Zaburi 23

1 Yahwe ni mchungaji wangu; sita pungukiwa na kitu.

A Psalm of David. The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 Yeye hunilaza katika majani mabichi; huniongoza kando ya maji matulivu.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 Yeye huurejesha uhai wangu; huniongoza katika njia iliyo sahihi kwa ajili ya jina lake.

He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

4 Hata ijapokuwa nikipita katika bonde la uvuli na giza nene, sitaogopa kudhurika kwa kuwa wewe uko pamoja nami; fimbo yako na gongo lako vya nifariji.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Wewe waandaa meza mbele yangu katika uwepo wa maadui zangu; umenipaka mafuta kichwa changu na kikombe changu kinafurika.

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Hakika wema na uaminifu wa agano vitaniandama siku zote za maisha yangu; nami nitaishi katika nyumba ya Yahwe milele!

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.