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Ni kweli, enyi wakuu, mnanena haki? Enyi wanadamu, mnahukumu kwa adili?
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
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Sivyo! Mioyoni mwenu mnatenda maovu; Katika nchi mnapima udhalimu wa mikono yenu.
No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
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Wasio haki wamejitenga tangu kuzaliwa kwao; Tangu tumboni wamepotea, wakisema uongo.
The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
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Sumu yao, mfano wake ni sumu ya nyoka; Mfano wao ni fira kiziwi azibaye sikio lake.
Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
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Asiyeisikiliza sauti ya waganga, Ijapo wanafanya uganga kwa ustadi.
refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
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Ee Mungu, uyavunje meno yao vinywani mwao; Ee Bwana, uyavunje magego ya wana-simba.
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
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Na watoweke kama maji yapitayo kwa kasi; Akiielekeza mishale yake, iwe imetiwa ubutu.
May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
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Kama konokono ayeyukaye na kutoweka, Kama mimba iliyoharibika, isiyoliona jua,
Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
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Kabla ya masufuria yenu kupata moto wa miiba, Ataipeperusha kama chamchela, Iliyo mibichi na iliyo moto.
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.
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Mwenye haki atafurahi akionapo kisasi; Ataiosha miguu yake katika damu ya wasio haki.
The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
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Na mwanadamu atasema, Hakika iko thawabu yake mwenye haki. Hakika yuko Mungu Anayehukumu katika dunia.
Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
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