Masalmo
BUKHU YACIXANU
(Masalmo 107-150)
2 Mbalonge pyenepi ale adaombolwa na Yahova,
Ale adaombola iye mʼmanja mwa nyamalwa,+
3 Ale adagumanya iye mʼmadziko,+
Kutomera kumabulukiro a dzuwa mpaka kumadokero a dzuwa,
Kutomera kunkwiriro mpaka kunterero.+
4 Iwo akhandzendza-ndzendza nʼthando, mbuto yakusowa anthu;
Iwo nee agumana njira toera kuenda mu nzinda ukhafunika iwo kukhala.
5 Iwo akhali na njala na nyota;
Iwo akhadasala pangʼono toera kufa thangwi yakuneta.
8 Anthu mbapereke takhuta kuna Yahova+ thangwi ya ufuni wace wakukhonda mala,
Pontho thangwi ya mabasace akudzumisa adacitira iye anthu.+
9 Iye apasa madzi munthu wakuti akhali na nyota,
Pontho apasa pinthu pyadidi munthu akhali na njala.+
10 Anango akhali ncidima cikulu kakamwe,
Anyakaidi akuti akhathabuka, pontho akhadamangwa na maunyolo.
11 Thangwi iwo nee abvera mafala a Mulungu;
Iwo nee abvera uphungu wa Mulungu Wakudzulu Kakamwe.+
12 Iye aapasa manyadzo pidatawirisa iye kuti atambe nyatwa;+
Iwo agwegweduka, mbwenye nee pakhali na munthu toera kuaphedza.
13 Mu ndzidzi ukhanentseka iwo, acemera Yahova toera kuaphedza;
Iye aapulumusa mu nyatwa zawo.
14 Iye aabulusa ncidima cikulu kakamwe,
Pontho asudzula maunyolo akhadamangwa na iwo.+
15 Anthu mbapereke takhuta kuna Yahova thangwi ya ufuni wace wakukhonda mala,+
Pontho thangwi ya mabasace akudzumisa adacitira iye anthu.
18 Iwo aluza cifuno cakudya* ntundu onsene wa cakudya;
Iwo akhali dhuzi na misuwo mikulu yakufa.
19 Mu ndzidzi ukhanentseka iwo, akhacemera Yahova toera kuaphedza;
Iye akhaapulumusa mu nyatwa zawo.
20 Iye akhatumiza mafalace, iwo mbawanga,+
Pontho aabulusa nʼdjenje ikhadagwera iwo.
21 Anthu mbapereke takhuta kuna Yahova thangwi ya ufuni wace wakukhonda mala,
Pontho thangwi ya mabasace akudzumisa adacitira iye anthu.
22 Perekani ntsembe zakupereka takhuta,+
Pontho dziwisani mabasace na nʼkhuwo wakutsandzaya.
23 Ale anacita ulendo mʼbara na mabote,
Ale anacita malonda mʼmadzi mazinji,+
24 Iwo asaona mabasa a Yahova,
Pontho asaona mabasace akudzumisa mʼbara;+
25 Na fala yace basi, condzi cisatoma,+
Mbicicitisa mabimbi mʼbara.
26 Iwo asakwizwa ndzulu;
Buluka penepo asatcitiswa pantsi kakamwe.
Cipapo cawo cisamala thangwi yakuona ngozwi iri patsogolo pawo.
27 Iwo asadzedzereka ninga munthu wakuledzera,
Pontho maluso awo onsene asakhala akusowa basa.+
28 Buluka penepo, mu ndzidzi unanentseka iwo, asacemera Yahova toera kuaphedza;+
Pontho iye asaapulumusa mu nyatwa zawo.
29 Iye asamalisa condzi;
Mbacitisa mabimbi a bara kupfulika.+
30 Iwo asakomerwa condzi cingamala,
Pontho iye asaatsogolera mpaka kugombe ikhafuna iwo kuenda.
31 Anthu mbapereke takhuta kuna Yahova thangwi ya ufuni wace wakukhonda mala,
Pontho thangwi ya mabasace akudzumisa adacitira iye anthu.+
33 Iye asacinja mikulo kudza thando,
Pontho mbuto zinabuluka madzi kudza mataka akusowa madzi,+
34 Mataka a ndimu kudza mataka a munyu,+
Thangwi ya pyakuipa pinacita anthu anakhala mʼmbuto zenezi.
35 Iye asacinja thando kudza mathawala a madzi,
Pontho asacinja mbuto yakusowa madzi kudza ya madzi.+
36 Iye asacitisa anthu anjala kukhala mwenemo,+
Toera amange nzinda wakuti iwo anakwanisa kukhalamo.+
38 Iye asaapasa nkhombo, iwo mbathimizirika kakamwe;
Iye nkhabe tawirisa kuti pifuyo pyawo pipunguke.+
39 Mbwenye iwo asakhala pontho akucepa, mbapaswa manyadzo
Thangwi yakupondererwa, nyatwa na kutsukwala.
40 Iye asapwaza atongi,
Mbaacitisa kuti andzendze nʼthando yakusowa njira.+
41 Mbwenye iye asatsidzikiza atcerengi akuti asapondererwa+
Pontho asacitisa kuti mabanja awo akule ninga mikumbi ya pinyama.