Zaburi 58
1 Je, ninyi watawala mnaongea haki? Mnahukumu kwa haki, ninyi watu?
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
2 Hapana, mnafanya uovu mioyoni mwenu; munaeneza vurugu nchi yote kwa mikono yenu.
No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
3 Waovu huenenda katika upotovu hata walipokuwa tumboni; wao wanaenenda katika upotovu tangu kuzaliwa, wakiongea uongo.
The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
4 Sumu yao ni kama sumu ya nyoka; wako kama fira kiziwi azibaye masikio yake,
Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
5 ambaye hasikilizi sauti ya waganga, haijalishi ustadi walio nao.
refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
6 Vunja meno yao midomoni mwao, Mungu; uyatoe meno ya mwana simba, Yahwe.
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
7 Wayeyuke kama maporomoko ya maji; wafyatuapo mishale yao, iwe kama haina ncha.
May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
8 Wawe kama konokono ambaye huyeyuka na kutoweka, kama mtoto aliye zaliwa kabla ya wakati ambaye hakuona jua.
Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
9 Kabla ya vyungu vyenu kupata joto la kuungua kwa miiba, yeye ataviondosha kwa upepo mkali, miiba ya kijani yote na ile inayoungua.
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
10 Mwenye haki atafurahia atakapoona kisasi cha Mungu; ataiosha miguu yake kwenye damu ya waovu,
The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 hivyo watu watasema, “Hakika kuna tuzo kwa ajili ya mtu wenye haki; hakika kuna Mungu ahukumuye ulimwengu.”
Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
