Kulemera kwa Madawo Anga
Nyimbo ya Dhavidhi, toera kukumbusa.
Mwakuduwala, pironda pyace mbipiola, mbasiyiwa na axamwali ace pinakonza anyamalwa ace, Dhavidhi asaona kuti pyenepi pyabuluka m'pyakuphonya pyace ene, ndipo nkhabe kutawira ale anampasa mulandu. Iye asakhala cete ninga munthu wakukhonda kubva mbadikhira Baba wace, ule ekhene anadikhira iye kuti anatawira.
38 1Baba wanga, lekani kundisandika mu ukali wanu, nee kundilanga mu kuipirwa kwanu. 2Thangwi miseve yanu yandibaya mu khati mwanga, na djanja yanu yagwa pa ine mwamphambvu. 3Nkhabe ukhondo mu manungo mwanga thangwi ya ukali wanu; nkhabe ntendere mu magogodo anga thangwi ya dawo yanga.
4Thangwi madawo anga akwira kupita nsolo wanga; ninga ntholo wakulemera, asandilemera kakamwe. 5Pironda pyanga pisanudza na kubvunda thangwi ya upswiru wanga. 6Ndakotama na ndagodama pantsi; ntsiku zonsene ndisafamba-famba mu kulira. 7Thangwi nthiti zanga ziri kupya na moto, na nkhabe ntendere mu nyama yanga.
8Ndafa manungo na ndaphwanyika mwakukwana; ndisabuula thangwi ya nyatwa ya ntima wanga. 9Baba wanga Wankulu, cifuno canga consene ciri pamaso panu, na kubuula kwanga nkhabe kubiserwa kuna imwe. 10Ntima wanga usagunda mwamphambvu, mphambvu zanga zasala kuna ine; ngakhale ceza ca maso anga caenda kutali na ine. 11Axamwali anga na andzanga asakhala kutali na nyatwa yanga, na acibale anga apafupi asaima kutali.
12Ale anasaka umaso wanga asateya misampha yawo; ale anasaka kundipwaza asalonga pya kufudza mbanyerezera uthambi ntsiku zonsene. 13Mbwenye ine ndiri ninga munthu wa matu akufa anakhonda kubva, ninga ule anakhonda kulonga mbakhonda kufungula mulomo wace. 14Ndakhala ninga munthu anakhonda kubva, wakuti nkhabe ntawiro mu mulomo mwace. 15Mbwenye Imwe, Baba wanga, ndisadikhira; ndimwe anafuna kutawira, Imwe Baba wanga Wankulu.
16Thangwi ine ndalonga: “Toera akhonde kutsandzaya padzulu panga—ale anadzikuza padzulu panga n'dzidzi unaterudzika mwendo wanga.” 17Thangwi ine ndiri dzololo toera kugwa, na kupha kwanga kuli pamaso panga ndzidzi onsene. 18Ndisabvuma kudawa kwanga; ndisanentseka thangwi ya dawo yanga. 19Mbwenye anyamalwa anga ali na umaso na mphambvu, na azinji ale anandiwenga mwakusowa thangwi.
20Ale anandibwezera pyakuipa m'mbuto mwa pyadidi asandipambizira thangwi ndisatowera pinthu pyadidi. 21Lekani kundisiya, Baba wanga; lekani kuima kutali na ine, Baba wanga. 22Bwerani mwakucimbiza toera kundiphedza, Imwe Baba wanga Wankulu, upulumuki wanga.