Masalmo
Nyimbo ya Dhavidhi.
א [Alefi]
2 Iwo anadzauma mwakucimbiza ninga tsanga+
Pontho anabunyala ninga thongwe.
ב [Bheti]
4 Tsandzaya kakamwe pakulambira Yahova,
Iye anadzakupasa pinafuna ntima wako.
ג [Gimeli]
6 Iye anadzacitisa kuti ulungami wako uyetimire ninga ceza,
Pontho kulungama kwako ninga ceza ca dzuwa namasikati.
ד [Dhaleti]
7 Dikhira Yahova mwakupirira+
Dikhira toera uone pinafuna iye kucita.
Leka kuipirwa na munthu
Wakuti asakwanisa kucita pyakuipa pinanyerezera iye.+
ה [He]
9 Ale anacita pinthu pyakuipa anadzafudzwa,+
Mbwenye ale anadikhira Yahova anadzapaswa dziko yapantsi.+
ו [Vau]
11 Mbwenye anthu akukhurudzika anadzapaswa dziko yapantsi,+
Pontho iwo anadzatsandzaya kakamwe na kunjipa kwa ntendere.+
ז [Zaine]
12 Nyakucita pyakuipa asacitira munthu wadidi pinthu pyakuipa;+
Iye asaipirwa kakamwe* angaona munthu wadidi.
13 Mbwenye Yahova asaseka nyakuipa,
Thangwi Iye asadziwa kuti inadzafika ntsiku yace yakuphiwa.+
ח [Heti]
14 Anyakuipa asasolola masupada awo mbakunga* mauta awo
Toera kugwisa anthu akupondererwa na akutcerenga,
Toera kupha anthu anafamba munjira yakulungama.
15 Mbwenye masupada awo anadzalasa mitima yawo;+
Mauta awo anadzakhumulwa.
ט [Tete]
16 Mphyadidi kukhala na anthu pangʼono akulungama,
Kupiringana kukhala na anthu azinji anacita pinthu pyakuipa.+
17 Thangwi mikono ya anyakuipa inadzakhumulwa,
Mbwenye Yahova anadzaphedza anthu akulungama.
י [Yodhe]
18 Yahova asadziwa nyatwa zinatamba anthu akusowa mulando,*
Pontho unthaka wawo unadzakhala kwenda na kwenda.+
19 Iwo nee anadzapaswa manyadzo pa ndzidzi wa nyatwa;
Mu ndzidzi wa njala iwo anadzakhala na pyakudya pizinji.
כ [Kafe]
20 Mbwenye ale anacita pinthu pyakuipa anadzaphiwa;+
Anyamalwa a Yahova anadzazambazika ninga kubalika kwa thongwe;
Iwo anadzazambazika ninga utci.
ל [Lamedhi]
21 Nyakucita pyakuipa asafiyari, mbakhonda kubweza,
Mbwenye munthu wakulungama asapasa mwakudzala manja.+
22 Ale anapaswa nkhombo na Mulungu anadzapaswa dziko yapantsi,
Mbwenye ale anapaswa dzedze na Mulungu anadzaphiwa.+
מ [Memi]
נ [Nuni]
26 Ndzidzi onsene iye asabwerekesa anthu pyonsene pinafuna iwo,+
Pontho anace anadzapaswa nkhombo.
ס [Sameki]
27 Siya pyakuipa, mbucita pinthu pyadidi,+
Ungacita pyenepi, unadzakhala kwenda na kwenda pa dziko yapantsi.
28 Thangwi Yahova asafuna ulungami,
Pontho iye nkhabe kudzasiya anthu ace akukhulupirika.+
ע [Ayine]
Iwo anadzatsidzikizwa ndzidzi onsene;+
Mbwenye dzindza ya anthu anacita pinthu pyakuipa, inadzafudzwa.+
פ [Pe]
30 Mulomo wa munthu wakulungama, usalonga pinthu pyandzeru,*
צ [Tsadhe]
32 Nyakucita pyakuipa asayangʼana munthu wakulungama,
Mbasaka njira toera kumupha.
33 Mbwenye Yahova nee anadzampereka mʼmanja mwa munthu unoyu,+
Peno kumpasa mulando mu ndzidzi unatongwa iye.+
ק [Kofe]
34 Dikhira Yahova mbutoweza njira zace,
Iye anadzakupasa mbiri, mbakucitisa kutambira dziko yapantsi ninga unthaka.
Ale anacita pinthu pyakuipa angafudzwa,+ iwe unadzaona pyenepi.+
ר [Rexi]
35 Ine ndaona munthu wakuipa na wausumankha
Mbakathambaruka ninga pinacita muti wa masamba akubithimira pa mbuto idamera iwo.+
ש [Xini]
37 Ona munthu wakusowa mulando,*
Pontho yangʼana munthu wakulungama,+
Thangwi tsogolo ya munthu unoyu inadzakhala yantendere.+
38 Mbwenye anthu onsene anacita madawo anadzafudzwa;
Tsogolo ya anthu akuipa inadzakhala kuphiwa.+
ת [Tau]
39 Cipulumuso ca anthu akulungama cisabuluka kuna Yahova;+
Iye ndi mbuto yawo yakuthawira mʼmidzidzi ya nyatwa.+
40 Yahova anadzaaphedza mbaapulumusa.
Iye anadzaaombola kuna ale anacita pinthu pyakuipa, mbaapulumusa,+
Thangwi iwo athawira kuna iye.+