A Song of degrees.
1 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
Ee Bwana, toka vilindini nimekulilia.
2 Lord, hear my voice:
Let thine ears be attentive
To the voice of my supplications.
Bwana, uisikie sauti yangu. Masikio yako na yaisikilize Sauti ya dua zangu.
3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities,
O Lord, who shall stand?
Bwana, kama Wewe ungehesabu maovu, Ee Bwana, nani angesimama?
4 But there is forgiveness with thee,
That thou mayest be feared.
Lakini kwako kuna msamaha, Ili Wewe uogopwe.
5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait,
And in his word do I hope.
Nimemngoja Bwana, roho yangu imengoja, Na neno lake nimelitumainia.
6 My soul waiteth for the Lord
More than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Nafsi yangu inamngoja Bwana, Kuliko walinzi waingojavyo asubuhi, Naam, walinzi waingojao asubuhi.
7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: For with the LORD there is mercy,
And with him is plenteous redemption.
Ee Israeli, umtarajie Bwana; Maana kwa Bwana kuna fadhili, Na kwake kuna ukombozi mwingi.
8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Yeye atamkomboa Israeli na maovu yake yote.
