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Ee Bwana, utete nao wanaoteta nami, Upigane nao wanaopigana nami.
Of David. Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
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Uishike ngao na kigao, Usimame unisaidie.
Take up Your shield and buckler; arise and come to my aid.
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Uutoe na mkuki uwapinge wanaonifuatia, Uiambie nafsi yangu, Mimi ni wokovu wako.
Draw the spear and javelin against my pursuers; say to my soul: “I am your salvation.”
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Waaibishwe, wafedheheshwe, Wanaoitafuta nafsi yangu. Warudishwe nyuma, wafadhaishwe, Wanaonizulia mabaya.
May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
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Wawe kama makapi mbele ya upepo, Malaika wa Bwana akiwaangusha chini.
May they be like chaff in the wind, as the angel of the LORD drives them away.
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Njia yao na iwe giza na utelezi, Malaika wa Bwana akiwafuatia.
May their path be dark and slick, as the angel of the LORD pursues.
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Maana bila sababu wamenifichia wavu, Bila sababu wameichimbia shimo nafsi yangu.
For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
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Uharibifu na umpate kwa ghafula, Na wavu aliouficha umnase yeye mwenyewe; Kwa uharibifu aanguke ndani yake.
May ruin befall them by surprise; may the net they hid ensnare them; may they fall into the hazard they created.
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Na nafsi yangu itamfurahia Bwana, Na kuushangilia wokovu wake.
Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
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Mifupa yangu yote itasema, Bwana, ni nani aliye kama Wewe? Umponyaye maskini na mtu aliye hodari kumshinda yeye, Naam, maskini na mhitaji na mtu amtekaye.
All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
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Mashahidi wa udhalimu wanasimama, Wananiuliza mambo nisiyoyajua.
Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
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Wananilipa mabaya badala ya mema, Hata nafsi yangu ikaingia ukiwa.
They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
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Bali mimi, walipougua wao, Nguo yangu ilikuwa gunia. Nalijitesa nafsi yangu kwa kufunga; Maombi yangu yakarejea kifuani mwangu.
Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.
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Nalijifanya kama kwamba ni rafiki au ndugu yangu, Naliinama nikilia kama aliyefiwa na mamaye.
I paced about as for my friend or brother; I was bowed down with grief, like one mourning for his mother.
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Lakini nikijikwaa hufurahi na kukusanyana, Walinikusanyikia watu ovyo nisiowajua, Wananipapura wala hawakomi.
But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
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Kama wenye mzaha wakikufuru karamuni Wananisagia meno.
Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
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Bwana, hata lini utatazama? Uiokoe nafsi yangu na maharabu yao, Na mpenzi wangu na wana-simba.
How long, O Lord, will You look on? Rescue my soul from their ravages, my precious life from these lions.
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Nitakushukuru katika kusanyiko kubwa; Nitakusifu kati ya watu wengi.
Then I will give You thanks in the great assembly; I will praise You among many people.
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Walio adui zangu bure wasinisimange, Wanaonichukia bila sababu wasining'ong'e.
Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice.
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Maana hawasemi maneno ya amani, Na juu ya watulivu wa nchi huwaza hila.
For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
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Nao wananifumbulia vinywa vyao, Husema, Ewe! Ewe! Jicho letu limeona.
They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
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Wewe, Bwana, umeona, usinyamaze; Ee Bwana, usiwe mbali nami.
O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.
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Uamke, uwe macho ili kunipatia hukumu Kwa ajili ya madai yangu, Mungu wangu na Bwana wangu.
Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
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Unihukumu kwa haki yako, Ee Bwana, Mungu wangu, Wala wasinisimangize.
Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
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Wasiseme moyoni, Haya! Ndivyo tutakavyo; Wasiseme, Tumemmeza.
Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”
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Waaibishwe, wafedheheshwe pamoja, Wanaoifurahia hali yangu mbaya. Wavikwe aibu na fedheha, Wanaojikuza juu yangu.
May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
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Washangilie na kufurahi, Wapendezwao na haki yangu. Naam, waseme daima, Atukuzwe Bwana, Apendezwaye na amani ya mtumishi wake.
May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
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Na ulimi wangu utanena haki yako, Na sifa zako mchana kutwa.
Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
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