Kugadzabgwe kwa mambo
1 Ndowomba ngekwe kugalikabgwe ne ndulamo
ndowombila imwi Yahwe.
2 Ndowozwidiya zila dzakalulwama.
Apa mowozha kundili lini kene?
Ndowoyenda nge moyo ntjena,
mu ng'umba yangu.
3 Anditowobiga tjimwe,
pa mesho angu tjakabipa.
Ndobenga bathu be mija yakabhuda
mu zila, aingandinamatile.
4 Moyo wakakombama unowobe kutjena nami,
anditowoziba tjimwe ngekwe bubi.
5 Iye unowoleba shaya ngekwe mbakidzani naye ndowonlobesa.
Nthu we mesho akakangadzika ne moyo we mazwikudzo,
anditowonletjedzela.
6 Ndowoma ne banogalikabgwe mu shango,
kuti ndizo batjile nami,
mmwe ne mmwe unoyenda mu zila isingasoleke, unowondishingila.
7 Akuna nthu unothama butjebeli
unowogala mu ng'umba yangu,
akuna nthu unoleba manyepkhwa unowogala pandili.
8 Mangwanana mamwe ne mamwe ndowolobesa
babi bose mu shango,
ndithubula bashingi be bubi bose
kudwa mu nzi nkulu wa Yahwe.
(A psalm by David.)
A King and His Promises
1 I will sing to you, Lord!
I will celebrate your kindness
and your justice.
2 Please help me learn
to do the right thing,
and I will be honest and fair
in my own kingdom.
3 I refuse to be corrupt
or to take part
in anything crooked,
4 and I won't be dishonest
or deceitful.
5 Anyone who spreads gossip
will be silenced;
no one who is conceited
will be my friend.
6 I will find trustworthy people
to serve as my advisors;
only an honest person
will serve as an official.
7 No one who cheats or lies
will have a position
in my royal court.
8 Each morning I will silence
any lawbreakers I find
in the countryside
or in the city of the Lord.