Ni kweli, enyi wakuu, mnanena haki? Enyi wanadamu, mnahukumu kwa adili?
> Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?
Sivyo! Mioyoni mwenu mnatenda maovu; Katika nchi mnapima udhalimu wa mikono yenu.
No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.
Wasio haki wamejitenga tangu kuzaliwa kwao; Tangu tumboni wamepotea, wakisema uongo.
The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
Sumu yao, mfano wake ni sumu ya nyoka; Mfano wao ni fira kiziwi azibaye sikio lake.
Their poison is like the poison of a snake; Like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,
Asiyeisikiliza sauti ya waganga, Ijapo wanafanya uganga kwa ustadi.
Which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, No matter how skillful the charmer may be.
Ee Mungu, uyavunje meno yao vinywani mwao; Ee Bwana, uyavunje magego ya wana-simba.
Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.
Na watoweke kama maji yapitayo kwa kasi; Akiielekeza mishale yake, iwe imetiwa ubutu.
Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
Kama konokono ayeyukaye na kutoweka, Kama mimba iliyoharibika, isiyoliona jua,
Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, Like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.
Kabla ya masufuria yenu kupata moto wa miiba, Ataipeperusha kama chamchela, Iliyo mibichi na iliyo moto.
Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, He will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
Mwenye haki atafurahi akionapo kisasi; Ataiosha miguu yake katika damu ya wasio haki.
The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
Na mwanadamu atasema, Hakika iko thawabu yake mwenye haki. Hakika yuko Mungu Anayehukumu katika dunia.
So that men shall say, "Most assuredly there is a reward for the righteous. Most assuredly there is a God who judges the earth."