Salimo
Salimo la Davide, pa nthawi imene anachita zinthu ngati wamisala+ pamaso pa Abimeleki, moti anamuthamangitsa ndipo Davideyo anathawa.
א [Aleph]
34 Ndidzatamanda Yehova nthawi zonse.
Sindidzasiya kumutamanda ndi pakamwa panga.
ב [Beth]
ג [Gimel]
ד [Daleth]
4 Ndinapemphera kwa Yehova ndipo iye anandiyankha.+
Anandipulumutsa ku zinthu zonse zimene zimandichititsa mantha.+
ה [He]
5 Amene anamukhulupirira anasangalala,
Ndipo nkhope zawo sizinachite manyazi.
ז [Zayin]
6 Munthu wonyozekayu anaitana ndipo Yehova anamva.
Anamupulumutsa ku mavuto ake onse.+
ח [Heth]
7 Mngelo wa Yehova amamanga msasa kuzungulira anthu onse amene amaopa Mulungu,+
Ndipo amawapulumutsa.+
ט [Teth]
י [Yod]
כ [Kaph]
10 Ngakhale mikango yamphamvu* ingakhale ndi njala chifukwa chosowa chakudya.
Koma anthu amene akufunafuna Yehova sadzasowa chilichonse chabwino.+
ל [Lamed]
מ [Mem]
12 Kodi ndi ndani pakati panu amene amakonda moyo,
Ndipo angakonde atakhala ndi moyo wabwino kwa masiku ambiri?+
נ [Nun]
ס [Samekh]
14 Siyani kuchita zinthu zoipa ndipo muzichita zabwino.+
Yesetsani kukhala mwamtendere ndi ena komanso kuulimbikitsa.+
ע [Ayin]
פ [Pe]
16 Koma Yehova amakwiyira anthu ochita zoipa,
Iye adzawawononga ndipo sadzakumbukiridwanso padziko lapansi.+
צ [Tsade]
ק [Qoph]
18 Yehova ali pafupi ndi anthu a mtima wosweka.+
Iye amapulumutsa anthu amene akudzimvera chisoni mumtima mwawo.*+
ר [Resh]
ש [Shin]
20 Amateteza mafupa onse a munthu wolungamayo.
Ndipo palibe fupa ngakhale limodzi limene lathyoledwa.+
ת [Taw]
21 Munthu woipa adzakumana ndi tsoka ndipo adzafa.
Anthu odana ndi munthu wolungama adzapezeka olakwa.