Nyimbo ya Mzinda Wolimba
Kukhulupirira Atate wathu pano si mtima chabe koma mzinda wa makoma wokhala ndi zipata zotseguka. Oimbawo akuvomereza kuti zowawa zawo zinangobala mphepo, palibe chipulumutso kwa aliyense. Choncho akudikira, akuuzidwa kuti atseke chitseko mpaka mkwiyo utapita, ndipo akulonjezedwa kuti akufa awo adzaimba kuchokera kufumbi.
26 1Tsiku limenelo nyimbo iyi idzaimbidwa m'dziko la Yuda: Ife tili ndi mzinda wolimba; Iye amaika chipulumutso kukhala mpanda ndi malinga. 2Tsegulani zipata, kuti mtundu wolungama ulowe— mtundu umene umasunga chikhulupiriro. 3Inu mumamsunga mu mtendere wangwiro iye amene maganizo ake akhazikika pa Inu, chifukwa amakhulupirira Inu. 4Khulupirirani Atate wathu nthawi zonse, pakuti Atate wathu ndiye Thanthwe losatha. a a v4 Thanthwe ndi limodzi la maina akale a ndakatulo a Atate wathu m'Malemba. Lolimba, losagwedezeka, lokhulupirika — Iye ndiye maziko osagwedezeka pansi pa moyo uliwonse umene umamukhulupirira. 5Pakuti Iye watsitsa okhala pamwamba, mzinda wokwera. Iye waugwetsa, waugwetsa pansi, wauponya mu fumbi. 6Phazi limaupondereza— mapazi a osauka, mapondo a osowa. 7Njira ya olungama ndi yosalala; Inu mumasalaza njira ya wolungama. 8Mu njira ya ziweruzo zanu, Atate wathu, ife timakudikirirani; dzina lanu ndi mbiri yanu ndizo chikhumbo cha moyo wathu. 9Usiku moyo wanga umakulakalakani; mkati mwanga mzimu wanga umakufunafunani mwachidwi. Pakuti pamene ziweruzo zanu zifika padziko lapansi, iwo okhala m'dziko amaphunzira chomwe chili cholungama. 10Ngati woipa aonetsedwa chisomo, saphunzira chilungamo; m'dziko la chilungamo amachita zoipa ndipo saona ulemerero wa Atate wathu. 11Atate wathu, dzanja lanu lakwezedwa, koma iwo saliona. Awaloleni aone changu chanu pa anthu anu ndipo achite manyazi. Moto wosungidwira adani anu uwanyeketse. 12Atate wathu, Inu mudzatikhazikitsira mtendere, pakuti Inu mwachitadi ntchito zathu zonse m'malo mwathu. 13Atate wathu, ambuye ena kuwonjezera pa Inu alamulira ife, koma dzina lanu lokha ndilo timalikumbukira. 14Iwo afa, sadzakhalanso ndi moyo; ndi mizimu ya akufa, sadzauka; pakuti Inu munabweretsa chiwonongeko pa iwo ndipo munafafaniza chikumbutso chawo chonse. 15Inu mwaukulitsa mtundu, Atate wathu, mwaukulitsa mtundu; Inu mwalemekezedwa; mwakulitsa malire onse a dziko. 16Atate wathu, m'masautso iwo anakufunafunani; anakhuthula pemphero la kunong'ona pamene chilango chanu chinali pa iwo. 17Monga mkazi woyembekezera amene amapweteka ndi kulira ndi zowawa za pobereka pamene ali pafupi kubereka, momwemonso ife tinali pamaso panu, Atate wathu. 18Ife tinatenga pathupi, tinapweteka, koma tinabereka mphepo chabe. Ife sitinabweretse chipulumutso padziko lapansi, ndipo okhala m'dziko sanabadwe. 19Akufa anu adzakhala ndi moyo; matupi awo adzauka. Dzukani ndipo imbani mwachimwemwe, inu okhala mu fumbi! Pakuti mame anu ndi mame a kuwala kwa m'bandakucha, ndipo dziko lapansi lidzabereka mizimu ya akufa. 20Bwerani, anthu anga, lowani m'zipinda zanu ndipo tsekani zitseko zanu kumbuyo kwanu; bisalani kwa kanthawi kochepa mpaka mkwiyo utapita.
21Pakuti taonani, Atate wathu akutuluka kuchokera pa malo ake kudzalanga anthu a dziko lapansi chifukwa cha machimo awo, ndipo dziko lapansi lidzavumbula magazi amene anakhetsedwa pa ilo ndipo silidzabisanso ophedwa mkati mwake.
