Thanthwe Langa, Pothawira Panga
Salmo la Davide.
Davide ayamba ndi manja ophunzitsidwa nkhondo ndipo nthawi yomweyo avomereza kuti munthu ndi wochepa — mpweya chabe, mthunzi wopita. Apempha Atate ake kuti aweramitse thambo ndi kumupulumutsa kwa onama, kenako afotokoza mtendere umene akufuna: nkhokwe zodzaza ndi ana okula bwino.
144 1Atamandike Atate wanga, Thanthwe langa, amene amaphunzitsa manja anga kumenya nkhondo, zala zanga kuchita nkhondo, 2chikondi changa cha pangano ndi linga langa, malinga anga ndi mpulumutsi wanga, chishango changa chimene ndimathawira kwa Iye, amene amagonjetsa mitundu ya anthu pansi panga.
3Atate wanga, kodi munthu nchiyani kuti Inu mumamulabadira, mwana wa munthu kuti mumamuganizira? 4Munthu ali ngati mpweya; masiku ake ali ngati mthunzi wodutsa.
5Atate wanga, tsitsani kumwamba kwanu ndipo tsikani; khudzani mapiri, ndipo adzafuka utsi. 6Ponyani mphezi zanu ndi kumwaza iwo; ponyani mivi yanu ndi kuwathamangitsa. 7Tambasulani dzanja lanu kuchokera kumwamba; pulumutsani ine, ndipo mundilanditse ku madzi amphamvu, m'dzanja la alendo, 8amene pakamwa pawo pamayankhula bodza, ndipo dzanja lawo lamanja limalumbira monama.
9Atate wanga, ndidzakuimbirani nyimbo yatsopano; pa zeze wa zingwe khumi ndidzakuimbirani. 10kwa Inu amene mumapambanitsa mafumu, amene mumapulumutsa Davide mtumiki wanu ku lupanga lankhanza.
11Pulumutsani ine, ndipo mundilanditse m'dzanja la alendo, amene pakamwa pawo pamayankhula bodza, ndipo dzanja lawo lamanja limalumbira monama.
12Pamenepo ana athu aamuna adzakhala ngati zomera zokula zazitali mu unyamata wawo, ana athu aakazi ngati nsanamira za pakona zosemedwa za nyumba yachifumu. 13Nkhokwe zathu zidzakhala zodzaza, zopereka zokolola za mitundu yonse; ziweto zathu zidzachuluka ndi zikwizikwi, ndi makumi a zikwi m'minda yathu; 14ng'ombe zathu zoyembekezera ana, popanda kugumuka kwa makoma, palibe kupita ku ukapolo, ndipo palibe kulira kwa masautso m'misewu yathu. 15Odala ndi anthu amene ali ndi zinthu zotere; odala ndi anthu amene Atate wathu ndiye wawo.
