Masalmo
78 Bveserani ntemo wanga,* imwe mbumba yanga;
Bveserani mwadidi* mafala a pamulomo panga.
2 Ndinadzafungula mulomo wanga toera kulonga nsangani.
Ndinadzalonga misangani ya ndzidzi wakale kakamwe.+
3 Pinthu pidabva ife na pinadziwa ife,
Pire pidatipanga ababathu,+
4 Ife nee tinapibisira anawo;
Ife tinapanga ubalwi unafuna kudza+
Pinthu pyakuthema kusimbwa pidacita Yahova, mphambvu zace+
Na pinthu pyakudzumisa pinacita iye.+
5 Iye apereka cenjezo pakati pa ana a Yakobe
Mbakhazikisa ntemo mu Izraeli;
Iye apanga ambuyathu
Kuti adziwise anawo pinthu pyenepi,+
6 Toera ubalwi unafuna kudza,
Ana anafuna kubalwa, adziwe pyenepi.+
Toera iwo adzapangembo anawo pinthu pyenepi.+
7 Natenepa iwo anadzanyindira Mulungu.
8 Penepo iwo nee anadzakhala ninga ambuyawo,
Ubalwi wakuuma ntima na wakukhonda bvera,+
Ubalwi wakuti mitima yawo nee ikhali yakukhunganyika,+
Pontho wakuti nee ukhali wakukhulupirika kuna Mulungu.
9 Aefraimu akhadakwata mauta ninga pida pya nkhondo,
Mbwenye athawa pa ntsiku ya nkhondo.
14 Namasikati iye akhaatsogolera na khole,
Pontho namasiku onsene iye akhaatsogolera na ceza ca moto.+
15 Iye aswa miyala nʼthando,
Pontho iye aapasa madzi akumwa mbakwana nawo, ninga madzi akuti akhabuluka mʼbara yakuzika kakamwe.+
16 Iye abulusa madzi mazinji pamwala,
Pontho acitisa madzi kuwewa ninga mikulo.+
17 Mbwenye iwo apitiriza kunʼdawira
Pidasandukira iwo Mulungu Wakudzulu Kakamwe nʼthando;+
18 Iwo ayesera Mulungu mʼmitima mwawo+
Pidaphemba iwo cakudya cikhafuna iwo kakamwe.
19 Natenepa iwo adungunyira Mulungu,
Mbalonga: “Kodi Mulungu anakwanisa kutipasa cakudya* nʼthando?”+
20 Onani! Ndiye adamenya mwala
Toera madzi abuluke, mbabuluka mazinji kakamwe.+
“Kodi iye anakwanisa kutipasa cakudya,
Peno kupasa mbumba yace nyama?”+
21 Yahova pidabva iye pyenepi, aipirwa kakamwe;+
Iye atumiza moto+ kuna ana a Yakobe,
Pontho ukali wace wagwera Izraeli+
22 Thangwi iwo nee akhulupira Mulungu;+
Iwo nee anyindira mphambvu zace toera kuapulumusa.
23 Natenepa iye apereka ntemo kuna makole kudzulu,
Pontho iye afungula misuwo yakudzulu.
24 Iye aagwisira mana toera adye;
Iye aapasa cakudya cakubuluka kudzulu.+
26 Iye acitisa mphepo yakumabulukiro a dzuwa kudzulu,
Pontho na mphambvu zace acitisa kuti mphepo yakunterero ipepese.+
27 Iye agwisa nyama kuna iwo ninga pfumbi ya mataka,
Agwisa mbalame ninga tcetca ya nʼkhundu mwa bara.
28 Iye azigwisa pakati pa nsasa wace,
Nʼkhundu mwa misasa yace.
29 Iwo adya mbakhuta;
Iye aapasa pikhafuna iwo.+
30 Mbwenye mbadzati kukhuta kakamwe,
Cakudya mbaciri nkanwa mwawo,
31 Iwo agwerwa na ukali wa Mulungu.+
Iye apha anthu awo amphambvu kakamwe;+
Iye apha aphale a Izraeli.
32 Mwakukhonda tsalakana pyenepi, iwo athimiza kunʼdawira,+
Pontho iwo nee anʼkhulupira, maseze aona mabasace akudzumisa.+
33 Natenepa iye amalisa ntsiku za umaso wawo mwakucimbiza ninga muya,+
Pontho mwakukhonda dikhira, iye aabweresera nyatwa mbafa.
34 Mbwenye ndzidzi onsene ukhatoma iye kuapha, iwo akhansaka;+
Iwo akhabwerera, pontho akhasaka Mulungu,
35 Mbakumbuka kuti Mulungu akhali Mwala wawo,+
Pontho kuti Mulungu Wakudzulu Kakamwe akhali Muomboli wawo.+
36 Mbwenye iwo ayesera kunʼnyengeza na milomo yawo,
Pontho alonga uthambi kuna iye na malirimi awo.
37 Mitima yawo nee ikhali yakukhulupirika kuna iye;+
Pontho iwo nee akhali akukhulupirika ku cibverano cace.+
Kazinji kene iye akhabweza kuipirwa kwace+
Mʼmbuto mwakupangiza ukali wace onsene.
42 Iwo nee akumbuka mphambvu zace,*
Nee akumbuka ntsiku idaapulumusa* iye kuna anyamalwa awo,+
43 Kuti apangiza tani pidzindikiro pyace ku Ejitu+
Na pirengo pyace mucisa ca Zoani,
44 Pontho kuti acinja tani madzi a mikulo ya Nilo kudza ciropa,+
Iwo mbacimwana kumwa madzi awo ene.
46 Pidabvuna iwo, iye apipereka kuna anyadzombe,
Misapo ya basa yawo yakuwanga iye aipereka kuna nthete zizinji.+
49 Iye akhuthula ukali wace ukulu kuna iwo,
Kuipirwa, pontho nyatwa,
Atumiza misoka ya aanju kuna iwo toera iathabuse.
50 Iye afungulira njira ukali wace.
Iye nee acalira kuapha;
Pontho iye aapha na muliri.
51 Pakumalisa, iye apha ana onsene autombo a ku Ejitu,+
Ana akutoma adabalwa mʼmisasa ya Kamu.
52 Buluka penepo, iye abulusa mbumba yace ninga nkumbi+
Mbaitsogolera nʼthando ninga mabira.
55 Iye athamangisa anthu a madzindza anango pakati pawo;+
Iye aphatisira nkhambala yakupima nayo toera kuagawira unthaka;+
Iye acitisa kuti madzindza a Izraeli akhale mʼmanyumba mwawo.+
56 Mbwenye iwo apitiriza kuyesera Mulungu Wakudzulu Kakamwe, mbansandukira;+
Iwo nee abvera macenjezo ace.+
57 Iwo abwerera nduli mbacita pinthu mwaciphamaso ninga pikhacita ambuyawo.+
Iwo nee akhali akunyindirika, mbwenye akhali ninga uta wakudhemba.*+
58 Iwo akhantsukwalisa thangwi ya mbuto zawo za padzulu,+
Pontho ancitisa kuipirwa* kakamwe thangwi ya madzimunthu awo akusemwa.+
59 Mulungu aona pyenepi mbaipirwa kakamwe,+
Natenepa iye anyanyasirwa kakamwe na Izraeli.
61 Iye atawirisa kuti cidzindikiro ca mphambvu Zace ciende ku ubitcu;
Atawirisa kuti mbiri Yace iende mʼmanja mwa nyamalwa.+
62 Iye atawirisa kuti mbumba yace iphiwe na supada,+
Pontho aipirwa kakamwe na unthaka wace.
63 Aphale ace aphiwa na moto,
Pontho amiyali ace nee akhaimbirwabve nyimbo zakumanga banja.*
65 Penepo Yahova alamuka ninga munthu wakuti akhagona,+
Alamuka ninga nyankhondo wamphambvu+ wakuti akhadaledzera na vinyu.
66 Iye athamangisa anyamalwa ace;+
Iye aacitisa kuti akhale na manyadzo kwenda na kwenda.
67 Iye akhonda dzindza ya Zuze;
Iye nee asankhula dzindza ya Efraimu.
69 Iye acitisa mbuto yace yakucena kukhala ya kwenda na kwenda ninga kudzulu,*+
Ninga dziko yapantsi, idakhazikisa iye toera ikhale kwenda na kwenda.+