Masalmo
Nyimbo ya Dhavidhi toera anthu akumbukire.
38 Yahova lekani kundisandika uku mwaipirwa,
Pontho lekani kundilanga uku mwaipirwa.+
2 Thangwi mapswimo anu andilasa nkati kakamwe,
Pontho djanja yanu ikundilemera kakamwe.+
3 Manungo anga onsene akupha thangwi yakuipirwa kwanu.
Mʼmagogodo mwanga nkhabemo ntendere thangwi ya madawo anga.+
4 Thangwi madodo anga anjipa mpaka padzulu pa nsolo wanga;+
Ninga ntolo wakulemera, ine ndisacimwana kuathukula thangwi ndi mazinji kakamwe.
5 Pironda pyanga pisanunkha, pontho pisabuluka utosi*
Thangwi ya udzemwa wanga.
6 Ndiri wakudzudzumika na wakutsukwala kakamwe;
Ntsiku yonsene ndisafamba wakutsukwala.
8 Ine ndaneta kakamwe, pontho mphambvu zanga zamaliratu;
Ntima wanga wakutsukwala wandicitisa kubulira* kakamwe.
9 Yahova, imwe musadziwa pyonsene pinafuna ine,
Pontho imwe musadziwa kubulira kwanga.
11 Axamwali anga na andzanga asandicalira thangwi ya utenda wanga,
Pontho axamwali anga apantima ali kutali na ine.
12 Ale anasaka umaso wanga anditeyera misampha;
Ale anafuna kundicita pyakuipa, asalonga pyakundifudza;+
Ntsiku yonsene iwo asacita masasanyiro toera kundinyengeza.
14 Ndadzakhala ninga munthu wakuti nkhabe kubva,
Wakuti mulomo wace nkhabe kulonga cinthu toera kutsidzikizika.
16 Ine ndalonga: “Iwo mbaleke kutsandzaya thangwi ya ine
Peno kupasika mbiri manyalo anga angatherezeka.”
17 Thangwi ndikhadasala pangʼono toera kugwa,
Pontho ndzidzi onsene ndikhabva kupha.+
19 Mbwenye anyamalwa anga ndi akuwanga* na amphambvu,*
Ale anandiida mwakusowa mathangwi adzakhala azinji kakamwe.
20 Ndingacita pyadidi iwo akhandibwezera pyakuipa;
Iwo andipingiza pikhawangisira ine kucita pinthu pyadidi.
21 Yahova, lekani kundisiya.
Mulungu, lekani kukhala kutali na ine.+
22 Ndiphedzeni mwakucimbiza,
Imwe Yahova mpulumusi wanga.+