1Hear my voice, God, in my complaint. Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
1Inzwai inzwi rangu, Mwari, pakuchema kwangu; Chengetai upenyu hwangu ndirege kutyiswa nomuvengi.
2Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;
2Ndivanzei pakurangana kwakavanda kwavanoita zvakaipa; Pabope ravanobata zvakaipa;
3who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,
3Ivo vakarodza rurimi rwavo somunondo, Vakashumba miseve yavo, iwo mashoko anovava;
4to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.
4Kuti vafure akarurama, vakavanda ivo; Kamwe-kamwe vanomufura, vasingatyi.
5They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?”
5Vanotsungirira pazano rakaipa; Vanorangana kuteya misungo pakavanda; Vanoti, Ndianiko angazviona?
6They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.
6Vanofungisa zvakaipa; vanoti, Tagadzirira nezano roupimbirimano; kufunga komukati komunhu pamwe nomoyo zvakadzika.
7But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.
7Asi Mwari achavapfura, Vachakuvadzwa kamwe-kamwe nomuseve.
8Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.
8Naizvozvo vachagumbuswa, ndimi dzavo dzichivapupurira zvakaipa; Vose vanovaona vachadzungudza musoro.
9All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, and shall wisely ponder what he has done.
9Vanhu vose vachatya; Vachaparidza basa raMwari, Vachicherekedza zvakanaka zvaanoita.
10The righteous shall be glad in Yahweh, and shall take refuge in him. All the upright in heart shall praise him!
10Vakarurama vachafara muna Jehovha, vachavimba naye; Vose vane moyo yakarurama vachafara kwazvo.