Salimo 17
Pemphero la Davide.
1 Imvani Inu Yehova pempho langa lachilungamo;
mverani kulira kwanga.
Tcherani khutu kuti mumve pemphero langa
popeza silikuchokera pakamwa pachinyengo.
2 Kusalakwa kwanga kuchokera kwa inu;
maso anu aone chimene ndi cholungama.
3 Ngakhale Inu mutafufuza mtima wanga ndi kundisanthula usiku,
ngakhale mutandiyesa, simudzapeza kanthu;
Ine ndatsimikiza kuti pakamwa panga sipadzachimwa.
4 Kunena za ntchito za anthu,
monga mwa mawu a pakamwa panu,
Ine ndadzisunga ndekha
posatsata njira zachiwawa.
5 Mayendedwe anga akhazikika pa njira zanu;
mapazi anga sanaterereke.
6 Ine ndikuyitana Inu, Mulungu wanga, pakuti mudzandiyankha;
tcherani khutu lanu kwa ine ndipo mumve pemphero langa.
7 Onetsani kudabwitsa kwa chikondi chanu chachikulu,
Inu amene mumapulumutsa ndi dzanja lanu lamanja
iwo amene amathawira kwa inu kuchoka kwa adani awo.
8 Mundisunge ine ngati mwanadiso;
mundibise mu mthunzi wa mapiko anu,
9 kuchoka kwa oyipa amene amandizinga ine,
kuchoka kwa anthu amene ndi adani anga, amene andizungulira ine.
10 Iwo amatseka mitima yawo yopanda chifundo,
ndi pakamwa pawo amayankhula modzitamandira.
11 Andisaka, tsopano andizungulira
ndi maso awo atcheru, kuti andigwetse pansi.
12 Iwo ali ngati mkango wofuna nyama;
ngati mkango waukulu wokhala mobisala.
13 Dzukani Yehova, mulimbane nawo ndipo muwagwetse pansi;
landitseni kuchoka kwa oyipa ndi lupanga lanu.
14 Inu Yehova, pulumutseni ndi dzanja lanu kwa anthu otere,
kwa anthu a dziko lino amene mphotho yawo ili mʼmoyo uno.
Inu mumaletsa njala kwa amene asangalatsidwa nanu;
ana awo aamuna ali ndi zinthu zambiri,
ndipo iwo amasunga chuma cha ana awo.
15 Ndipo ine mʼchilungamo ndidzaona nkhope yanu;
pamene ndidzadzuka, ndidzakondwera kwambiri poonana nanu.