Psalms 26

1 Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.

1 Ee Bwana, nithibitishe katika haki, maana nimeishi maisha yasiyo na lawama; nimemtumainia Bwana bila kusitasita.

2 Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.

2 Ee Bwana, unijaribu, unipime, uuchunguze moyo wangu na mawazo yangu;

3 For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.

3 kwa maana upendo wako uko mbele yangu daima, nami natembea siku zote katika kweli yako.

4 I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.

4 Siketi pamoja na watu wadanganyifu, wala siandamani na wanafiki,

5 I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.

5 ninachukia kusanyiko la watenda mabaya na ninakataa kuketi pamoja na waovu.

6 I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,

6 Ninanawa mikono yangu kwa kuwa sina hatia, naikaribia madhabahu yako, Ee Bwana,

7 to raise my voice in thanksgiving and declare all Your wonderful works.

7 nikitangaza sifa yako kwa sauti kubwa, huku nikisimulia matendo yako ya ajabu.

8 O LORD, I love the house where You dwell, the place where Your glory resides.

8 Ee Bwana, naipenda nyumba yako mahali unakoishi, mahali ambapo utukufu wako hukaa.

9 Do not take my soul away with sinners, or my life with men of bloodshed,

9 Usiiondoe nafsi yangu pamoja na watenda dhambi, wala uhai wangu pamoja na wamwagao damu,

10 in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.

10 ambao mikononi mwao kuna mipango miovu, ambao mikono yao ya kuume imejaa rushwa.

11 But I will walk with integrity; redeem me and be merciful to me.

11 Bali mimi ninaishi maisha yasiyo na lawama; nikomboe na unihurumie.

12 My feet stand on level ground; in the congregations I will bless the LORD.

12 Miguu yangu imesimama katika uwanja tambarare; katika kusanyiko kuu nitamsifu Bwana.