Masalmo
Phembero ya Dhavidhi.
17 Yahova, bveserani kudembetera kwanga toera kuphemba ulungami;
Bveserani nʼkhuwo wanga wakuphemba ciphedzo;
Bveserani phembero yanga yakubulukira pantsi pantima.+
2 Citani cisankhulo cadidi toera kundiphedza;+
Maso anu mbaone pinthu pyadidi.
3 Imwe musadinga ntima wanga, ngakhale namasiku;+
Imwe mwandicenesa;+
Imwe munadzaona kuti nee ndanyerezera kucita cinthu cakuipa,
Pontho mulomo wanga nee wadawa.
4 Ine nkhabe kutowezera njira za ale anacita pyauphanga ninga pinacita azinji,+
Thangwi ndabvera mafala adalonga imwe.
5 Ndiphedzeni toera ndipitirize kufamba munjira zanu
Toera miyendo yanga ikhonde kugwegweduka.+
6 Ndisakucemerani imwe Mulungu, thangwi ndisadziwa kuti munanditawira.+
Kotamani* toera mundibvesere. Bveserani mafala anga.+
7 Pangizani ufuni wanu wakukhonda mala munjira yakudzumisa,+
Imwe Mpulumusi wa ale anathawira kunkono wanu wamadyo
Kubuluka kuna ale adakusandukirani.
9 Ndipulumuseni kuna nyakucita pyakuipa anafuna kundimenya,
Kuna anyamalwa anga adandizungulira toera kundipha.+
10 Iwo nkhabe kubvera ntsisi;
Iwo asalonga mwakudzikuza na milomo yawo;
11 Cincino iwo asatizungulira;+
Iwo asasaka njira toera kutigwisa.*
12 Iye akhala ninga nkhalamu yakuti isafuna kakamwe kudya nyama idaphata iyo,
Ninga nkhalamu ingʼono idabisalira cinthu.
13 Lamukani Yahova, ndokoni kuna iye+ toera munfudze;
Ndipulumuseni na supada yanu kuna nyakucita pyakuipa;
14 Yahova, ndipulumuseni na djanja yanu,
Kwa anthu a dziko ino,* akuti unthaka wawo ndi wa umaso uno basi,+
Ale akuti musaapasa pinthu pizinji pyadidi,+
Pontho ale anasiya unthaka kuna anawo azinji.
15 Mbwenye ine ndisacita pinthu pyadidi; na thangwi ineyi, ndine wakutawirika kuna imwe;
Ine ndisatsandzaya ndingalamuka mbandidziwa kuti imwe muli na ine.+