Zaburi 16
1 Unilinde, Mungu, kwa kuwa nakimbilia kwako kwa ajili ya usalama.
[A Poem by David.] Preserve me, God, for in you do I take refuge.
2 Nami ninasema kwa Yahwe, “Wewe ni Bwana wangu; wema wangu ni bure pasipo wewe.
I said to YHWH, "You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing."
3 Kama kwa watakatifu walioko duniani, ndio walio bora; furaha yangu yote iko kwao.
As for the holy ones who are in the land, they are the excellent ones in whom is all my delight.
4 Taabu yao itaongezeka, wale watafutao miungu mingine. Sitamimina sadaka ya damu kwa miungu yao. Wala kuyainua majina yao kwa midomo yao.
Their sorrows will multiply who pay a dowry for another. Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take their names on my lips.
5 Yahwe, wewe ni sehemu ya chaguo langu na kikombe changu. Unaishikilia kesho yangu.
YHWH is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You made my lot secure.
6 Mistari iliyo pimwa imelelazwa mahari pa kufurahisha kwa ajili yangu; hakika urithi ufurahishao ni wangu.
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, beautiful is my inheritance.
7 Nitakubariki Yahwe, wewe unishauliye; hata wakati wa usiku akili zangu za nielekeza.
I will bless YHWH, who has given me counsel. Yes, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
8 Nimemuweka Yahwe mbele yangu kila wakati, ili nisitikisike kutoka mkono wake wa kuume.
I have put YHWH before me at all times. Because he is at my right hand I will never be upended.
9 Kwa hiyo moyo wangu unafuraha, utukufu wangu washangilia. Hakika nitaishi katika usalama.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
10 Kwa kuwa hautaiacha roho yangu kuzimuni. Wewe hautamuacha mwaminifu wako kuliona shimo. (Sheol h7585)
For you will not abandon my soul in Sheol, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay. (Sheol h7585)
11 Wewe hunifundisha njia ya maisha; furaha tele inakaa katika uwepo wako; furaha inakaa katika mkono wako wa kuume milele!”
You make known to me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.
