1“Mtima wanga wasweka,
masiku anga atha,
manda akundidikira.
2Ndithudi, anthu ondiseka andizungulira;
maso anga akupenyetsetsa mdani wanga.
3“Inu Mulungu, patseni chikole chimene mukufuna.
Ndani wina amene adzandiperekera ine chikole?
4Inu mwatseka maganizo awo kuti asamvetse zinthu;
choncho simudzawalola kuti apambane.
5Ngati munthu apereka mnzake chifukwa cha chuma,
ana ake sadzaona mwayi.
6“Mulungu wandisandutsa chisudzo chochiseka aliyense,
munthu amene anthu amalavulira malovu nkhope yake.
7Mʼmaso mwanga mwada ndi chisoni;
ndawonda ndi mutu womwe.
8Anthu olungama akudabwa nazo zimenezi;
anthu osachimwa akupsera mtima anthu osapembedza Mulungu.
9Komabe anthu olungama adzasunga njira zawo,
ndipo anthu a makhalidwe abwino mphamvu zawo zidzanka zikuchuluka.
10“Tsono bwerani nonsenu, bwerezaninso mawu anuwo,
sindidzapezapo munthu wanzeru pakati panupo.
11Masiku anga atha, zimene ndinakonza zalephereka,
pamodzinso ndi zokhumba za mtima wanga.
12Anthu awa amasandutsa usiku kukhala usana,
nthawi ya usiku iwo amati ‘kwatsala pangʼono kucha.’
13Ngati nyumba imene ndikuyiyembekezera ndi manda,
ngati ndiyala bedi langa mu mdima,
14ngati ndinena kwa dzenje la manda ‘ndinu abambo anga,’
ndiponso kwa mphutsi kuti, ‘ndinu amayi anga’ kapena ‘mlongo wanga,’
15tsono chiyembekezo changa chili kuti?
Ndani angaone populumukira panga?
16Ndithu sindidzakhalanso ndi chiyembekezo chilichonse,
polowa mʼmanda, pamene ndidzatsikira ku fumbi.”
1My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.17.1 breath…: or, spirit is spent 2Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?17.2 continue: Heb. lodge 3Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? 4For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 5He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.17.6 aforetime: or, before them 7Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.17.7 my members: or, my thoughts 8Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite. 9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.17.9 be…: Heb. add strength
10But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you. 11My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.17.11 the thoughts: Heb. the possessions 12They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.17.12 short: Heb. near 13If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness. 14I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.17.14 said: Heb. cried, or, called 15And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it? 16They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
