Psalms 16
1 A michtam of David. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
Unilinde, Mungu, kwa kuwa nakimbilia kwako kwa ajili ya usalama.
2 I said to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord, my happiness rests in you alone.
Nami ninasema kwa Yahwe, “Wewe ni Bwana wangu; wema wangu ni bure pasipo wewe.
3 Those who are holy in the land, they, they alone, are the noble ones; all my delight is in them.’
Kama kwa watakatifu walioko duniani, ndio walio bora; furaha yangu yote iko kwao.
4 Those who choose other gods find endless sorrow. In their offerings of blood I will have no part nor take their name on my lips.
Taabu yao itaongezeka, wale watafutao miungu mingine. Sitamimina sadaka ya damu kwa miungu yao. Wala kuyainua majina yao kwa midomo yao.
5 The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
Yahwe, wewe ni sehemu ya chaguo langu na kikombe changu. Unaishikilia kesho yangu.
6 The boundary lines of my life mark out delightful country, my heritage pleases me well.
Mistari iliyo pimwa imelelazwa mahari pa kufurahisha kwa ajili yangu; hakika urithi ufurahishao ni wangu.
7 I praise the Lord for his counsel, which so stirs my heart in the night.
Nitakubariki Yahwe, wewe unishauliye; hata wakati wa usiku akili zangu za nielekeza.
8 I keep the Lord always in mind: with him at my hand, I can never be moved.
Nimemuweka Yahwe mbele yangu kila wakati, ili nisitikisike kutoka mkono wake wa kuume.
9 So my heart is glad, there is joy inside me; and in safety of body I live.
Kwa hiyo moyo wangu unafuraha, utukufu wangu washangilia. Hakika nitaishi katika usalama.
Kwa kuwa hautaiacha roho yangu kuzimuni. Wewe hautamuacha mwaminifu wako kuliona shimo. (Sheol h7585)
11 You will show me the path that leads to life, to that fulness of joy which is in your presence, and the pleasures dispensed by your hand evermore.
Wewe hunifundisha njia ya maisha; furaha tele inakaa katika uwepo wako; furaha inakaa katika mkono wako wa kuume milele!”
