To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD.
1 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.
3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.
4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
5 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.
9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
10 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.
12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.
Bubi gwe bathu
1 Kutjuluka nlayo we Ndzimu kwe mbiimbi,
kukati mukatikati kwe moyo wangu,
mu nli kutja Ndzimu akupo.
2 Ngoti unozwitjengedza mu nkumbulo eti,
jinyo lile alingazibgwe likabengiwa.
3 Matama e nlomo uwe i mbipo ne kutjebela,
wakaletja kushinga nge butjenjedu
nenge kuthama tjakalulwama.
4 Unoluka maano mabiibi alilele mu ngubo dzidze,
wakazwilonga mu zila isakalulwama,
aatolambana ne bubi.
5 Yahwe ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike
goandamila kudzimu, kugalikamoyo
kwenyu koswika ku makole.
6 Ndulamo yenyu inotungama se matombo e Ndzimu,
kusumikilisa kwenyu konga gungwa gwakangina.
Nthu ne phuka mozwitjidza imwi Yahwe.
7 Ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike gosheteka seni, Ndzimu.
Bathu bose bangatizhila mu ntutshi we mapapilo enyu.
8 Banoja thundu ye ng'umba yenyu nge bunji gwayo,
mobang'wisa mu gwizi gwe kushatha kwenyu.
9 Ngobe mu muli kodwilila butjilo;
mu tjedza tjenyu tobona tjedza.
10 Dwilidzani ludo gwenyu gusingazunguzike
muna ibabo banomuziba.
Ne jidzo lenyu ngalibe
kuna ibabo bakatambunuka mu moyo!
11 Musiletjedze bathu basina mazwibhato
bakanditshamba nge makumbo,
kene kuli iko kutatiwa nge babi.
12 Babi balele nge mitumbu;
bakalashigwa pasi, abatotubula milika.