To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.
1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:
According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Ee Mungu, unirehemu, Sawasawa na fadhili zako. Kiasi cha wingi wa rehema zako, Uyafute makosa yangu.
2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
Unioshe kabisa na uovu wangu, Unitakase dhambi zangu.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions:
And my sin is ever before me.
Maana nimejua mimi makosa yangu Na dhambi yangu i mbele yangu daima.
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight:
That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Nimekutenda dhambi Wewe peke yako, Na kufanya maovu mbele za macho yako. Wewe ujulikane kuwa una haki unenapo, Na kuwa safi utoapo hukumu.
5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;
And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Tazama, mimi naliumbwa katika hali ya uovu; Mama yangu alinichukua mimba hatiani.
6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts:
And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
Tazama, wapendezwa na kweli iliyo moyoni; Nawe utanijulisha hekima kwa siri,
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Unisafishe kwa hisopo nami nitakuwa safi, Unioshe, nami nitakuwa mweupe kuliko theluji
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness;
That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Unifanye kusikia furaha na shangwe, Mifupa uliyoiponda ifurahi.
9 Hide thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities.
Usitiri uso wako usitazame dhambi zangu; Uzifute hatia zangu zote.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God;
And renew a right spirit within me.
Ee Mungu, uniumbie moyo safi, Uifanye upya roho iliyotulia ndani yangu
11 Cast me not away from thy presence;
And take not thy holy spirit from me.
Usinitenge na uso wako, Wala roho yako mtakatifu usiniondolee.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
And uphold me with thy free spirit.
Unirudishie furaha ya wokovu wako; Unitegemeze kwa roho ya wepesi.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Nitawafundisha wakosaji njia zako, Na wenye dhambi watarejea kwako.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation:
And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Ee MUNGU, Mungu wa wokovu wangu, Uniponye na damu za watu, Na ulimi wangu utaiimba haki yako.
15 O Lord, open thou my lips;
And my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
Ee Bwana, uifumbue midomo yangu, Na kinywa changu kitazinena sifa zako.
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it:
Thou delightest not in burnt offering.
Maana hupendezwi na dhabihu, au ningeitoa, Wewe huridhii sadaka ya kuteketezwa.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Dhabihu za Mungu ni roho iliyovunjika; Moyo uliovunjika na kupondeka, Ee Mungu, hutaudharau.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion:
Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Uitendee mema Sayuni kwa radhi yako, Uzijenge kuta za Yerusalemu.
19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering:
Then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
Ndipo utakapopendezwa na dhabihu za haki, Na sadaka za kuteketezwa, na kafara. Ndipo watakapotoa ng'ombe Juu ya madhabahu yako.
