Ng'ong'ola ngekwe bupitipiti gwe nzwalani
1 Teedzani ntembezelo wangu, Ndzimu;
musizwisumbikile kukumbila kwangu.
2 Mundibhatshe mundidabile;
ndodziyidzika mu kung'ong'ola kwangu.
Nsholo wangu wakashangashangana koga,
3 ngekwe zhoba ye tjita,
kakale ngekwe zhoba ye babi.
Banondisimisila butjilo,
banoshathisiwa nge kundigwadzila moyo.
4 Moyo wangu unogwadziwa kukulu,
lufu ne tjisa kwago zwimundili.
5 Lutjo ne tetema kwabe mundili,
ne kutjisa kunopalusa moyo kumundili.
6 Ndozwidwa nditi,
“Ha ndabe ndina mapapilo se njiba!
Ndabe ndowowuluka,
ayenda zwangu anonyaluluka;
7 Nge malebeswa, ndabe ndowotizhila kulekule;
ndabe ndowogala mu tjilambanyika;
8 Ndabe ndowolibilidzila kuzwiwanila bugalo
gwandinowotizhila phepo ne matutu muguli.”
9 She, shangashanganyani ndebo dzabo
mudzizhadze bulengwe;
ngoti ndobona bugebeng'a
ne kukwebakwebana mu nzi nkulu.
10 Siku ne sikati banopoteleka
liswingo gwakabakilila nzi nkulu,
butjinyi ne kudziyidzika zwimukati kwawo;
11 Kolomoka kwabe pakati kwawo;
matengeselo awo azhele
tshambilidzo ne bupitipiti.
12 Ate zwita zwinondidadila,
ngobe ndabe ndingadzikitadza;
ate babhayani nami banondishayila buthu,
ngobe ndabe ndowobagwatila.
13 Koga ndiwe, nkwinya wangu,
iwe wandinogala ntutshi nawe,
nzwalani wangu wandakawolobela,
14 ibabo bandakabe ndibe nabo nge zila yakanaka;
takayenda mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu ne mbunga.
15 Ngabazhigwe nge lufu;
ngabayende be tjila ku bugalo gwe bafi;
ngobe bubi gumu mizi yabo nenge mu mimoyo yabo.
16 Koga imi ndodana Ndzimu,
ngono Yahwe banowonditjidza.
17 Madekwana ne mangwanana nenge masikati
ndoleba ng'ong'olo yangu kakale ndigomela,
koga She banowohwa hwi langu.
18 Banowondidzutunula nge mbakiso
mu ngwa iyeyi yandinotangisa,
ngobe bathu banjinji bakazwilulwamisila kundigwisa.
19 Ndzimu, iwo ugele mu tjigalo tje bushe kudwa ntolo,
unowohwa, ngono unowobadelusa
ngobe abatoshanduka
kakale abatotja Ndzimu.
20 Nkwinya wangu wakabhata nzwalani uwe nge maboko
ndizo kashandukila tjidumano tjedu.
21 Nge matama manyolo kupinda bhatha,
koga moyo uwe unoalakana ngwa koga;
nge matama manyolo kupinda mafuta,
koga malebeswa wukuti matama iyawo akabe ali mathumo akateya.
22 Tola mitolo iyo uyibige muna Yahwe;
ndizo banowokumilidza;
Yahwe abatowotongoletja balulwami bakatshedugwa.
23 Koga imwi, Ndzimu, mowobalashila pasi ibabo basakalulwama,
mu gomba lakangina.
Zwing'wamalopa ne mapitipiti abatowotjila
nenguba lili gaswa le mazhuba abo.
Koga imi ndowogalabgwe mu muli Ndzimu.
(A special psalm by David for the music leader. Use with stringed instruments.)
Betrayed by a Friend
1 Listen, God, to my prayer!
Don't reject my request.
2 Please listen and help me.
My thoughts are troubled,
and I keep groaning
3 because my enemies attack
with loud shouts.
They treat me terribly
and hold angry grudges.
4 My heart is racing fast,
and I am afraid of dying.
5 I am trembling with fear,
completely terrified.
6 I wish I had wings
like a dove,
so I could fly far away
and be at peace.
7 I would go and live
in some distant desert.
8 I would quickly find shelter
from howling winds
and raging storms.
9 Confuse my enemies, Lord!
Upset their plans.
Cruelty and violence
are all I see in the city,
10 and they are like guards
on patrol day and night.
The city is full of trouble,
evil, 11 and corruption.
Troublemakers and liars
freely roam the streets.
12 My enemies are not the ones
who sneer and make fun.
I could put up with that
or even hide from them.
13 But it was my closest friend,
the one I trusted most.
14 We enjoyed being together,
when we went with others
to your house, our God.
15 All who hate me are controlled
by the power of evil.
Sentence them to death
and send them down alive
to the world of the dead.
16 I ask for your help, Lord God,
and you will keep me safe.
17 Morning, noon, and night
you hear my concerns
and my complaints.
18 I am attacked from all sides,
but you will rescue me
unharmed by the battle.
19 You have always ruled,
and you will hear me.
You will defeat my enemies
because they won't turn
and worship you.
20 My friend turned against me
and broke his promise.
21 His words were smoother
than butter, and softer
than olive oil.
But hatred filled his heart,
and he was ready to attack
with a sword.
22 Our Lord, we belong to you.
We tell you what worries us,
and you won't let us fall.
23 But what about those people
who are cruel and brutal?
You will throw them down
into the deepest pit
long before their time.
I trust you, Lord!