Pothawira pa Moyo Wonse
Pemphero la munthu wokalamba. Wakhala akutsamira pa Atate wake kuyambira kubadwa, ndipo tsopano akuopa kutayidwa pamene mphamvu zake zikutha, pomwe adani akunena kuti wasiyidwa. Chimene akupempha ndi nthawi — kuti apitirize kuuza mbadwo wotsatira zimene akudziwa.
71 1Mwa Inu, Atate wanga, ndikuthawira; ndisachititsidwe manyazi konse. 2Mwa chilungamo chanu ndilanditseni ndi kundipulumutsa; nditcherereni khutu lanu ndi kundipulumutsa. 3Mukhale thanthwe langa lopothawira, kumene ndingathe kudzako nthawi zonse; Inu mwapereka lamulo londipulumutsa, pakuti Inu ndinu thanthwe langa ndi linga langa. 4Atate wanga, ndipulumutseni m'dzanja la oyipa, m'manja mwa osalungama ndi ankhanza.
5Pakuti Inu ndinu chiyembekezo changa, Atate Wolamulira, chikhulupiriro changa kuyambira ubwana wanga. 6Ndatsamira kwa Inu kuchokera pamene ndinabadwa; Inu ndinu amene munanditulutsa m'mimba mwa amayi anga. Ndimakutamandani nthawi zonse. 7Ndakhala chozizwitsa kwa ambiri, koma Inu ndinu pothawira panga polimba. 8Pakamwa panga padzaza ndi matamando anu, ndi ulemerero wanu tsiku lonse.
9Musanditaye mu ukalamba wanga; pamene mphamvu zanga zitha, musandisiye. 10Pakuti adani anga amayankhula motsutsana nane; amene akudikira kuti aphe moyo wanga amapangana pamodzi. 11Amati, “Mulungu wamusiya; muthamangitseni ndi kumgwira iye, pakuti palibe womupulumutsa.”
12Atate wanga, musakhale kutali ndi ine; Atate wanga, fulumirani kudzandithandiza! 13Onditsutsa anga achititsidwe manyazi ndi kuwonongedwa; amene amafuna kundipweteka avekedwe chipongwe ndi manyazi.
14Koma ine ndidzayembekezera nthawi zonse ndipo ndidzakutamandani mowonjezereka kwambiri. 15Pakamwa panga padzafotokoza za chilungamo chanu, za chipulumutso chanu tsiku lonse, ngakhale sindikudziwa kuchuluka kwake konse. 16Ndidzabwera ndikulengeza ntchito zamphamvu za Atate Wolamulira; ndidzalalikira chilungamo chanu, chanu nokha.
17Atate wanga, mwandiphunzitsa kuyambira ubwana wanga, ndipo mpaka lero ndikulengeza ntchito zanu zodabwitsa. 18Choncho ngakhale pamene ndakalamba ndi kumera imvi, Atate wanga, musandisiye, mpaka nditalengeza mphamvu yanu kwa mbadwo wina, nyonga yanu kwa onse amene adzabwera.
19Chilungamo chanu, Atate wanga, chimafika kumwamba kwenikweni. Inu amene mwachita zinthu zazikulu, Atate wanga, ndani wofanana ndi Inu? 20Inu amene mwandionetsa masautso ambiri ndi zoopsa mudzanditsitsimutsanso; kuchokera kuzama kwa dziko lapansi mudzandikwezanso. 21Mudzawonjezera ulemu wanga ndipo mudzanditonthoza kachiwiri.
22Inenso ndidzakutamandani ndi zeze chifukwa cha kukhulupirika kwanu, Atate wanga; ndidzakuyimbirani matamando ndi pangwe, Woyera wa Israeli—Atate wanga. 23Milomo yanga idzafuula ndi chimwemwe pamene ndikuyimba matamando kwa Inu, ndi moyo wanga womwe, umene munauwombola. 24Ndipo lilime langa lidzafotokoza za chilungamo chanu tsiku lonse, pakuti amene amafuna kundipweteka achititsidwa manyazi ndi kunyozedwa.
