Kugalabgwe mu Ndzimu
1 Meya yangu yakalindila Ndzimu koga nge kunyalala;
jidzo langu lodwa muwuli.
2 Ndzimu woga ndiwo bgwe langu kakale jidzo langu,
ndiwo luswingo gwakandibakilila;
anditowotongo zunguzika.
3 Apa mowotatana ne nthu wamunukunda kuswikila lini kene?
Kuti mutshindike guma lakaleleka,
guma linozunguzika kene?
4 Kulangana kwabo hwupinganyidza nthu unobhudilila.
Banoshathisiwa nge manyepkhwa.
Banokombolela nge milomo yabo,
koga mukati kwabo banolonga bhiso.
5 Meya yangu yakalindila Ndzimu koga nge kunyalala,
ngobe kugalabgwe kwangu kumu Ndzimu.
6 Ndzimu woga ndiwo jidzo langu,
ndiwo luswingo gwakandibakilila; andingazunguziwe.
7 Tjidziwa kwangu ne kudziwa kwangu kumu Ndzimu.
Ndzimu i dombo ne dizhilo langu.
8 Galanibgwe muwuli misi yose imwi bathu;
dusilani Ndzimu mazwihwo
anodwa mukatikati kwe mimoyo yenyu;
Ndzimu i dizhilo ledu.
9 Ibabo bapasi banonga mafemo e nthu,
ibabo bakamilidzika banonga mawoloto asina nshingo;
ha bebigwa mu ikale banobe balelulelu;
balelulelu kupinda phepo.
10 Usigalebgwe mu kutolela,
kakale usigalebgwe mu kukwiba;
ha fumwa ipaphidzika, usibige moyo uwo muili.
11 Ndzimu wakalebeleka ka nng'ompela;
imi ha hwa ikoku kabili:
kuti simba ngele Ndzimu,
12 nenge ludo gusingazunguzike
nge gwenyu, imwi She.
Molipa mmwe ne mmwe kuyendidzana ne mishingo iye.
Confidence in God's Protection
1 I wait patiently for God to save me;
I depend on him alone.
2 He alone protects and saves me;
he is my defender,
and I shall never be defeated.
3 How much longer will all of you attack someone
who is no stronger than a broken-down fence?
4 You only want to bring him down from his place of honor;
you take pleasure in lies.
You speak words of blessing,
but in your heart you curse him.
5 I depend on God alone;
I put my hope in him.
6 He alone protects and saves me;
he is my defender,
and I shall never be defeated.
7 My salvation and honor depend on God;
he is my strong protector;
he is my shelter.
8 Trust in God at all times, my people.
Tell him all your troubles,
for he is our refuge.
9 Human beings are all like a puff of breath;
great and small alike are worthless.
Put them on the scales, and they weigh nothing;
they are lighter than a mere breath.
10 Don't put your trust in violence;
don't hope to gain anything by robbery;
even if your riches increase,
don't depend on them.
11 More than once I have heard God say
that power belongs to him
12 and that his love is constant.
You yourself, O Lord, reward everyone according to their deeds.