Intembauzyo
Lwiimbo. Intembauzyo yabana ba Kora.+ Kumweendelezi wanyimbo; lwiimbwe mbuli lwiimbo lwa Mahalati.* Lwiimbo lwakwiingulana. Masikili* ya Hemani+ muna Ezara.
88 O Jehova, Leza walufwutuko lwangu,+
Isyikati ndilakukwiilila,
Aalo masiku ndilaboola kumbele lyako.+
5 Uusiidwe akati kabafwu
Mbuli bantu bakajaigwa ibalede mucuumbwe,
Aabo mbotaciibaluki
Bazandwidwe alimwi batagwasyigwi* anduwe.
6 Wandibikka kunsi kwini kwacilindi,
Mumasena aasiya mbi, mumulindi mupati uutagoli.
7 Bukali bwako bwandilemena,+
Alimwi wandipenzya amayuwe aako mapati. (Sela)
8 Beenzuma wababikka kulamfwu andime;+
Wapa kuti ndibe cintu cisesemya kulimbabo.
Ndasinkilwa alimwi tandikonzyi kutija.
9 Liso lyangu lyalema akaambo kamapenzi aandijisi.+
Ndilakwiita buzuba boonse, O Jehova;+
Nditambika maanza aangu kulinduwe.
10 Sena uyoobacitila zintu zigambya aabo bafwide?
Sena aabo bazundidwe alufwu balakonzya kubuka akukutembaula?+ (Sela)
11 Sena luyando lwako lutamani luyakwaambilizyigwa mucuumbwe,
Akusyomeka kwako mubusena bwalunyonyooko?*
12 Sena zintu zigambya nzyookacita ziyoozyibwa mubusena busiya mbi
Naa bululami bwako munyika yabantu bakaloba?+
13 Nokuba boobo, mebo ndakukwiilila kuti undigwasye, O Jehova,+
Lyoonse mafwumofwumo mupailo wangu ulasika kulinduwe.+
14 Nkaambo nzi, O Jehova, ncondikaka?+
Nkaambo nzi ncondisisa busyu bwako?+
15 Kuzwa kubwana,
Ndilipengede alimwi ndili afwaafwi kufwa;+
Zintu zibyaabi nzyozumizya kuti zindicitikile zyandinetula.
16 Ndabbila mubukali bwako buyoosya;+
Zintu ziyoosya izizwa kulinduwe zyandinyonyoona.
17 Zyandizinguluka mbuli maanzi buzuba boonse;
Zyandizinga mumbazu zyoonse.*
18 Beenzuma abalongwe bangu wabatandila kulamfwu andime;+
Mudima ngowaba mulongwe wangu.