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Usikasirike kwa sababu ya watenda mabaya, Usiwahusudu wafanyao ubatili.
Of David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
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Maana kama majani watakatika mara, Kama miche mibichi watanyauka.
For they wither quickly like grass and wilt like tender plants.
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Umtumaini Bwana ukatende mema, Ukae katika nchi, upendezwe na uaminifu.
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
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Nawe utajifurahisha kwa Bwana, Naye atakupa haja za moyo wako.
Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
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Umkabidhi Bwana njia yako, Pia umtumaini, naye atafanya.
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
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Ataitokeza haki yako kama nuru, Na hukumu yako kama adhuhuri.
He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
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Ukae kimya mbele za Bwana, Nawe umngojee kwa saburi; Usimkasirikie yeye afanikiwaye katika njia yake, Wala mtu afanyaye hila.
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
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Ukomeshe hasira, uache ghadhabu, Usikasirike, mwisho wake ni kutenda mabaya.
Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
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Maana watenda mabaya wataharibiwa, Bali wamngojao Bwana ndio watakaoirithi nchi.
For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
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Maana bado kitambo kidogo asiye haki hatakuwapo, Utapaangalia mahali pake wala hatakuwapo.
Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.
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Bali wenye upole watairithi nchi, Watajifurahisha kwa wingi wa amani.
But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
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Asiye haki hunuia mabaya juu ya mwenye haki, Na kumsagia meno yake.
The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
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Bwana atamcheka, Maana ameona kwamba siku yake inakuja.
but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
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Wasio haki wamefuta upanga na kupinda uta, Wamwangushe chini maskini na mhitaji, Na kuwaua wenye mwenendo wa unyofu.
The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
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Upanga wao utaingia mioyoni mwao wenyewe, Na nyuta zao zitavunjika.
But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
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Kidogo alicho nacho mwenye haki ni bora Kuliko wingi wa mali wa wasio haki wengi.
Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
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Maana mikono ya wasio haki itavunjika, Bali Bwana huwategemeza wenye haki.
For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
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Bwana anazijua siku za wakamilifu, Na urithi wao utakuwa wa milele.
The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.
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Hawataaibika wakati wa ubaya, Na siku za njaa watashiba.
In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
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Bali wasio haki watapotea, Nao wamchukiao Bwana watatoweka, Kama uzuri wa mashamba, Kama moshi watatoweka.
But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
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Asiye haki hukopa wala halipi, Bali mwenye haki hufadhili, hukirimu.
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
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Maana waliobarikiwa na yeye watairithi nchi, Nao waliolaaniwa na yeye wataharibiwa.
Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
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Hatua za mtu zaimarishwa na Bwana, Naye aipenda njia yake.
The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
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Ajapojikwaa hataanguka chini, Bwana humshika mkono na kumtegemeza.
Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
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Nalikuwa kijana nami sasa ni mzee, Lakini sijamwona mwenye haki ameachwa Wala mzao wake akiomba chakula.
I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
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Mchana kutwa hufadhili na kukopesha, Na mzao wake hubarikiwa.
They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
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Jiepue na uovu, utende mema, Na kukaa hata milele.
Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
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Kwa kuwa Bwana hupenda haki, Wala hawaachi watauwa wake. Wao hulindwa milele, Bali mzao wa wasio haki ataharibiwa.
For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
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Wenye haki watairithi nchi, Nao watakaa humo milele.
The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
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Kinywa chake mwenye haki hunena hekima, Na ulimi wake husema hukumu.
The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
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Sheria ya Mungu wake imo moyoni mwake. Hatua zake hazitelezi.
The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
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Mtu asiye haki humvizia mwenye haki, Na kutafuta jinsi ya kumfisha.
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
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Bwana hatamwacha mkononi mwake, Wala hatamlaumu atakapohukumiwa.
the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.
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Wewe umngoje Bwana, Uishike njia yake, Naye atakutukuza uirithi nchi, Wasio haki watakapoharibiwa utawaona.
Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
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Nimemwona mtu asiye haki mkali sana, Akijieneza kama mwerezi wa Lebanoni.
I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
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Nikapita na kumbe! Hayuko, Nikamtafuta wala hakuonekana.
yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found.
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Umwangalie sana mtu mkamilifu, Umtazame mtu mnyofu, Maana mwisho wake mtu huyo ni amani.
Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
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Wakosaji wataangamizwa pamoja, Wasio haki mwisho wao wataharibiwa.
But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
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Na wokovu wa wenye haki una Bwana; Yeye ni ngome yao wakati wa taabu.
The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
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Naye Bwana huwasaidia na kuwaopoa; Huwaopoa na wasio haki na kuwaokoa; Kwa kuwa wamemtumaini Yeye.
The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
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