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Ee Mungu wa sifa zangu, usinyamaze,
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent.
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Kwa maana wamenifumbulia kinywa; Kinywa cha mtu asiye haki, cha hila, Wamesema nami kwa ulimi wa uongo.
For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
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Naam, kwa maneno ya chuki wamenizunguka, Wamepigana nami bure.
They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.
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Badala ya upendo wangu wao hunishitaki, Ijapokuwa naliwaombea.
In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
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Wamenichukuza mabaya badala ya mema, Na chuki badala ya upendo wangu.
They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
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Uweke mtu mkorofi juu yake, Mshitaki asimame mkono wake wa kuume.
Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
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Katika kuhukumiwa ataonekana hana haki, Na sala yake itadhaniwa kuwa ni dhambi.
When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
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Siku zake na ziwe chache, Usimamizi wake na atwae mtu mwingine.
May his days be few; may another take his position.
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Wanawe na wawe yatima, Na mkewe na awe mjane.
May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
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Kutanga na watange wanawe na kuomba, Watafute chakula mbali na mahame yao.
May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
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Mdai na anase vitu vyote alivyo navyo, Wageni na wateke mapato ya kazi yake.
May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
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Asiwe na mtu wa kumfanyia fadhili, Wala mtu wa kuwahurumia yatima wake.
May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.
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Wazao wake waangamizwe, Jina lao likafutwe katika kizazi cha pili.
May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
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Uovu wa baba zake ukumbukwe mbele za Bwana, Na dhambi ya mamaye isifutwe.
May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
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Ziwe mbele za Bwana daima, Aliondoe kumbukumbu lao duniani.
May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.
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Kwa kuwa hakukumbuka kutenda fadhili, Bali alimfukuza mnyonge na mhitaji, Hata akamfisha mtu aliyevunjika moyo,
For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
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Naye alipenda kulaani, nako kukampata. Hakupendezwa na kubariki, kukawa mbali naye,
The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
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Alijivika laana kana kwamba ni vazi lake. Ikamwingilia moyoni kama maji, Na kama mafuta mifupani mwake.
The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
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Na iwe kwake kama vazi ajivikalo, Na kama mshipi ajifungao daima.
May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.
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Ndiyo malipo ya washitaki wangu toka kwa Bwana, Na ya hao wanaoisingizia nafsi yangu mabaya.
May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.
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Na Wewe, MUNGU, Bwana, unitendee kwa ajili ya jina lako, Kwa kuwa fadhili zako ni njema uniokoe.
But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
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Kwa maana mimi ni mnyonge na mhitaji, Na moyo wangu umejeruhi ndani yangu.
For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.
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Ninapita kama kivuli kianzacho kutoweka, Ninapeperushwa kama nzige.
I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
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Magoti yangu yamedhoofu kwa kufunga, Na mwili wangu umekonda kwa kukosa mafuta.
My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.
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Nami nalikuwa laumu kwao, Wanionapo hutikisa vichwa vyao.
I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
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Ee Bwana, Mungu wangu, unisaidie, Uniokoe sawasawa na fadhili zako.
Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.
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Nao wakajue ya kuwa ndio mkono wako; Wewe, Bwana, umeyafanya hayo.
Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it.
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Wao walaani, bali Wewe utabariki, Wameondoka wao wakaaibishwa, Bali mtumishi wako atafurahi.
Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.
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Washitaki wangu watavikwa fedheha, Watajivika aibu yao kama joho.
May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
30
Nitamshukuru Bwana kwa kinywa changu, Naam, nitamsifu katikati ya mkutano.
With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.
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Maana atasimama mkono wa kuume wa mhitaji Amwokoe na wanaoihukumu nafsi yake.
For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
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