Masalimo
Sumu. Salimo la ŵana aku Kora.+ Kwaku yo walongozga sumu. Sumu iyi yimbiki mwa Mahalati* kweniso yimbiki mwakulondeliyana. Masikili* yaku Hemani+ wa mu banja laku Zera.
4 Ŵanthu ayamba kali kundiŵerenge pa gulu la ŵanthu wo asikiya kuzenji;*+
Ndasambuka munthu yo walivi wakumuwovya,*+
5 Ndajowoleka pakati pa ŵanthu akufwa
Nge munthu wakubayika yo we mudindi,
Munthu yo yimwi mutimukumbuka so cha
Kweniso yo yimwi mutimuphwere so cha.*
6 Mwandiŵika muzenji litali,
Mumalu ngamdima, muchizenji chikulu.
7 Ukali winu nguzitu paku ini,+
Ndipu mutindimala nthazi ndi mayiŵa nginu ngakofya. (Selah)
8 Ŵanthu wo ndiziŵana nawu mwaŵadikisiya kutali ndi ini;+
Mwandisambusa chinthu cha unyakazi kwaku yiwu.
Ndawira ndipu ndingathaŵa cha.
9 Jisu langu lavuka chifukwa cha masuzgu ngangu.+
Yimwi Yehova, nditikudanani zuŵa losi lamphumphu;+
Nditambasuliya manja ngangu kwaku yimwi.
10 Kumbi muŵachitiyengi vakuziziswa ŵanthu akufwa?
Kumbi akufwa angasoka kuti akuthamikeni?+ (Selah)
11 Kumbi chanju chinu chambula kumala chipharazgikengi mudindi,
Pamwenga kugomezgeka kwinu kupharazgikengi mumalu ngapharanyiku?*
12 Kumbi ntchitu zinu zakuziziswa ziziŵikengi mu mdima
Pamwenga kumbi urunji winu uziŵikengi kumayiyi?+
13 Kweni ndeche kukuliriyani kuti mundiwovyi yimwi Yehova,+
Mlenji wewosi pempheru langu lituza pa masu pinu.+
14 Ntchifukwa wuli mutindikana yimwi Yehova?+
Ntchifukwa wuli mutindibisa chisku chinu?+
15 Kutuliya pa unyamata wangu,
Ndikumana ndi masuzgu ndipu ndija kamanavi kufwa;+
Ndachita zazi chifukwa cha vinthu viheni vo mwazomereza kuti vindichitikiyi.
16 Ukali winu wakukole utindimala nthazi;+
Ndipu ndimala chifukwa cha vinthu vinu vakofya.
17 Yiwu atindizunguliya nge maji zuŵa losi lamphumphu;
Atindiwumbiliya kutuliya kuvigaŵa vosi.*
18 Abwezi ŵangu kweniso anyangu, mwaŵadikisiya kutali ndi ini;+
Mdima ndiwu wasambuka munyangu.