Masalimo

 2 Ndamila m’matope akuya, mmene mulibe malo oponda.+

Ndalowa m’madzi akuya,

Ndipo mtsinje wa madzi othamanga wandikokolola.+

 3 Ndatopa ndi kufuula kwanga,+

Mawu asasa pammero panga.

Maso anga achita mdima poyembekezera Mulungu wanga.+

 4 Anthu amene amadana nane popanda chifukwa achuluka kuposa tsitsi la m’mutu mwanga.+

Amene akufuna kunditsitsira kuli chete, chifukwa chodana nane popanda chifukwa, achuluka kwambiri.+

Ngakhale kuti sindine wakuba, anandikakamiza kubweza zinthu zimene zinabedwa.

 5 Inu Mulungu, mwadziwa kupusa kwanga,

Ndipo kupalamula kwanga sikunabisike kwa inu.+

 6 Onse amene akuyembekezera inu asachite manyazi chifukwa cha ine,+

Inu Ambuye Wamkulu Koposa, Yehova wa makamu.+

Onse amene akufunafuna inu, asanyazitsidwe chifukwa cha ine,+

Inu Mulungu wa Isiraeli.+

 7 Ine ndanyamula chitonzo chifukwa cha inu,+

Manyazi aphimba nkhope yanga.+

 8 Ndadzipatula pakati pa abale anga,+

Ndipo ndakhala mlendo pakati pa ana aamuna a mayi anga.+

 9 Pakuti kudzipereka kwambiri panyumba yanu kwandidya,+

Ndipo mnyozo wa anthu amene akukutonzani wagwa pa ine.+

10 Ndipo ndinalira ndi kusala kudya chifukwa cha moyo wanga,+

Koma anthu anali kungonditonza chifukwa cha zimenezo.+

11 Pamene ndinavala ziguduli,

Ndinakhala ngati mwambi kwa iwo.+

12 Anthu okhala kuchipata anayamba kundidera nkhawa,+

Ndipo anthu amene anali kumwa zakumwa zoledzeretsa anali kundinena mu nyimbo zawo.+

13 Koma ine ndinali kupemphera kwa inu Yehova,+

Pa nthawi yovomerezedwa, inu Mulungu.+

Ndiyankheni mwa kuchuluka kwa kukoma mtima kwanu kosatha, ndipo sonyezani kuti ndinudi mpulumutsi.+

14 Ndipulumutseni m’matope kuti ndisamire.+

Ndipulumutseni kwa anthu odana nane+ ndiponso ku madzi akuya.+

15 Musalole kuti mtsinje wa madzi othamanga undikokolole,+

Kapena kuti madzi akuya andimize,

Kapenanso kuti dzenje* lindimeze ndi kutseka pakamwa pake.+

16 Ndiyankheni inu Yehova, pakuti kukoma mtima kwanu kosatha ndi kwabwino.+

Ndicheukireni chifukwa chifundo chanu ndi chochuluka,+

17 Ndipo ine mtumiki wanu musandibisire nkhope yanu.+

Ndiyankheni mwamsanga, chifukwa ndasautsika kwambiri.+

18 Yandikirani moyo wanga ndi kuupulumutsa.+

Ndiwomboleni kwa adani anga.+

19 Inu mwadziwa chitonzo changa, manyazi anga ndi kunyazitsidwa kwanga.+

Onse odana nane ali pamaso panu.+

20 Mtima wanga wasweka chifukwa cha chitonzo, ndipo chilonda chake ndi chosachiritsika.+

Ndinali kuyembekezera kuti wina andimvere chifundo, koma panalibe ndi mmodzi yemwe,+

Ndinali kuyembekezera onditonthoza, koma sanapezeke ngakhale mmodzi.+

21 Koma anandipatsa chomera chakupha kuti ndidye,+

Ndipo anayesa kundimwetsa vinyo wowawasa pamene ndinali ndi ludzu.+

22 Tebulo lawo likhale msampha,+

Ndipo akodwe ndi chilichonse chimene akusangalala nacho.+

23 Maso awo achite mdima kuti asaone,+

Ndipo chititsani miyendo* yawo kunjenjemera mosalekeza.+

24 Atsanulireni matemberero anu,+

Ndipo mkwiyo woyaka moto uwagwere.+

25 Msasa wawo wokhala ndi mpanda ukhale bwinja,+

Ndipo m’mahema awo musapezeke munthu wokhalamo.+

26 Pakuti iwo amalondalonda munthu amene inu mwamulanga,+

Ndipo amakamba za ululu wa anthu amene inu mwawalasa.

27 Wonjezerani zolakwa pa zolakwa zawo,+

Ndipo inu musawaone monga olungama.+

28 Afafanizidwe m’buku la anthu amoyo,+

Ndipo iwo asalembedwe m’bukumo pamodzi ndi anthu olungama.+

29 Koma ine ndasautsika ndipo ndikumva kupweteka.+

Inu Mulungu, chipulumutso chanu chinditeteze.+

30 Ndidzatamanda dzina la Mulungu mwa kuimba nyimbo,+

Ndipo ndidzamulemekeza ndi nyimbo zomuyamika.+

31 Zimenezinso zidzasangalatsa kwambiri Yehova kuposa ng’ombe yamphongo,+

Kuposa ng’ombe yamphongo yaing’ono imene ili ndi nyanga, komanso yogawanika ziboda.+

32 Anthu ofatsa adzaona zimenezi ndipo adzakondwera.+

Inu amene mukutumikira Mulungu, mtima wanu ukhalenso ndi moyo.+

33 Pakuti Yehova akumvetsera osauka,+

Ndipo sadzanyoza anthu ake amene ali m’ndende.+

34 Kumwamba ndi dziko lapansi zimutamande,+

Chimodzimodzinso nyanja ndi chilichonse choyenda mmenemo.+

35 Pakuti Mulungu adzapulumutsa Ziyoni,+

Ndipo adzamanga mizinda ya Yuda,+

Iwo adzakhala mmenemo ndi kutenga dzikolo kukhala lawo.+

36 Ana a atumiki ake adzalandira dzikolo monga cholowa chawo,+

Ndipo anthu okonda dzina lake adzakhala mmenemo.+