Masalimo 55

¹Mvetserani pemphero langa, Inu Mulungu,

²mverani ndipo mundiyankhe.

³chifukwa cha mawu a adani anga,

⁴Mtima wanga ukupweteka mʼkati mwanga;

⁵Mantha ndi kunjenjemera zandizinga;

⁶Ndinati, “Ndithu, ndikanakhala ndi mapiko ankhunda!

⁷Ndikanathawira kutali

⁸Ndikanathamangira kumalo anga a chitetezo;

⁹Sokonezani maganizo a oyipa, Inu Ambuye, tsutsani mawu awo;

¹⁰Usana ndi usiku iwo akuzungulirazungulira pa makoma ake;

¹¹Mphamvu zowononga zili pa ntchito mu mzinda;

¹²Akanakhala mdani akundinyoza, ine

¹³Koma iweyo mnzanga, mnzanga woyenda naye,

¹⁴Mnzanga amene nthawi ina tinkasangalala

¹⁵Mulole imfa itenge adani anga mwadzidzidzi;

¹⁶Koma ine ndinafuwulira kwa Mulungu,

¹⁷Madzulo, mmawa ndi masana

¹⁸Iye amandiwombola ine osavulazidwa

¹⁹Mulungu amene ali pa mpando wake kwamuyaya,

²⁰Mnzanga woyenda naye wathira nkhondo abwenzi ake;

²¹Mawu ake ndi osalala kuposa batala

²²Tulani nkhawa zanu kwa Yehova

²³Koma Inu Mulungu mudzawatsitsa anthu oyipa