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Ee Bwana, kwa nini wasimama mbali? Kwani kujificha nyakati za shida?
Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
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Kwa kiburi chake asiye haki mnyonge anafuatiwa kwa ukali; Na wanaswe kwa hila zizo hizo walizoziwaza.
In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
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Maana mdhalimu hujisifia tamaa ya nafsi yake, Na mwenye choyo humkana Bwana na kumdharau.
For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
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Mdhalimu kwa kiburi cha uso wake Asema, Hatapatiliza. Jumla ya mawazo yake ni, Hakuna Mungu;
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
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Njia zake ni thabiti kila wakati. Hukumu zako ziko juu asizione, Adui zake wote awafyonya.
He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.
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Asema moyoni mwake, Sitaondoshwa, Kizazi baada ya kizazi sitakuwamo taabuni.
He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”
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Kinywa chake kimejaa laana, Na hila na dhuluma. Chini ya ulimi wake kuna madhara na uovu,
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
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Hukaa katika maoteo ya vijiji. Mahali pa siri humwua asiye na hatia, Macho yake humvizia mtu duni.
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
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Huotea faraghani kama simba pangoni, Huotea amkamate mtu mnyonge. Naam, humkamata mtu mnyonge, Akimkokota wavuni mwake.
He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
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Hujikunyata na kuinama; Watu duni huanguka kwa nguvu zake.
They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength.
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Asema moyoni mwake, Mungu amesahau, Auficha uso wake, haoni kamwe.
He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
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Bwana, uondoke, Ee Mungu, uuinue mkono wako, Usiwasahau wanyonge.
Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
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Kwani mdhalimu kumdharau Mungu. Akisema moyoni mwake, Hutapatiliza?
Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
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Umeona, maana unaangalia madhara na jeuri, Uyatwae mkononi mwako. Mtu duni hukuachia nafsi yake, Maana umekuwa msaidizi wa yatima.
But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
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Uuvunje mkono wake mdhalimu, Na mbaya, uipatilize dhuluma yake, hata usiione.
Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.
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Bwana ndiye Mfalme milele na milele; Mataifa wamepotea kutoka nchi yake.
The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
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Bwana, umeisikia tamaa ya wanyonge, Utaitengeneza mioyo yao, utalitega sikio lako.
You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
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Ili kumhukumu yatima naye aliyeonewa, Binadamu aliye udongo asizidi kudhulumu.
to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
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