¹Ndirwirei Jehovha pamunhu wakaipa, Ndichengetei pamunhu anehasha;

¹Deliver me, Yahweh, from the evil man. Preserve me from the violent man;

²Ivo, vanofunga zvakaipa mumoyo yavo; Vanogara vachimutsa kurwa.

²those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

³Vakarodza rurimi rwavo senyoka; Uturu bwechiva huri pasi pemiromo yavo.

³They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.

⁴Ndichengetei, Jehovha, pamaoko owakaipa; Ndichengetei pamunhu anomanikidza; Vanofunga mano okugumburisa tsoka dzangu.

⁴Yahweh, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.

⁵Vanozvikudza vakandivanzira musungo namabote; Vakadzika mumbure parutivi rwenzira, Vakanditeyera rugombe.

⁵The proud have hidden a snare for me, they have spread the cords of a net by the path. They have set traps for me. Selah.

⁶Ndakati kuna Jehovha, Mwari wangu; Teererai, Jehovha, munzwe inzwi rokukumbira kwangu.

⁶I said to Yahweh, “You are my God.” Listen to the cry of my petitions, Yahweh.

⁷Mwari Ishe, ndimi simba rokuponeswa kwangu, Makafukidza musoro wangu pazuva rokurwa.

⁷Yahweh, the Lord, the strength of my salvation, you have covered my head in the day of battle.

⁸Jehovha, regai kupa wakaipa zvaanotsvaka; Musapfuudza zano rake rakaipa; kuti varege kuzvikudza.

⁸Yahweh, don’t grant the desires of the wicked. Don’t let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.

⁹Kana uri musoro wavanondikomba, Zvakashata zvemiromo yavo imene ngazvivafukidze.

⁹As for the head of those who surround me, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

¹⁰Mazimbe omoto, anopfuta, ngaawire pamusoro pavo; Ngavakandirwe mumoto; Nomumakomba akadzika, kuti varege kumukazve.

¹⁰Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.

¹¹Munhu, anamakuhwa, haangasimbiswi pasi; Zvakaipa zvichavhima munhu anomanikidza kuti zvimuparadze.

¹¹An evil speaker won’t be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

¹²Ndinoziva kuti Jehovha achagadzira mhosva yavanotambudzika, Nokururamisira vashaiwi.

¹²I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

¹³Zvirokwazvo, vakarurama vachavonga zita renyu; Vanemoyo yakarurama vachagara pamberi penyu.

¹³Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.