Zaburi 51
1 Unirehemu, Mungu, kwa sababu ya uaminifu wa agano lako; kwa ajili ya wingi wa matendo yako ya rehema, uyafute makosa yangu.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Unioshe kabisa uovu wangu na unisafishe dhambi zangu.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 Kwa maana ninayajua makosa yangu, na dhambi yangu iko mbele yako siku zote.
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
4 Dhidi yako, wewe pekee, nimetenda dhambi na kufanya uovu mbele ya macho yako; uko sawa usemapo; wewe uko sahahi utoapo hukumu.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
5 Tazama, nilizaliwa katika uovu; pindi tu mama yangu aliponibeba mimba, nilikuwa katika dhambi. Tazama, wewe unahitaji uaminifu ndani ya moyo wangu;
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 katika moyo wangu wewe utanifanya niijue hekima.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7 Unisafishe kwa hisopo, nami nitakuwa safi; unioshe, nami nitakuwa mweupe kuliko theluji.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Unifanye kusikia furaha na shangwe ili kwamba mifupa ulioivunja ifurahi.
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Uufiche uso wako mbali na dhambi zangu na uyafute maovu yangu yote.
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
10 Uniumbie moyo safi, Mungu, na uifanye upya roho ya haki ndani yangu.
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Usiniondoe uweponi mwako, na usimuondoe roho Mtakatifu ndani yangu.
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
12 Unirudishie furaha ya wokovu wako, na unihifadhi mimi kwa roho ya utayari.
Restore to me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Ndipo nitawafundisha wakosaji jia zako, na wenye dhambi watakugeukia wewe.
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted to thee.
14 Unisamehe kwa ajili ya umwagaji damu, Mungu wa wokovu wangu, nami nitapiga kelele za shangwe ya haki yako.
Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 Ee Bwana, uifungue midomo yangu, na mdomo wangu itazieleza sifa zako.
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
16 Kwa maana wewe haufurahishwi katika sadaka, vinginevyo ningekutolea sadaka; wewe hauwi radhi katika sadaka ya kuteketezwa.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 Sadaka ya Mungu ni roho iliyovunjika. Wewe, Mungu hautadharau moyo uliopondeka na kujutia.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 Uitendee mema Sayuni katika nia yako nzuri; uzijenge tena kuta za Yerusalem.
Do good in thy good pleasure to Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Kisha wewe utafurahia sadaka yenye haki, katika sadaka za kuteketeza; ndipo watu wetu watatoa ng'ombe kwenye madhabahu yako.
Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bulls upon thy altar.
