Psalm 123
A song of ascents.
1I lift up my eyes to you,
to you who sit enthroned in heaven.
2As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord our God,
till he shows us his mercy.
3Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,
for we have endured no end of contempt.
4We have endured no end
of ridicule from the arrogant,
of contempt from the proud.
Salimo 123
Nyimbo yoyimba pokwera ku Yerusalemu.
1Ndikweza maso anga kwa Inu,
kwa Inu amene mumakhala kumwamba.
2Taonani, monga momwe maso a akapolo amayangʼana mʼdzanja la mbuye wawo,
monga momwenso maso a mdzakazi amayangʼana mʼdzanja la dona wake,
choncho maso athu ali kwa Yehova Mulungu wathu,
mpaka atichitire chifundo.
3Mutichitire chifundo, Inu Yehova mutichitire chifundo,
pakuti tapirira chitonzo chachikulu.
4Ife tapirira mnyozo wambiri kuchokera kwa anthu odzikuza,
chitonzo chachikulu kuchokera kwa anthu onyada.