Kulemera kwa Tchimo Langa
Salmo la Davide, lokumbukiritsa.
Akudwala, mabala ake akuola, wosiyidwa ndi abwenzi pamene adani akuchita chiwembu, Davide akuti mkhalidwe wake wachokera ku tchimo lake lomwe ndipo sakufuna kuyankha omunenera. Akukhala chete ngati munthu wogontha ndipo akudikira Atate wake, yekhayo amene akuyembekezera kuti amuyankhe.
38 1Atate wanga, musandidzudzule mu mkwiyo wanu, kapena musandilange mu ukali wanu. 2Pakuti mivi yanu yandibaya mozama, ndipo dzanja lanu landigwera molemera. 3Mulibe thanzi m'thupi langa chifukwa cha mkwiyo wanu; mulibe mtendere m'mafupa anga chifukwa cha tchimo langa.
4Pakuti machimo anga aposa pamutu panga; monga katundu wolemera, andilemera kwambiri. 5Zilonda zanga zikununkha ndi kuola chifukwa cha uchitsiru wanga. 6Ndapindika ndipo ndawerama kwambiri; tsiku lonse ndimayenda ndili ndi chisoni. 7Pakuti m'mbali mwanga mukupsa ndi moto, ndipo mulibe thanzi m'thupi langa.
8Ndalefuka ndipo ndaphwanyidwa kotheratu; ndikubuula chifukwa cha chisokonezo cha mu mtima mwanga. 9Atate Ambuye, zokhumba zanga zonse zili pamaso panu, ndipo kudzuma kwanga sikubisika kwa Inu. 10Mtima wanga ukugunda, mphamvu zanga zandithera ine; ngakhalenso kuwala kwa maso anga kwandichokera. 11Abwenzi anga ndi anzanga aima kutali ndi vuto langa, ndipo abale anga apafupi aima patali.
12Amene akufunafuna moyo wanga anditchera misampha; amene akufuna kundipweteka amanena za chiwonongeko ndi kukonza zachinyengo tsiku lonse. 13Koma ine ndili ngati munthu wogontha amene sangamve, ngati munthu amene sangalankhule, wosatsekula pakamwa pake. 14Ndakhala ngati munthu amene samva, amene alibe yankho m'kamwa mwake. 15Koma Inu Atate wanga, ndikukudikirani; ndinu amene mudzayankha, Atate Ambuye wanga.
16Pakuti ndinati, “Asakondwere konse chifukwa cha ine—iwo amene amadzikuza pa ine phazi langa likaterera.” 17Pakuti ndatsala pang'ono kugwa, ndipo ululu wanga uli pamaso panga nthawi zonse. 18Ndivomereza kulakwa kwanga; ndavutika maganizo chifukwa cha tchimo langa. 19Koma adani anga ndi amphamvu ndi anyonga, ndipo amene amandida popanda chifukwa ndi ambiri.
20Amene amandibwezera zoipa m'malo mwa zabwino amandineneza chifukwa ndimatsatira zabwino. 21Musandisiye, Atate wanga; musakhale kutali ndi ine, Atate wanga. 22Fulumirani kuti mundithandize ine, Atate Ambuye, chipulumutso changa.