Phembero ya Munthu Wakusowa Mulando
Phembero ya Dhavidhi.
Dhavidhi asaphemba kubveka ninga munthu wakusowa mulandu, ntima wace mbuwoneswa usiku na myendo yace nkhabe kutepuka. Pidathamangiswa iye na mphondolo inabisala mbakonzeka, asaphemba kutsidzikizwa ninga mwana wa diso, mbayang'ana kupiringana anyamalwa ace mpaka kuona nkhope ya Baba wace.
17 1Bverani mulando wakulungama, Baba wanga; tawirani kulira kwanga; bverani phembero yanga yakubuluka pa milomo yakusowa unewa. 2Kulungamiswa kwanga kubwere pamaso panu; maso anu aone pinthu pyakulungama.
3Imwe mwasanthula ntima wanga, mwandidinga namasiku, mwandiyesera mbamukhonda kugumana cinthu cakuipa; ndatonga kuti mulomo wanga nkhabe kudawa. 4Kana pya macitiro a anthu, na fala ya milomo yanu ndacalira njira za anthu a cipandu. 5Mapindo anga aphatirira njira zanu; miyendo yanga nkhabe kuselemuka.
6Ndisakucemerani, thangwi imwe munanditawira, Baba wanga; ndibverani; bverani mafala anga. 7Pangizani kudzumatirisa kwa ntsisi zanu zikulu, imwe musapulumusa na nkono wanu wamadyo ale anathawira kuna imwe kubuluka kuna anyamalwa awo. 8Ndikoyeni ninga mboni ya diso yanu; ndibiseni mu nthundzi wa maphapido anu, 9kubuluka kuna anthu akuipa ale anandigwandira, anyamalwa anga akufuna kundipha ale anandizungulira.
10Iwo afunga mitima yawo yakuwuma; milomo yawo isalonga mwakudzikuza. 11Iwo atilondola, cincino mbatizungulira ife; asaikha maso awo toera kutigwisira pantsi. 12Iye ali ninga nkhalamu yakuphatwa na njala toera kudzudzula nyama yace, ninga mwana wa nkhalamu wakubisala mbadikhira.
13Lamukani, Baba wanga! Mpingeni iye, mugwisireni pantsi! Pulumusani umaso wanga kuna anthu akuipa na supada yanu, 14na nkono wanu, Baba wanga, kuna anthu anewa—kuna anthu a dziko ino ale malipo awo ali mu umaso uno. Imwe musadzadza mimba yawo na pinthu pidakoya imwe; anawo ana pizinji, mbasiyira anang'ono awo pyunji pyawo.
15Kana ine, ndinaona nkhope yanu mu kulungama; ndingalamuka, ndinakhuta na kuona maonekero anu.