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Ee Bwana, umenichunguza na kunijua.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
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Wewe wajua kuketi kwangu na kuondoka kwangu; Umelifahamu wazo langu tokea mbali.
You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.
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Umepepeta kwenda kwangu na kulala kwangu, Umeelewa na njia zangu zote.
You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways.
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Maana hamna neno ulimini mwangu Usilolijua kabisa, Bwana.
Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.
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Umenizingira nyuma na mbele, Ukaniwekea mkono wako.
You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.
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Maarifa hayo ni ya ajabu, yanishinda mimi, Hayadirikiki, siwezi kuyafikia.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
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Niende wapi nijiepushe na roho yako? Niende wapi niukimbie uso wako?
Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
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Kama ningepanda mbinguni, Wewe uko; Ningefanya kuzimu kitanda changu, Wewe uko.
If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
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Ningezitwaa mbawa za asubuhi, Na kukaa pande za mwisho za bahari;
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,
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Huko nako mkono wako utaniongoza, Na mkono wako wa kuume utanishika.
even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.
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Kama nikisema, Hakika giza litanifunika, Na nuru inizungukayo ingekuwa usiku;
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—
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Giza nalo halikufichi kitu, Bali usiku huangaza kama mchana; Giza na mwanga kwako ni sawasawa.
even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.
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Maana Wewe ndiwe uliyeniumba mtima wangu, Uliniunga tumboni mwa mama yangu.
For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
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Nitakushukuru kwa kuwa nimeumbwa Kwa jinsi ya ajabu ya kutisha. Matendo yako ni ya ajabu, Na nafsi yangu yajua sana,
I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
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Mifupa yangu haikusitirika kwako, Nilipoumbwa kwa siri, Nilipoungwa kwa ustadi pande za chini za nchi;
My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
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Macho yako yaliniona kabla sijakamilika; Chuoni mwako ziliandikwa zote pia, Siku zilizoamriwa kabla hazijawa bado.
Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.
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Mungu, fikira zako zina thamani nyingi kwangu; Jinsi ilivyo kubwa jumla yake!
How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
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Kama ningezihesabu ni nyingi kuliko mchanga; Niamkapo nikali pamoja nawe.
If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.
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Ee Mungu, laiti ungewafisha waovu! Enyi watu wa damu, ondokeni kwangu;
O God, that You would slay the wicked—away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
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Kwa maana wakuasi kwa ubaya, Adui zako wakutaja jina lako bure.
who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.
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Je! Bwana nisiwachukie wanaokuchukia? Nisikirihike nao wakuasio?
Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
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Nawachukia kwa ukomo wa chuki, Wamekuwa adui kwangu.
I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them as my enemies.
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Ee Mungu, unichunguze, uujue moyo wangu, Unijaribu, uyajue mawazo yangu;
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
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Uone kama iko njia iletayo majuto ndani yangu, Ukaniongoze katika njia ya milele.
See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.
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