Masalmo
Nyimbo ya ana a Kora.+ Kuna nyakutsogolera nyimbo; maimbiro a Maalati,* toera iimbwe mwakupitisirana. Masikili* a Emani+ wa mʼbanja ya Zera.
88 Yahova Mulungu, imwe ndimwe mpulumusi wanga,+
Namasikati ndisakucemerani,
Pontho namasiku ndisabwera pamaso panu.+
4 Ine ndisaoniwa ninga ndiri pakati pa ale anaenda kafikirwa nʼdjenje;*+
Ndadzakhala munthu wakusowa ciphedzo,*+
5 Ndasiyiwa pakati pa anthu akufa;
Ndakhala ninga anthu akufa adaikhwa munthumbi,
Ale akuti nee musaakumbukabve
Pontho akuti nee musaatsalakanabve.*
6 Mwandiponya nʼdjenje yakuzika kakamwe,
Mbuto yacidima, nʼdjenje ikulu kakamwe.
7 Ukali wanu usandilemera kakamwe,+
Pontho mukundithabusa na mabimbi anu amphambvu. (Sela)
8 Imwe mwakwata anthu anadziwana na ine mbamuenda nawo kutali na ine;+
Imwe mwandicitisa kukhala cinthu cakunyanyasa kuna iwo.
Ine ndafungirika, pontho nkhabe kwanisa kubuluka.
9 Maso anga nkhabebve kwanisa kuona mwadidi thangwi ya nyatwa.+
Yahova, ine ndisakucemerani ntsiku zonsene;+
Pakucita phembero, ine ndisathukula manja anga kuna imwe.
10 Kodi imwe munacita pirengo kuna ale adafa?
Kodi ale adafa analamuka muli akufa toera kukusimbani?+ (Sela)
11 Ufuni wanu wakukhonda mala unadzalongwa munthumbi?
Kodi kukhulupirika kwanu kunalongwa mʼmbuto yakufudza?*
12 Kodi pirengo pyanu pinadziwika ncidima?
Peno ulungami wanu unadziwika mu dziko ya anthu adaduwalwa?+
13 Mbwenye ndisapitiriza kukhuwa kuna imwe Yahova toera kuphemba ciphedzo,+
Ntsiku zonsene namacibese phembero yanga isafika kuna imwe.+
14 Thangwi yanji imwe Yahova musandikhonda?+
Thangwi yanji imwe musandibisira nkhope yanu?+
15 Kutomera uwana wanga,
Ndisatamba nyatwa zizinji, pontho ndasala pangʼono toera kufa;+
Mphambvu zanga zamala thangwi ya pinthu pyakugopswa pinatawirisa imwe kuti ndithimbane napyo.
16 Ukali wanu wakugaka moto usandikunda;+
Pinthu pyakugopswa pinabuluka kuna imwe pisandifudza.
17 Ntsiku zonsene pisandizungulira ninga madzi;
Pisandizungulira mʼmakhundu onsene.*
18 Imwe mwakwata axamwali anga na andzanga mbamuaendesa kutali na ine;+
Ndzanga adzakhala cidima.