1 Mulungu ndiye kothawira kwathu ndi mphamvu yathu,

thandizo lopezekeratu pa nthawi ya mavuto.

1 Iye amene amakhala mu mthunzi wa Wammwambamwamba

adzapuma mu mthunzi wa Wamphamvuzonse.

2 Ndidzanena za Yehova, "Iye ndiye pothawira panga ndi linga langa,

Mulungu wanga amene ndimadalira."

3 Ndithu, Iye adzakupulumutsa ku msampha wa mlenje

ndi ku mliri woopsa;

4 Adzakuphimba ndi nthenga zake,

ndipo udzapeza malo othawira mʼmapikomo;

kukhulupirika kwake kudzakhala chishango chako ndi lihawo.

1 Davide anati: Ine ndimakukondani Inu Yehova, mphamvu zanga.

2 Yehova ndiye thanthwe langa, chitetezo changa ndi mpulumutsi wanga;

Mulungu wanga ndi thanthwe langa mʼmene ndimathawiramo.

Chishango changa ndi ndodo yachipulumutso changa, ndi linga langa.

3 Ndimayitana Yehova amene ndi woyenera matamando,

ndipo ndapulumutsidwa kwa adani anga.

1 Ndisungeni Inu Mulungu,

pakuti ine ndimathawira kwa Inu.

1 Yehova ndiye kuwunika kwanga ndi chipulumutso changa;

ndidzaopa yani?

Yehova ndi linga la moyo wanga;

ndidzachita mantha ndi yani?

2 Pamene anthu oyipa abwera kudzalimbana nane

kudzadya mnofu wanga,

pamene adani anga ndi achiwembu andithira nkhondo,

iwo adzapunthwa ndi kugwa.

3 Ngakhale gulu lankhondo lindizinge,

mtima wanga sudzaopa.

Ngakhale nkhondo itayambika kulimbana nane,

ngakhale nthawi imeneyo, ine ndidzalimbika mtima.

1 Mwa Inu Yehova, ine ndimathawiramo;

musalole nʼkomwe kuti ndichititsidwe manyazi;

mundipulumutse chifukwa cha chilungamo chanu.

2 Tcherani khutu lanu kwa ine,

bwerani msanga kudzandilanditsa;

mukhale thanthwe langa lothawirapo,

linga lolimba kundipulumutsa ine.

3 Popeza Inu ndinu thanthwe langa ndi linga langa,

chifukwa cha dzina lanu tsogolereni ndi kundiwongolera.

4 Ndimasuleni mu msampha umene anditchera

pakuti ndinu pothawirapo panga.

5 Mʼmanja mwanu ndipereka mzimu wanga;

womboleni Yehova Mulungu wachoonadi.

3 Mukhale thanthwe langa lothawirapo,

kumene ine nditha kupita nthawi zonse;

lamulani kuti ndipulumuke,

pakuti Inu ndinu thanthwe langa ndi linga langa.

8 Nʼkwabwino kuthawira kwa Yehova

kusiyana ndi kudalira munthu.

9 Nʼkwabwino kuthawira kwa Yehova

kusiyana ndi kudalira mafumu.

5 Peza mpumulo mwa Mulungu yekhayo iwe moyo wanga;

chiyembekezo changa chichokera mwa Iye.

6 Iye yekhayo ndiye thanthwe langa ndi chipulumutso changa;

Iyeyo ndi linga langa; sindidzagwedezeka.

7 Chipulumutso changa ndi ulemu wanga zimachokera kwa Mulungu:

Iye ndiye thanthwe langa lamphamvu; Mulungu ndiye pothawira panga.

8 Dalirani Iye nthawi zonse, inu anthu;

khuthulani mitima yanu kwa Iye,

pakuti Mulungu ndiye pothawirapo pathu.

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17 Inu mphamvu yanga, ndiyimba matamando kwa inu;

Inu Mulungu, ndinu linga langa, Mulungu wanga wachikondi.

1 Ambuye, mwakhala muli malo athu okhalamo

pa mibado yonse.

2 Mapiri asanabadwe,

musanalenge nʼkomwe dziko lapansi ndi dziko lonse,

kuyambira muyaya mpaka muyaya Inu ndinu Mulungu.

9 Yehova ndiye kothawirako kwa opsinjika mtima,

linga pa nthawi ya mavuto.

10 Iwo amene amadziwa dzina lanu adzadalira Inu,

pakuti Inu Yehova, simunawatayepo amene amafunafuna inu.

7 Chikondi chanu chosatha ndi chamtengowapatali!

Otchuka pamodzi ndi anthu wamba pakati pa anthu

amapeza pothawirapo mu mthunzi wa mapiko anu.

7 Yehova ndi wabwino,

ndiye kothawirako nthawi ya masautso.

Amasamalira amene amamudalira,

4 Inu mwakhala ngati populumukira pa anthu osauka,

mwakhala ngati kobisalirako munthu wovutika pa nthawi ya masautso ake.

Mwakhala ngati pobisalirapo

pa nthawi ya mphepo yamkuntho ndi mthunzi pa nthawi ya dzuwa.

Pakuti anthu ankhanza

ali ngati mphepo yamkuntho yowomba pa khoma,

26 Amene amaopa Yehova ali ndi chitetezo chokwanira

ndipo iye adzakhala pothawira pa ana ake.

29 Njira za Yehova ndi linga loteteza anthu ochita zabwino,

koma wochita zoyipa adzawonongeka.