Zaburi 58
1 Je, ninyi watawala mnaongea haki? Mnahukumu kwa haki, ninyi watu?
For the music director. According to “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm (miktam) of David. You leaders, do you really say what is right? Do you judge people fairly?
2 Hapana, mnafanya uovu mioyoni mwenu; munaeneza vurugu nchi yote kwa mikono yenu.
No, for in your minds you plan evil. You cause violence everywhere!
3 Waovu huenenda katika upotovu hata walipokuwa tumboni; wao wanaenenda katika upotovu tangu kuzaliwa, wakiongea uongo.
The wicked are sinners from birth; from the moment they're born they tell lies.
4 Sumu yao ni kama sumu ya nyoka; wako kama fira kiziwi azibaye masikio yake,
They have venom like that of a poisonous snake, and just like a cobra they stop listening,
5 ambaye hasikilizi sauti ya waganga, haijalishi ustadi walio nao.
refusing to hear the voice of the snake charmers or the spellbinders.
6 Vunja meno yao midomoni mwao, Mungu; uyatoe meno ya mwana simba, Yahwe.
God, break their teeth, and smash the jaws of these lions, Lord.
7 Wayeyuke kama maporomoko ya maji; wafyatuapo mishale yao, iwe kama haina ncha.
May they vanish like water that flows away; when they shoot their arrows may they miss their mark.
8 Wawe kama konokono ambaye huyeyuka na kutoweka, kama mtoto aliye zaliwa kabla ya wakati ambaye hakuona jua.
May they be like the slime of snails that dissolves away, like a stillborn child that never saw the light of day.
9 Kabla ya vyungu vyenu kupata joto la kuungua kwa miiba, yeye ataviondosha kwa upepo mkali, miiba ya kijani yote na ile inayoungua.
Before the cooking pot is hot from burning thorns, whether fresh or dry, God will blow them away.
10 Mwenye haki atafurahia atakapoona kisasi cha Mungu; ataiosha miguu yake kwenye damu ya waovu,
Those who live right will be happy when they see there is punishment; 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.”
They will say, “There is definitely a reward for those who live right; there is certainly a God who judges fairly on earth.”
