Masalimo 17

Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero

³ Ngakhale Inu mutafufuza mtima wanga ndi kundisanthula usiku,
    ngakhale mutandiyesa, simudzapeza kanthu;
    Ine ndatsimikiza kuti pakamwa panga sipadzachimwa.
⁴ Kunena za ntchito za anthu,
    monga mwa mawu a pakamwa panu,
Ine ndadzisunga ndekha
    posatsata njira zachiwawa.
⁵ Mayendedwe anga akhazikika pa njira zanu;
    mapazi anga sanaterereke.

⁶ Ine ndikuyitana Inu, Mulungu wanga, pakuti mudzandiyankha;
    tcherani khutu lanu kwa ine ndipo mumve pemphero langa.
⁷ Onetsani kudabwitsa kwa chikondi chanu chachikulu,
    Inu amene mumapulumutsa ndi dzanja lanu lamanja
    iwo amene amathawira kwa inu kuchoka kwa adani awo.
⁸ Mundisunge ine ngati mwanadiso;
    mundibise mu mthunzi wa mapiko anu,
⁹ kuchoka kwa oyipa amene amandizinga ine,
    kuchoka kwa anthu amene ndi adani anga, amene andizungulira ine.

¹⁰ Iwo amatseka mitima yawo yopanda chifundo,
    ndi pakamwa pawo amayankhula modzitamandira.
¹¹ Andisaka, tsopano andizungulira
    ndi maso awo atcheru, kuti andigwetse pansi.
¹² Iwo ali ngati mkango wofuna nyama;
    ngati mkango waukulu wokhala mobisala.

¹³ Dzukani Yehova, mulimbane nawo ndipo muwagwetse pansi;
    landitseni kuchoka kwa oyipa ndi lupanga lanu.
¹⁴ Inu Yehova, pulumutseni ndi dzanja lanu kwa anthu otere,
    kwa anthu a dziko lino amene mphotho yawo ili mʼmoyo uno.

Inu mumaletsa njala kwa amene asangalatsidwa nanu;
    ana awo aamuna ali ndi zinthu zambiri,
    ndipo iwo amasunga chuma cha ana awo.
¹⁵ Ndipo ine mʼchilungamo ndidzaona nkhope yanu;
    pamene ndidzadzuka, ndidzakondwera kwambiri poonana nanu.