Masalimo
Sumu yaku Davidi.
א [Aleph]
37 Ungaguŵanga* cha chifukwa cha ŵanthu aheni
Pamwenga kuchitiya sanji ŵanthu wo achita vinthu viheni.+
2 Yiwu afotengi liŵiliŵi nge uteka+
Kweniso amirengi nge uteka wakubiriŵira wo wame ŵaka sonu.
ב [Beth]
3 Gomezga Yehova ndipu chita cho ntchamampha;+
Ja mucharu chapasi ndipu chita vinthu mwakugomezgeka.+
4 Ukondwi* ukongwa mwaku Yehova,
Ndipu iyu wakupaskengi vosi vo mtima waku ukhumba.
ג [Gimel]
6 Iyu wachitiskengi kuti urunji waku uŵali nge matandakucha,
Kweniso cheruzgu chaku chaurunji nge lumwi la msana pakati.
ד [Daleth]
Ungaguŵanga cha chifukwa cha munthu
Yo wafiska viŵembu vo wanozga.+
ה [He]
ו [Waw]
10 Kwaja kanyengu kamanavi ndipu ŵanthu aheni azamuŵaku so cha;+
Wazamulereska po ajanga,
Ndipu azamusanirikapu cha.+
ז [Zayin]
12 Munthu muheni wanozge chiŵembu munthu murunji;+
Iyu watimukukutiya minyu.
13 Kweni Yehova wamusekengi,
Pakuti Iyu waziŵa kuti zuŵa laki lituza.+
ח [Heth]
14 Ŵanthu aheni asolo malipanga ngawu kweniso akunga* mauta ngawu
Kuti awisi ŵanthu akukandirizgika kweniso akavu,
Kuti abayi ŵanthu wo nthowa yawu njakunyoloka.
15 Kweni malipanga ngawu ngalasengi mitima yaku yiwu ŵeneku;+
Ndipu mauta ngawu ngafyokengi.
ט [Teth]
16 Vinthu vimanavi va munthu murunji vamampha
Kuluska vinthu vinandi va ŵanthu anandi aheni.+
17 Pakuti manja nga ŵanthu aheni ngafyokengi,
Kweni Yehova wawovyengi munthu murunji.
י [Yod]
18 Yehova waziŵa vinthu vo ŵanthu ambula kafukwa akumana navu,*
Ndipu chihara chawu chazamuŵaku mpaka muyaya.+
19 Yiwu azamuchita soni cha pa nyengu ya suzgu;
Pa nyengu ya nja, yiwu azamukuŵa ndi chakurya chinandi.
כ [Kaph]
20 Kweni ŵanthu aheni azamumaliya limu;+
Arwani aku Yehova azamuzilimitiya nge uteka wamampha ukongwa wa kumalu ngakuliskaku viŵetu;
Yiwu azamuzilimitiya nge josi.
ל [Lamed]
22 Ŵanthu wo Chiuta waŵatumbika azamulonde charu chapasi,
Kweni wo Iyu waŵatemba azamubayika.+
מ [Mem]
נ [Nun]
25 Kali ndenga mwana ndipu sonu ndakuwa,
Kweni ndechendawonepu munthu weyosi murunji wachijowoleka,+
Pamwenga ŵana ŵaki achipempha chakurya.+
26 Nyengu zosi munthu murunji wabwerekesa kwawezi,+
Ndipu ŵana ŵaki alondiyengi vitumbiku.
ס [Samekh]
27 Tuwaku ku chinthu chiheni, chita cho ntchamampha,+
Ndipu wazamuja kwamuyaya.
28 Pakuti Yehova watanja cheruzgu chaurunji,
Ndipu wazakuŵajowo cha ŵanthu ŵaki akugomezgeka.+
ע [Ayin]
פ [Pe]
צ [Tsade]
32 Munthu muheni waŵenda munthu murunji,
Iyu wapenja kuti wamubayi.
33 Kweni Yehova wamuperekengi cha mu manja mwa munthu muheni+
Pamwenga kumusaniya ndi mulandu pa nyengu yo wayeruzgika.+
ק [Qoph]
34 Lindizga Yehova ndipu londo nthowa yaki,
Iyu wazakukukweza kuti ulonde charu chapasi.
Pa nyengu yo ŵanthu aheni azamubayika,+ yiwi wazakuŵawona.+
ר [Resh]
35 Ini ndikuwonapu munthu muheni kweniso wankhaza
Wachithaza nge chimiti chakubiriŵira cho che panyata yaki.+
ש [Shin]
37 Wona munthu wambula kafukwa,*
Kweniso wonesesa munthu wakunyoloka,+
Pakuti munthazi, munthu mwenuyu wazamusaniya chimangu.+
38 Kweni ŵanthu wosi amphulupulu azamubayika;
Munthazi, ŵanthu aheni azamudumulika.+
ת [Taw]