1 Bless the LORD, O my soul.
O LORD my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honour and majesty:
Ee nafsi yangu, umhimidi Bwana. Wewe, Bwana, Mungu wangu, Umejifanya mkuu sana; Umejivika heshima na adhama.
2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment:
Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Umejivika nuru kama vazi; Umezitandika mbingu kama pazia;
3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters:
Who maketh the clouds his chariot: Who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Na kuziweka nguzo za orofa zake majini. Huyafanya mawingu kuwa gari lake, Na kwenda juu ya mabawa ya upepo,
4 Who maketh his angels spirits;
His ministers a flaming fire:
Huwafanya malaika zake kuwa pepo, Na watumishi wake kuwa moto wa miali.
5 Who laid the foundations of the earth,
That it should not be removed for ever.
Uliiweka nchi juu ya misingi yake, Isitikisike milele.
6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment:
The waters stood above the mountains.
Uliifunika kwa vilindi kama kwa vazi, Maji yalikuwa yakisimama juu ya milima.
7 At thy rebuke they fled;
At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Kwa kukemea kwako yakakimbia, Kwa sauti ya radi yako yakaenda zake kasi,
8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys
Unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
Yakapanda milima, yakatelemka mabondeni, Mpaka mahali ulipoyatengenezea.
9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over;
That they turn not again to cover the earth.
Umeweka mpaka yasiupite, Wala yasirudi kuifunikiza nchi.
10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys,
Which run among the hills.
Hupeleka chemchemi katika mabonde; Zapita kati ya milima;
11 They give drink to every beast of the field:
The wild asses quench their thirst.
Zamnywesha kila mnyama wa kondeni; Punda mwitu huzima kiu yao.
12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation,
Which sing among the branches.
Kandokando hukaa ndege wa angani; Kati ya matawi hutoa sauti zao.
13 He watereth the hills from his chambers:
The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
Huinywesha milima toka orofa zake; Nchi imeshiba mazao ya kazi zako.
14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,
And herb for the service of man:
That he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Huyameesha majani kwa makundi, Na maboga kwa matumizi ya mwanadamu; Ili atoe chakula katika nchi,
15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man,
And oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
Na divai imfurahishe mtu moyo wake. Aung'aze uso wake kwa mafuta, Na mkate umburudishe mtu moyo wake.
16 The trees of the LORD are full of sap ;
The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
Miti ya Bwana nayo imeshiba, Mierezi ya Lebanoni aliyoipanda.
17 Where the birds make their nests:
As for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
Ndimo ndege wafanyamo vitundu vyao, Na korongo, misunobari ni nyumba yake.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats;
And the rocks for the conies.
Milima mirefu ndiko waliko mbuzi wa mwitu, Na magenge ni kimbilio la wibari.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons:
The sun knoweth his going down.
Aliufanya mwezi kwa ajili ya nyakati, Jua latambua kuchwa kwake.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night:
Wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth .
Wewe hufanya giza, kukawa usiku, Ndipo atambaapo kila mnyama wa mwitu.
21 The young lions roar after their prey,
And seek their meat from God.
Wana-simba hunguruma wakitaka mawindo, Ili kutafuta chakula chao kwa Mungu.
22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together,
And lay them down in their dens.
Jua lachomoza, wanakwenda zao, Na kujilaza mapangoni mwao.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work
And to his labour until the evening.
Mwanadamu atoka kwenda zake kazini, Na kwenye utumishi wake mpaka jioni.
24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works!
In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.
Ee Bwana, jinsi yalivyo mengi matendo yako! Kwa hekima umevifanya vyote pia. Dunia imejaa mali zako.
25 So is this great and wide sea,
Wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Bahari iko kule, kubwa na upana, Ndimo mlimo viendavyo visivyohesabika, Viumbe hai vidogo kwa vikubwa.
26 There go the ships: There is that leviathan,
Whom thou hast made to play therein.
Ndimo zipitamo merikebu, Ndimo alimo lewiathani uliyemwumba acheze humo.
27 These wait all upon thee;
That thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
Hao wote wanakungoja Wewe, Uwape chakula chao kwa wakati wake.
28 That thou givest them they gather:
Thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
Wewe huwapa, Wao wanakiokota; Wewe waukunjua mkono wako, Wao wanashiba mema;
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled:
Thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Wewe wauficha uso wako, Wao wanafadhaika; Waiondoa pumzi yao, wanakufa, Na kuyarudia mavumbi yao,
30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created:
And thou renewest the face of the earth.
Waipeleka roho yako, wanaumbwa, Nawe waufanya upya uso wa nchi.
31 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever:
The LORD shall rejoice in his works.
Utukufu wa Bwana na udumu milele; Bwana na ayafurahie matendo yake.
32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth:
He toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
Aitazama nchi, inatetemeka; Aigusa milima, inatoka moshi.
33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live:
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Nitamwimbia Bwana maadamu ninaishi; Nitamshangilia Mungu wangu nikiwa hai;
34 My meditation of him shall be sweet:
I will be glad in the LORD.
Kutafakari kwangu na kuwe kutamu kwake; Mimi nitamfurahia Bwana.
35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more.
Bless thou the LORD, O my soul.
Praise ye the LORD.
Wenye dhambi waangamizwe katika nchi, Watendao ubaya wasiwepo tena. Ee nafsi yangu, umhimidi Bwana.
