Masalimo 18

¹Davide anati: Ine ndimakukondani Inu Yehova, mphamvu zanga.

²Yehova ndiye thanthwe langa, chitetezo changa ndi mpulumutsi wanga;

³Ndimayitana Yehova amene ndi woyenera matamando,

⁴Zingwe za imfa zinandizinga;

⁵Anandimanga ndi zingwe za ku manda;

⁶Mʼmasautso anga ndinapemphera kwa Yehova;

⁷Dziko lapansi linanjenjemera ndi kuchita chivomerezi,

⁸Mʼmphuno mwake munatuluka utsi;

⁹Iye anangʼamba thambo natsika pansi;

¹⁰Iye anakwera pa Kerubi ndi kuwuluka;

¹¹Iye anapanga mdima kukhala chofunda chake,

¹²Mʼkuwala kumene kunali pamaso pake munkachokera matalala,

¹³Yehova anabangula kumwamba ngati bingu,

¹⁴Iye anaponya mivi yake nabalalitsa adani ake,

¹⁵Zigwa za mʼnyanja zinaonekera poyera;

¹⁶Ali kumwamba, Iye anatambalitsa dzanja lake ndipo anandigwira;

¹⁷Anandipulumutsa kwa mdani wanga wamphamvu,

¹⁸Adaniwo analimbana nane pamene ndinali pa mavuto,

¹⁹Iye anandipititsa kumalo otakasuka;

²⁰Yehova wandithandiza molingana ndi chilungamo changa;

²¹Pakuti ine ndinatsata njira za Yehova;

²²Malamulo ake onse ali pamaso panga;

²³Ndakhala moyo wosalakwa pamaso pake

²⁴Yehova wandipatsa mphotho molingana ndi chilungamo changa,

²⁵Kwa wokhulupirika, Inu mumaonetsa kukhulupirika kwanu;

²⁶kwa woyera mtima, Inu mumaonetsa kuyera mtima kwanu,

²⁷Inu mumapulumutsa anthu odzichepetsa,

²⁸Inu Yehova, sungani nyale yanga kuti iziyakabe;

²⁹Ndi thandizo lanu nditha kulimbana ndi gulu la ankhondo;

³⁰Kunena za Mulungu, zochita zake ndi zangwiro;

³¹Mulungu wina ndi uti wofanana nanu Yehova?

³²Ndi Mulungu amene anandipatsa mphamvu

³³Iye amasandutsa mapazi anga kukhala ngati ambawala yayikazi;

³⁴Iye amaphunzitsa manja anga kuchita nkhondo;

³⁵Inu mumandipatsa chishango chachipambano,

³⁶Munakulitsa njira yoyendamo ine,

³⁷Ndinathamangitsa adani anga ndi kuwapitirira;

³⁸Ndinakantha adaniwo kotero kuti sanathenso kudzuka;

³⁹Inu munandiveka ndi mphamvu yokachitira nkhondo,

⁴⁰Inu munachititsa adani anga kutembenuka, kuonetsa misana yawo pothawa,

⁴¹Iwo anafuwula kupempha thandizo, koma panalibe ndi mmodzi yemwe owapulumutsa.

⁴²Ine ndinawaperesa ngati fumbi lowuluka ndi mphepo.

⁴³Inu mwandipulumutsa mʼmanja mwa anthu;

⁴⁴Alendo amadzipereka okha pamaso panga;

⁴⁵Iwo onse anataya mtima;

⁴⁶Yehova ndi wamoyo! Litamandidwe Thanthwe langa!

⁴⁷Iye ndi Mulungu amene amabwezera chilango,

⁴⁸amene amandipulumutsa mʼmanja mwa adani anga.

⁴⁹Choncho ine ndidzakutamandani pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina, Inu Yehova;

⁵⁰Iye amapereka chipambano chachikulu kwa mfumu yake;