Ntembezelo unokumbila bhatsho
1 Yahwe, nyanyayidzanani na ibabo
banonyanyayidzana nami,
igwani na ibabo banogwa nami!
2 Tolani tjivikili ne thumo,
mundimile!
3 Dusani thumo ne nsebe mubhayane
ne batatamili bangu!
Muti ku meya yangu,
“Ndimi sununguko iyo!”
4 Ngababhatisiwe shoni balengudziwe
ibabo banoshaka kundibulaya.
Ngabashandusiwe bakawumana
ibabo banolangana mbipo nge kwangu.
5 Ngabange bunye pana phepo,
Ntumwa wa Yahwe ngaabatutudzile mbeli.
6 Zila yabo ngayibe zhalima itedzemuke
ntumwa wa Yahwe akatatana nabo.
7 Bakanditeya nge gwanga gwabo ndisina nlandu,
bakanditshila bhuzhu ndisina nlandu.
8 Kulobesiwa ngakubawile batjakazwikangwang'wa.
Gwanga gwabakateya ngagubhate ibo,
ngabawile muguli balobesiwe.
9 Ipapo meya yangu inowoshatha muna Yahwe,
ishatha mu jidzo labo.
10 Mafupa angu wose anowoti,
“Yahwe, apa ndiyani unonga imwi kene?
Imwi munotjidza ibabo basina matatabuko
muna ibabo bakabasimila.
Motjidza basina matatabuko
ne basheti muna ibabo banobatolela.”
11 Batendeki babiibi banomilika,
banondibhuzwa zwithu zwandisingazibe.
12 Banondilipila ndulamo nge mbipo,
be siya meya yangu ili mu kudziyidzika.
13 Koga imi ndakati begwala aambala jila le saka,
azwidziyidza nge kuzwinyima zojiwa.
Ndakatembezela ndakakotamisila nsholo pa ifuba tjangu,
14 se ndinohwilazogwadza nzwalani kene mwana wa tate.
Ndakanga nthu unolilila mmeyabe,
ndakakotama ndilila.
15 Koga ndakati ndikuthiwa bakakubungana ngoshatha,
bakakubungana bebhayana nami,
zwilema zwandakabe ndisingazibe
zwikaleba bubi nge kwangu zwisingamise.
16 Bakandidadila bakandikuwelela,
bakandinyenamila nge lubengo.
17 Kowobe lini Yahwe makalingilila koga?
Mundigwile mu kundigwisa kwabo,
angulani butjilo gwangu mu shumba.
18 Ndizo ndowomuboka mu gubungano gulu,
mu gubungano lakasima ndowomukudza.
19 Musiletje zwita zwangu zwinondibenga,
zwikashathila kudziyidzika kwangu,
kakale musiletje ibabo banondibengela suli
bakatsika zhisho nge kushatha.
20 Ngobe abatoleba mbakiso,
koga banolukila bagedzikane
mu shango matama e kutjebela.
21 Banondiashamisila milomo yabo kwazo,
beti “Ehe, Ehe, mesho edu atjibona tjashingikala.”
22 Yahwe, makubona,
musinyalale.
She, musi be kule nami.
23 Muzwizunguze mumile fanilo yangu,
mundimile Ndzimu wangu She wangu!
24 Lakidzani kuti andina nlandu
kuyendidzana nge ndulamo yenyu
Yahwe Ndzimu wangu,
musibaletje bakandidadila.
25 Musibaletje bakazwidwa bakati,
“Ehe, yemula dze mimoyo yedu dzashingikala.”
Musibaletje bakati, “Tapedza naye!”
26 Thamani kuti bose banoshathila kudziyidzika
kwangu babhakhwe nge shoni
bahwumane balengudzike.
Thamani kuti shoni dzitshe
banozwikudza pezhugwi kwangu.
27 Banoshathila kutambunuka kwangu
ngabamimile nge kushatha,
ngono bapaphe bati, “Yahwe bankulu,
ibo banoshathila mamuko akanaka e nlanda wabo.”
28 Ipapo lulimi gwangu gowoleba ngekwe ndulamo yenyu
nenge kukudziwa kwenyu zhuba lose.
(A psalm by David.)
A Prayer for Protection from Enemies
1 Fight my enemies, Lord!
Attack my attackers!
2 Shield me and help me.
3 Aim your spear at everyone
who hunts me down,
but promise to save me.
4 Let all who want to kill me
be disgraced
and put to shame.
Chase away and confuse
all who plan to harm me.
5 Send your angel after them
and let them be like straw
in the wind.
6 Make them run in the dark
on a slippery road,
as your angel chases them.
7 I did them no harm,
but they hid a net
to trap me,
and they dug a deep pit
to catch and kill me.
8 Surprise them with disaster!
Trap them in their own nets
and let them fall and rot
in the pits they have dug.
9 I will celebrate and be joyful
because you, Lord,
have saved me.
10 Every bone in my body
will shout:
“No one is like the Lord!”
You protect the helpless
from those in power;
you save the poor and needy
from those who hurt them.
11 Liars accuse me of crimes
I know nothing about.
12 They repay evil for good,
and I feel all alone.
13 When they were sick,
I wore sackcloth
and went without food.
I truly prayed for them,
14 as I would for a friend
or a relative.
I was in sorrow and mourned,
as I would for my mother.
15 I have stumbled,
and worthless liars
I don't even know
surround me and sneer.
16 Worthless people make fun
and never stop laughing.
17 But all you do is watch!
When will you do something?
Save me from the attack
of those vicious lions.
18 And when your people meet,
I will praise you
and thank you, Lord,
in front of them all.
19 Don't let my brutal enemies
be glad because of me.
They hate me for no reason.
Don't let them wink
behind my back.
20 They say hurtful things,
and they lie to people
who want to live in peace.
21 They are quick to accuse me.
They say, “You did it!
We saw you ourselves.”
22 You see everything, Lord!
Please don't keep silent
or stay so far away.
23 Fight to defend me, Lord God,
24 and prove that I am right
by your standards.
Don't let them laugh at me
25 or say to each other,
“Now we've got what we want!
We'll gobble him up!”
26 Disappoint and confuse
all who are glad
to see me in trouble;
disgrace and embarrass
my proud enemies who say to me,
“You are nothing!”
27 Let all who want me to win
be happy and joyful.
From now on let them say,
“The Lord is wonderful!
God is glad when all goes well
for his servant.”
28 Then I will shout all day,
“Praise the Lord God!
He did what was right.”