Psalms 141

1 A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You.

1 Ee Bwana, ninakuita wewe, uje kwangu hima. Sikia sauti yangu ninapokuita.

2 May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering.

2 Maombi yangu na yafike mbele zako kama uvumba; kuinua mikono yangu juu na kuwe kama dhabihu ya jioni.

3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

3 Ee Bwana, weka mlinzi kinywani mwangu, weka ulinzi mlangoni mwa midomo yangu.

4 Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.

4 Usiuache moyo wangu uvutwe katika jambo baya, nisije nikashiriki katika matendo maovu pamoja na watu watendao mabaya, wala nisije nikala vyakula vyao vya anasa.

5 Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

5 Mtu mwenye haki na anipige: ni jambo la huruma; na anikemee: ni mafuta kichwani mwangu. Kichwa changu hakitalikataa. Hata hivyo, maombi yangu daima ni kinyume cha watenda mabaya,

6 When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

6 watawala wao watatupwa chini kutoka kwenye majabali, waovu watajifunza kwamba maneno yangu yalikuwa kweli.

7 As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

7 Watasema, “Kama mtu anavyolima na kuvunja ardhi, ndivyo mifupa yetu imetawanywa kwenye mlango wa kaburi.”

8 But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.

8 Lakini nimekaza macho yangu kwako, Ee Bwana Mwenyezi, ndani yako nimekimbilia, usiniache nife.

9 Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.

9 Niepushe na mitego waliyonitegea, kutokana na mitego iliyotegwa na watenda mabaya.

10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.

10 Waovu na waanguke kwenye nyavu zao wenyewe, wakati mimi ninapita salama.