Masalmo
Nyimbo ya Azafe.+
50 Mulungu wa alungu wakuti ndi Yahova+ alonga;
Iye asacemeresa anthu onsene anakhala pa dziko yapantsi
Kutomera kumabulukiro a dzuwa mpaka kumadokero a dzuwa.
2 Mulungu asatumiza ceza cace bulukira ku Sioni, nzinda wakubalika kakamwe.+
3 Mulungu wathu anadzabwera, pontho nee anapitiriza kukhala wakumatama.+
4 Iye agumanya ale anakhala kudzulu na ale anakhala pa dziko yapantsi,+
Toera kutonga mbumba yace. Iye alonga:+
5 “Cemeresani anthu anga akukhulupirika toera abwere kuna ine,
Ale adapereka ntsembe kuna ine toera kucita cibverano.”+
6 Kudzulu kusadziwisa ulungami wace,
Thangwi Mulungu ndi Ntongi.+ (Sela)
7 Bveserani imwe mbumba yanga, thangwi ine ndisafuna kulonga;
Imwe Aizraeli, ine ndinadzalonga madodo anu.+
Ine ndine Mulungu, ndine Mulungu wanu.+
8 Ine nee ndiri kukusandikani thangwi ya ntsembe zanu,
Peno thangwi ya ntsembe zonsene zakupiswa zinapereka imwe mwakukhonda phonya kuna ine.+
10 Thangwi pinyama pyonsene pya ntsanga ndi pyanga,+
Ngakhale pinyama piri mʼmapiri onsene.
11 Ndisadziwa mbalame zonsene ziri mʼmapiri;+
Pinyama pyakukhonda lengeseka pya ntsanga ndi pyanga.
12 Ine mbandidakhala na njala nee mbandidapanga imwe,
Thangwi mataka a ndimu na pinthu pyonsene piri mwenemu ndi pyanga.+
13 Kodi ine ndisadya nyama ya ngʼombe imuna
Mbandimwa ciropa ca mbuzi?+
14 Perekani miyoni yanu yakupereka takhuta ninga ntsembe kuna Mulungu,+
Pontho citani pidadumbira imwe kuna Mulungu Wakudzulu Kakamwe;+
15 Ndicemereni mʼmidzidzi ya nyatwa.+
Ine ndinadzakupulumusani, pontho imwe munadzandisimba.”+
16 Mbwenye Mulungu anadzapanga nyakucita pyakuipa:
19 Iwe usaphatisira mulomo wako toera kumwaza pinthu pyakuipa,
Pontho usaphatisira lirimi yako toera kulonga uthambi.+
21 Pidacita iwe pyenepi, ine ndamatama pyanga,
Natenepa iwe wanyerezera kuti ine ndinakhala ninga iwe.
Mbwenye cincino ndinakusandika,
Pontho ine ndinakupangiza madodo ako.+