Zaburi 39
1 Niliamua, “Nitakuwa mwangalifu kwa kile nisemacho ili kwamba nisitende dhambi kwa ulimi wangu. Nitaufumba mdomo wangu niwapo uweponi mwa mtu mwovu.”
I said [to myself], “I will be careful not to sin by the things that I say [MTY]. I will not say anything [to complain] while wicked people are near to me [and can hear me].”
2 Nilikaa kimya; Nilizuia maneno yangu hata kuongea lolote zuri, na maumivu yangu yalizidi sana.
[So] I was completely silent [DOU], and I did not [even] talk about things that were good, but it was useless, because I began to suffer even more.
3 Moyo wangu ukawaka moto; nilipoyatafakari mambo haya, yaliniunguza kama moto. Ndipo mwishowe niliongea.
I became very anxious/worried [IDM]. As I thought [about my troubles], I became more worried. Then [finally] I said [MTY],
4 Yahwe, unijulishe ni lini utakuwa mwisho wa maisha yangu na kiwango cha siku zangu. Unioneshe jinsi maisha yangu yalivyo mafupi.
“Yahweh, show/tell me how long I will live. Tell me when I will die. Tell me how many years I will live!
5 Tazama, wewe umezifanya siku zangu kama upana wa kiganja changu tu, sikuzangu za kuishi ni kama si kitu mbele zako. Hakika kila mtu ana pumzi moja. (Selah)
[It seems that] you have caused me to live only a short time; (my lifetime/all the time that I have lived) seems like nothing to you. The time that all we humans live is [as short as] [MET] a puff of wind.
6 Hakika kila mtu hutembea kama kivuli. Hakika kila mmoja hufanya haraka kuhusu kukusaya utajiri ingawa hawajui ni nani atazipokea.
Then we disappear like a shadow does. It seems that all that we do is for nothing/useless. We [sometimes] get a lot of money, but we do not know who will get it [after we die].
7 Sasa, Bwana, ninasubiri kwa ajili ya nini? Wewe ni tumaini langu pekee.
So now, Yahweh, if I expect [RHQ] [to receive blessings from other people], I will be disappointed. You are the [only] one from whom I confidently expect [to receive blessings].
8 Uniokoe na dhambi zangu; usinifanye laumu ya wabumbavu.
Save me from [being punished for] all the sins that I have committed. And do not allow foolish people to make fun of me.
9 Niko kimya na siwezi kufungua mdomo wangu, kwa sababu ni wewe ndiwe umefanya hivyo.
I did not say anything [when you punished me], because [I knew that] you were the one who caused [me to suffer].
10 Acha kunijeruhi; nimezidiwa na pigo la mkono wako.
But now, please stop punishing me! [If you do not do that], I am about to die because of the ways that you [SYN] have struck/afflicted me.
11 Wewe unapowaadhibu watu kwa ajili ya dhambi, huvila kama nondo vitu vyao wavitamanivyo; hakika watu si kitu bali mvuke. Serah
When you rebuke someone and punish him for the sin that he has committed, you destroy the things that (he loves/are precious to him), like moths’ [larva] destroy clothing. Our lives [disappear like] a puff of wind.
12 Sikia maombi yangu, Yahwe, na unisikilize; usikie kilio changu! Usiwe kiziwi kwangu, kwa maana niko kama mgeni pamoja nawe, kimbilio langu la usalama kama mababu zangu walivyokuwa.
Yahweh, listen to me while I pray; pay attention to me while I cry out to you. Help me while I am crying. I am here on the earth for only a short time, like all my ancestors.
13 Geuzia furaha yako kwangu ili kwamba niweze kutabasamu kabla sijafa.
[Now] please leave me alone, [and do not punish me any more] in order that I may smile and be happy for a while before I die. [EUP, DOU]”
