Tamanda Atate Wathu, Iwe Moyo Wanga
Salimo la Davide.
Mndandanda wa kukoma mtima kwa Atate wathu kosayenera kuiwalika — machimo okhululukidwa, matenda ochiritsidwa, moyo wowomboledwa ku dzenje. Pakati pake pali kufananitsa: monga mtima wa bambo umamvera chifundo ana ake, momwemonso mtima wake umatimvera chifundo. Iye amakumbukira kuti ndife fumbi.
103 1Tamanda Atate wathu, iwe moyo wanga; ndipo zonse zili mkati mwanga, zitamande dzina lake loyera!
2Tamanda Atate wathu, iwe moyo wanga, ndipo usaiwale ngakhale chimodzi cha zokoma zake, 3amene amakhululukira machimo ako onse, amene amachiritsa matenda ako onse, 4amene amawombola moyo wako ku manda, amene amakuveka korona ya chikondi cha pangano ndi chifundo, 5amene amakukhutitsa ndi zinthu zabwino masiku onse a moyo wako, kotero kuti unyamata wako umakonzedwanso ngati wa chiombankhanga.
6Atate wathu amachita chilungamo ndi chiweruzo cholungama kwa onse amene aponderezedwa.
7Iye anadziwitsa njira zake kwa Mose, ntchito zake kwa ana a Israeli. 8Atate wathu ndi wachifundo ndi wachisomo, wosafulumira kukwiya ndi wodzala ndi chikondi cha pangano. 9Iye sadzatsutsa nthawi zonse, ngakhalenso sadzasunga mkwiyo wake kwamuyaya. 10Iye satichitira monga mwa machimo athu, ngakhalenso satibwezera monga mwa zoipa zathu. 11Pakuti monga momwe kumwamba kuli kutali ndi dziko lapansi, ndi momwemonso chikondi chake cha pangano nchachikulu kwa iwo amene amamuopa; 12monga momwe kummawa kuli kutali ndi kumadzulo, ndi momwemonso Atate wathu wachotsa machimo athu kutali ndi ife.
13Monga bambo amachitira chifundo ana ake, ndi momwemonso Atate wathu amachitira chifundo iwo amene amamuopa. 14Pakuti Iye amadziwa mmene tinapangidwira; amakumbukira kuti ndife fumbi. 15Masiku a munthu ali ngati udzu; amaphuka ngati duwa la kutchire; 16pakuti mphepo ikamapita pa ilo, limatha, ndipo malo ake sakumbukiranso. 17Koma chikondi cha pangano cha Atate wathu nchochokera muyaya kufikira muyaya, kwa iwo amene amaopa Iye, ndi chilungamo chake kwa ana a ana awo, 18kwa iwo amene amasunga pangano lake ndi kukumbukira kuchita malamulo ake.
19Atate wathu wakhazikitsa mpando wake wachifumu kumwamba, ndipo ufumu wake umalamulira zonse.
20Tamandani Atate wathu, inu angelo ake, inu amphamvu amene mumachita mau ake, momvera mau ake onse! 21Tamandani Atate wathu, inu magulu ake onse ankhondo, atumiki ake amene amachita chifuniro chake! 22Tamandani Atate wathu, inu ntchito zake zonse, kulikonse mu ufumu wake. Tamanda Atate wathu, iwe moyo wanga!
