The Prayer of a Good Person
1 Declare me innocent, O Lord,
because I do what is right
and trust you completely.
2 Examine me and test me, Lord;
judge my desires and thoughts.
3 Your constant love is my guide;
your faithfulness always leads me.
4 I do not keep company with worthless people;
I have nothing to do with hypocrites.
5 I hate the company of the evil
and avoid the wicked.
6 Lord, I wash my hands to show that I am innocent
and march in worship around your altar.
7 I sing a hymn of thanksgiving
and tell of all your wonderful deeds.
8 I love the house where you live, O Lord,
the place where your glory dwells.
9 Do not destroy me with the sinners;
spare me from the fate of murderers—
10 those who do evil all the time
and are always ready to take bribes.
11 As for me, I do what is right;
be merciful to me and save me!
12 I am safe from all dangers;
in the assembly of his people I praise the Lord.
Ntembezelo we nthu wakatambunuka
1 Yahwe, lakidzani kuti andina nlandu
ngoti ndakatjila butjilo gusina nlandu.
Kakale ndakagalabgwe
muna Yahwe ndisingazunguzike.
2 Yahwe, mundishole kakale mundilike,
likani moyo wangu ne njalakang'wa dzangu.
3 Ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike,
gumu mesho angu,
kakale ndogalikabgwe kumuli.
4 Anditogala ntutshi ne bathu basibe tjimwe,
kene kuyendidzana ne batjengedzi.
5 Ndobenga goko le bashingi be bubi,
ndizo andingagale ne babi.
6 Ndongula maboko angu kulakidza kusabe ne nlandu,
ndibe ndipoteleka tjibeso tjenyu Yahwe tjinopisigwa zwibhayilo,
7 ndimbila pezhugwi lumbo gwe kuboka,
ndileba mishingo yenyu yose inotjenamisa.
8 Yahwe, ndoda ng'umba yamunogala muili,
ne panogala tjedza tjenyu.
9 Musinditshwayilile kuzhe ne batjinyi,
kene butjilo gwangu ne bana nyota ye kubulaya,
10 bathu be maboko azhele bubi,
maboko abo e luji azhele tjizwimba nlomo.
11 Koga nge kwangu, ndakatambunuka,
mundidzutunule, mube ne ngoni nami.
12 Makumbo angu amile pakalulwama,
mu gubungano gulu, ndowokudza Yahwe.