
12 Wana wetu na wawe kama mimea ikuayo kwa ukumbwa timilifu katika ujana wao na binti zetu kama nguzo za pembeni, zilizonakishiwa kwa kupamba jumba la kifahari.
That our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, and our daughters as cornerstones hewn according to the fashion of a palace,
13 Ghala zetu na zijae akiba ya kila aina ya mazao, na kondoo wetu wazae elfu na makumi elfu mashambani mwetu.
our garners are full, affording all manner of store, our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields,
14 Kisha ng'ombe wetu watakuwa na nddama wengi. Hakuna atakayevunja kuta zetu; hakutakuwa na uhamisho wala kilio mitaani mwetu.
our oxen are well laden, no breaking in, and no going forth, and no outcry in our streets,
15 Wamebarikiwa watu wenye baraka hizo; furaha ina watu ambao Mungu wao ni Yahwe.
blessed are the people who are in such a case. Blessed are the people whose God is Jehovah.
