Asafu Afuula mu Mdima
Kwa mtsogoleri wa oimba; monga mwa Yedutuni. Salmo la Asafu.
Asafu sangathe kugona kapena kulankhula, ndipo akufunsa chimene anthu nthawi zambiri amaopa kufunsa: kodi chikondi cha Atate wake chatha, kodi waiwala kukhala wachisomo? Palibe chimene chikusintha koma kukumbukira kwake. Mwadala akukumbukira nyanja, kumene njira inali yeniyeni ndipo mapazi sanaoneke.
77 1Ndifuula mokweza kwa Atate wathu; liwu langa likwera kwa Atate wathu, kuti Iye andimve. 2Pa tsiku la masautso anga ndinafunafuna Atate Wolamulira; usiku dzanja langa linatambasulidwa ndipo silinatope; moyo wanga unakana kutonthozedwa. 3Ndikumbukira Atate wathu, ndipo ndibuula; ndisinkhasinkha, ndipo mzimu wanga ufooka.
4Munagwira zikope zanga kuti zikhale zotseguka; ndinavutika ndipo sindinathe kuyankhula. 5Ndinalingalira masiku akale, zaka za kalekale. 6Ndinakumbukira nyimbo yanga usiku; ndinasinkhasinkha ndi mtima wanga, ndipo mzimu wanga unafufuza: 7“Kodi Atate Wolamulira adzatikana kwamuyaya, ndipo sadzaonetsanso chisomo? 8Kodi chikondi chake cha pangano chatha kwamuyaya? Kodi lonjezo lake latha ku mibadwo yonse? 9Kodi Atate wathu waiwala kukhala wachisomo? Kodi mu mkwiyo watsekereza chifundo chake?”
10Pamenepo ndinati, “Ichi ndicho chopempha changa: zaka za dzanja lamanja la Wammwambamwamba.” a a v10 Chopempha ndi cha zaka zapitazo pamene dzanja lamphamvu la Wammwambamwamba linagwira ntchito mwamphamvu kwa anthu ake. 11Ndidzakumbukira zochita za Atate wathu; inde, ndidzakumbukira zodabwitsa zanu za kalekale. 12Ndidzasinkhasinkha pa ntchito yanu yonse, ndi kulingalira zamphamvu zanu zomwe munachita. 13Njira yanu, Atate wathu, ndi yoyera. Kodi ndi mulungu uti wamkulu ngati Atate wathu? 14Inu ndinu Atate wathu amene amachita zodabwitsa; mwaonetsa mphamvu yanu pakati pa mitundu ya anthu. 15Ndi mkono wanu munawombola anthu anu, ana a Yakobo ndi Yosefe.
16Madzi anakuonani, Atate wathu; madzi anakuonani ndipo anagwedezeka; inde, nyanja zakuya zinanjenjemera. 17Mitambo inakhuthula madzi; mlengalenga munamveka mabingu; mivi yanu inang'anima mbali zonse. 18Mkokomo wa mabingu anu unamveka mu kamvuluvulu; mphezi zanu zinawunikira dziko lapansi; dziko lapansi linanjenjemera ndipo linagwedezeka. 19Njira yanu inali mu nyanja, panjira yanu mu madzi akuluakulu; komabe mapazi anu sanaoneke. 20Munatsogolera anthu anu ngati gulu la nkhosa ndi dzanja la Mose ndi Aroni.
