1Jehovha Mwari wangu, ndinovimba nemi; Ndiponesei kuna vose vanonditeverera, mundirwire;
1Yahweh, my God, I take refuge in you. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
2Kuti arege kubvambura mweya wangu seshumba, aubvamburanye, ndichishaiwa anondirwira.
2lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
3Jehovha Mwari wangu, kana ndichinge ndakaita izvozvi; Kana zvakaipa zvirimo mumaoko angu;
3Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is iniquity in my hands,
4Kana ndichinge ndakaitira zvakaipa munhu aiva noukama neni; (Izvo, ndakanunura waiva mudzivisi wangu pasina mhosva;)
4if I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me (yes, if I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),
5Muvengi ngaateverere mweya wangu, aubate; Ngaatsikire upenyu hwangu pasi, Aise kukudzwa kwangu muguruva.
5let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; yes, let him tread my life down to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah.
6Mukai mundirwire Jehovha pakutsamwa kwenyu; mukirai hasha dzavadzivisi vangu; Mumuke nokuda kwangu; ndimwi makaraira kuti zvakarurama zviitwe.
6Arise, Yahweh, in your anger. Lift up yourself against the rage of my adversaries. Awake for me. You have commanded judgment.
7Ungano yendudzi dzavanhu ngaikupoteredzei; Mudzokere kumusoro pamusoro pavo.
7Let the congregation of the peoples surround you. Rule over them on high.
8Jehovha anotonga ndudzi dzavanhu; Nditongei Jehovha sokururama kwangu, uye nechokwadi zviri mandiri.
8Yahweh administers judgment to the peoples. Judge me, Yahweh, according to my righteousness, and to my integrity that is in me.
9Haiwa, kuipa kwavakaipa ngakugume, asi simbisai akarurama; nekuti Mwari akarurama anoidza moyo netsvo.
9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; their minds and hearts are searched by the righteous God.
10nhovo yangu iri kuna Mwari, Iye anoponesa vane moyo yakarurama.
10My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
11Mwari unotonga vakarurama, Zvirokwazvo, ndiMwari unotsamwira wakaipa zuva rimwe nerimwe.
11God is a righteous judge, yes, a God who has indignation every day.
12Kana munhu asingatendeuki, iye acharodza munondo wake; Akakunga uta hwake, akahugadzira.
12If a man doesn’t relent, he will sharpen his sword; he has bent and strung his bow.
13Akamugadzirirawo nhumbi dzokuuraya nadzo; Anoitira vadzingiriri miseve inopisa.
13He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.
14Tarira, anotambudzika pakubereka zvakaipa; Zvirokwazvo, akava nemimba yezvakashata, akabereka nhema.
14Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15Akachera hunza, akaidzikisa, Akawira mugomba raakachera iye.
15He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made.
16Zvakashata zvake zvichadzokera pamusoro wake amene, Uye kumanikidza kwake kuchauya pamusoro pedehenya rake.
16The trouble he causes shall return to his own head. His violence shall come down on the crown of his own head.
17Ndichavonga Jehovha nokuda kokururama kwake; Ndichaimbira zita raJehovha Wekumusoro-soro.
17I will give thanks to Yahweh according to his righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.