Ndikufuna ndikuuzeni anzanga, nyimbo ndi mphatso yochokera kwa Mulungu, yopangidwa kuti imusangalatse Iye. Inde, Mulungu watipatsa ife talente yoimba, koma gwero la zonse ndi mphamvu zake zazikulu zolenga. M'Mawu a Mulungu, timaona kuti nyimbo zimagwiritsidwa ntchito nthawi yapadera, monga potamanda dzina la Mulungu ndi kukweza ukulu wake, kuvina pamaso pake, kulandira mtendere pakati pa mavuto, ndi kulengeza kugonjetsedwa kwa adani ndi kulengeza chipambano.
Masalimo ambiri analembedwa ngati nyimbo, ena mwa iwo akukhudzana ndi zochitika zenizeni, monga kupambana adani (Eksodo 15.1-18; Oweruza 5.1-31), kutamanda Mulungu, kupempha thandizo kapena chitsogozo. Ndipo kumbukirani, angelo anaimba polengeza kubadwa kwa Yesu (Luka 2.13-14).
Timadziwa kuti mdierekezi wayesa kuwononga tanthauzo la nyimbo, polimbikitsa zoipa ndi chiwerewere, choncho ana a Mulungu ayenera kusunga chiyambi chake ndi kuchiteteza ku machitidwe a dziko lino, lopangidwa ndi Mulungu Wamuyaya.
ndi kudzilankhulira nokha ndi masalmo, ndi mayamiko, ndi nyimbo zauzimu, kuimbira ndi kuimba m'malimba Ambuye mumtima mwanu; ndipo yendani m'chikondi monganso Khristu anakukondani inu, nadzipereka yekha m'malo mwathu, chopereka ndi nsembe kwa Mulungu, ikhale fungo lonunkhira bwino. ndi kuyamika Mulungu Atate masiku onse, chifukwa cha zonse, m'dzina la Ambuye wathu Yesu Khristu;
Pamenepo Mose ndi ana a Israele anaimbira Yehova nyimbo iyi, nanena, ndi kuti, Ndidzaimbira Yehova pakuti wapambanatu; kavalo ndi wokwera wake anawaponya m'nyanja. Munaombetsa mphepo yanu, nyanja inawamiza; anamira m'madzi aakulu ngati mtovu. Afanana ndi Inu ndani mwa milungu, Yehova? Afanana ndi Inu ndani, wolemekezedwa, woyera, woopsa pomyamika, wakuchita zozizwa? Mwatambasula dzanja lanu lamanja, nthaka inawameza. Mwa chifundo chanu mwatsogolera anthu amene mudawaombola; mwamphamvu yanu mudawalondolera njira yakunka pokhala panu poyera. Mitundu ya anthu idamva, inanthunthumira; kuda mtima kwagwira anthu okhala m'Filistiya. Pamenepo mafumu a Edomu anadabwa; agwidwa nako kunthunthumira amphamvu a ku Mowabu; okhala m'Kanani onse asungunuka mtima. Kuopa kwakukulu ndi mantha ziwagwera; pa dzanja lanu lalikulu akhala chete ngati mwala; kufikira apita anthu anu, Yehova, kufikira apita anthu amene mudawaombola. Mudzawafikitsa, ndi kuwaoka pa phiri la cholowa chanu, pamalo pamene munadzipangira mukhalepo, Yehova, malo oyera, amene manja anu, Ambuye, adakhazikika. Yehova adzachita ufumu nthawi yonka muyaya. Pakuti akavalo a Farao analowa m'nyanja, ndi magaleta ake ndi apakavalo ake, ndipo Yehova anawabwezera madzi a m'nyanja; koma ana a Israele anayenda pouma pakati pa nyanja. Yehova ndiye mphamvu yanga ndi nyimbo yanga, ndipo wakhala chipulumutso changa; ameneyo ndiye Mulungu wanga, ndidzamlemekeza; ndiye Mulungu wa kholo langa, ndidzamveketsa.
Tiyeni tiimbire Yehova mokondwera; tifuule kwa thanthwe la chipulumutso chathu. Zaka makumi anai mbadwo uwu unandimvetsa chisoni, ndipo ndinati, Iwo ndiwo anthu osokerera mtima, ndipo sadziwa njira zanga. Chifukwa chake ndinalumbira mu mkwiyo wanga, ngati adzalowa mpumulo wanga. Tidze nacho chiyamiko pamaso pake, timfuulire Iye mokondwera ndi nyimbo.
Imvani mafumu inu; tcherani makutu, akalonga inu; ndidzamuimbira ine Yehova, inetu; ndidzamuimbira nyimbo, Yehova, Mulungu wa Israele.
Mtima wanga usefukira nacho chinthu chokoma. Ndinena zopeka ine za mfumu, lilime langa ndilo peni yofulumiza kulemba.
Ndipo kunali kuti pamene mzimu woipawo wochokera kwa Mulungu unali pa Saulo, Davide anatenga zeze, naliza ndi dzanja lake; chomwecho Saulo anatsitsimuka, nakhala bwino, ndi mzimu woipa unamchokera iye.
Ndipo Davide ndi Aisraele onse anasewera pamaso pa Mulungu ndi mphamvu yao yonse; ndi nyimbo, ndi azeze, ndi zisakasa, ndi malingaka, ndi nsanje, ndi malipenga.
Ndidzaimbira Yehova m'moyo mwanga: ndidzaimbira Mulungu wanga zomlemekeza pokhala ndilipo.
Mtima wanga wakhazikika, Mulungu, ndakhazika mtima; ndidzaimba, inde, ndidzaimba zolemekeza.
ndi kudzilankhulira nokha ndi masalmo, ndi mayamiko, ndi nyimbo zauzimu, kuimbira ndi kuimba m'malimba Ambuye mumtima mwanu;
Mau a Khristu akhalitse mwa inu chichulukire mu nzeru yonse, ndi kuphunzitsa ndi kuyambirirana eni okha ndi masalmo, ndi mayamiko ndi nyimbo zauzimu, ndi kuimbira Mulungu ndi chisomo mumtima mwanu.
Ndipo Davide ananena ndi mkulu wa Alevi kuti aike abale ao oimbawo ndi zoimbira, zisakasa, ndi azeze, ndi nsanje, azimveketse ndi kukweza mau ao ndi chimwemwe.
Yamikani Yehova ndi zeze; muimbireni ndi chisakasa cha zingwe khumi. Moyo wathu walindira Yehova; Iye ndiye thandizo lathu ndi chikopa chathu. Pakuti mtima wathu udzakondwera mwa Iye, chifukwa takhulupirira dzina lake loyera. Yehova, chifundo chanu chikhale pa ife, monga takuyembekezani Inu. Mumuimbire Iye nyimbo yatsopano; muimbe mwaluso kumveketsa mau.
Muimbireni Yehova, inu dziko lonse lapansi, lalikirani chipulumutso chake tsiku ndi tsiku.
ndi zikwi zinai odikira; ndi zikwi zinai analemekeza Yehova ndi zoimbira zimene ndinazipanga, anati Davide, kuti alemekeze nazo.
Muimbireni Yehova, inu dziko lonse lapansi, lalikirani chipulumutso chake tsiku ndi tsiku. Fotokozerani ulemerero wake mwa amitundu, zodabwitsa zake mwa mitundu yonse ya anthu. Pakuti Yehova ali wamkulu, nayenera kulemekezedwa kwakukulu; ayenera amuope koposa milungu yonse.
Yehova ndiye wondipulumutsa ine; Chifukwa chake tidzaimba nyimbo zanga, ndi zoimba zazingwe Masiku onse a moyo wathu m'nyumba ya Yehova.
Ndipo kunali, pakuchita limodzi amalipenga ndi oimba, kumveketsa mau amodzi akulemekeza ndi kuyamika Yehova, ndi pakukweza mau ao pamodzi ndi malipenga, ndi nsanje, ndi zoimbira zina, ndi kulemekeza Yehova, ndi kuti, Pakuti Iye ndiye wabwino, pakuti chifundo chake chikhala chikhalire; pamenepo mtambo unadzaza nyumbayi, ndiyo nyumba ya Yehova;
Ndipo popereka linga la Yerusalemu anafunafuna Alevi m'malo mwao monse, kubwera nao ku Yerusalemu, kuti achite kuperekaku mokondwera, ndi mayamiko, ndi kuimbira, ndi nsanje, zisakasa, ndi azeze.
Hezekiya mfumu ndi akalonga nauzanso Alevi aimbire Yehova zomlemekeza ndi mau a Davide ndi a Asafu mlauli. Ndipo anaimbira zomlemekeza mokondwera, nawerama mitu yao, nalambira.
Ndipo amunawo anachita ntchitoyi mokhulupirika; ndi oikidwa awayang'anire ndiwo Yahati ndi Obadiya, Alevi, a ana a Merari; ndi Zekariya ndi Mesulamu, a ana a Akohati, kuifulumiza; ndi Alevi ena aliyense waluso la zoimbira.
Ndipo anathirirana mang'ombe, kulemekeza ndi kuyamika Yehova, ndi kuti, Pakuti ndiye wabwino, pakuti chifundo chake nchosalekeza pa Israele. Nafuula anthu onse ndi chimfuu chachikulu, pomlemekeza Yehova; popeza adamanga maziko a nyumba ya Yehova.
Aleluya, Muimbireni Yehova nyimbo yatsopano, ndi chilemekezo chake mu msonkhano wa okondedwa ake.
Wakhazikika mtima wanga, Mulungu; ndidzaimba, inde ndidzaimba zolemekeza, ndiko ulemerero wanga. Adzandifikitsa ndani m'mudzi wa m'linga? Adzanditsogolera ndani ku Edomu? Si ndinu Mulungu, amene mwatitaya osatuluka nao magulu athu? Tithandizeni mumsauko; pakuti chipulumutso cha munthu ndi chabe. Mwa Mulungu tidzachita molimbika mtima: Ndipo Iye adzapondereza otisautsa. Galamukani, chisakasa ndi zeze; ndidzauka ndekha mamawa. Ndidzakuyamikani mwa mitundu ya anthu, Yehova: ndipo ndidzaimba zakukulemekezani mwa anthu.
Fuulani mokondwera mwa Yehova, inu olungama mtima, oongoka mtima ayenera kulemekeza. Yehova aphwanya upo wa amitundu, asandutsa chabe zolingirira za mitundu ya anthu. Chiweruzo cha Yehova chikhazikika chikhazikikire, zolingirira za m'mtima mwake ku mibadwomibadwo. Wodalitsika mtundu wa anthu umene Yehova ndiye Mulungu wao; mtundu womwe anausankha ukhale cholandira cha Iye yekha. Yehova apenyerera m'mwamba; aona ana onse a anthu. M'malo akhalamo Iye, amapenya pansi pa onse akukhala m'dziko lapansi. Iye amene akonza mitima ya iwo onse, amene azindikira zochita zao zonse. Palibe mfumu yoti gulu lalikulu limpulumutsa, mphamvu yaikulu siichilanditsa chiphona. Kavalo safikana kupulumuka naye, chinkana mphamvu yake njaikulu sapulumutsa. Taonani, diso la Yehova lili pa iwo akumuopa Iye, pa iwo akuyembekeza chifundo chake. Kupulumutsa moyo wao kwa imfa, ndi kuwasunga ndi moyo m'nyengo ya njala. Yamikani Yehova ndi zeze; muimbireni ndi chisakasa cha zingwe khumi. Moyo wathu walindira Yehova; Iye ndiye thandizo lathu ndi chikopa chathu. Pakuti mtima wathu udzakondwera mwa Iye, chifukwa takhulupirira dzina lake loyera. Yehova, chifundo chanu chikhale pa ife, monga takuyembekezani Inu. Mumuimbire Iye nyimbo yatsopano; muimbe mwaluso kumveketsa mau.
Ndipo anapatsa nyimbo yatsopano m'kamwa mwanga, chilemekezo cha kwa Mulungu wanga; ambiri adzachiona, nadzaopa, ndipo adzakhulupirira Yehova.
Ndidzikumbukira izi ndipo nditsanulira moyo wanga m'kati mwa ine, pakuti ndidafopita ndi unyinji wa anthu, ndinawatsogolera kunyumba ya Mulungu, ndi mau akuimbitsa ndi kuyamika, ndi unyinji wakusunga dzuwa lokondwera.
Imbirani Yehova, liimbireni nyimbo dzina lake; undirani mseu Iye woberekekayo kuchidikha; dzina lake ndiye Yehova; ndipo tumphani ndi chimwemwe pamaso pake.
Imbitsirani Mulungu ndiye mphamvu yathu; fuulirani kwa Mulungu wa Yakobo. Ine ndine Yehova Mulungu wako amene ndinakukweza kukuchotsa kudziko la Ejipito; yasamitsa pakamwa pako ndipo ndidzalidzaza. Koma anthu anga sanamvere mau anga; ndipo Israele sanandivomere. Potero ndinawaperekera kuuma mtima kwao, ayende monga mwa uphungu waowao. Ha! Akadandimvera anthu anga, akadayenda m'njira zanga Israele! Ndikadagonjetsa adani ao msanga, ndikadabweza dzanja langa pa owasautsa. Akumuda Yehova akadamgonjera mungakhale monyenga, koma nyengo yao ikadakhala yosatha. Akadawadyetsa naye tirigu wokometsetsa, ndikadakukhutitsanso ndi uchi wa m'thanthwe. Utsani salimo, bwera nakoni kalingaka, zeze wokondwetsa pamodzi ndi chisakasa.
Nkokoma kuyamika Yehova, ndi kuimbira nyimbo dzina lanu, Wam'mwambamwamba Inu. Koma munakweza nyanga yanga ngati ya njati; anandidzoza mafuta atsopano. Diso langa lapenya chokhumba ine pa iwo ondilalira, m'makutu mwanga ndamva chokhumba ine pa iwo akuchita zoipa akundiukira. Wolungama adzaphuka ngati mgwalangwa; adzakula ngati mkungudza wa ku Lebanoni. Iwo ookedwa m'nyumba ya Yehova, adzaphuka m'mabwalo a Mulungu wathu. Atakalamba adzapatsanso zipatso; adzadzazidwa ndi madzi nadzakhala abiriwiri, kulalikira kuti Yehova ngwolunjika; Iye ndiye thanthwe langa, ndipo mwa Iye mulibe chosalungama. Kuonetsera chifundo chanu mamawa, ndi chikhulupiriko chanu usiku uliwonse. Pa choimbira cha zingwe khumi ndi pachisakasa; pazeze ndi kulira kwake.
Kuti ndipite kufikira guwa la nsembe la Mulungu, kufikira Mulungu wa chimwemwe changa chenicheni, ndi kuti ndikuyamikeni ndi zeze, Mulungu, Mulungu wanga.
Muimbireni Yehova nyimbo yatsopano; muimbireni Yehova, inu, dziko lonse lapansi. Nenani mwa amitundu, Yehova achita ufumu; dziko lokhalamo anthu lomwe likhazikika kuti silingagwedezeke; adzaweruza mitundu ya anthu molunjika. Kumwamba kukondwere nilisekerere dziko lapansi; nyanja ibume mwa kudzala kwake. Munda ukondwerere ndi zonse zili m'mwemo; pamenepo mitengo yonse ya kunkhalango idzafuula mokondwera. Pamaso pa Yehova, pakuti akudza; pakuti akudza kudzaweruza dziko lapansi Adzaweruza dziko lokhalamo anthu ndi chilungamo, ndi mitundu ya anthu ndi choonadi. Muimbireni Yehova, lemekezani dzina lake; lalikirani chipulumutso chake tsiku ndi tsiku.
Ndipo kunali, pakuchita limodzi amalipenga ndi oimba, kumveketsa mau amodzi akulemekeza ndi kuyamika Yehova, ndi pakukweza mau ao pamodzi ndi malipenga, ndi nsanje, ndi zoimbira zina, ndi kulemekeza Yehova, ndi kuti, Pakuti Iye ndiye wabwino, pakuti chifundo chake chikhala chikhalire; pamenepo mtambo unadzaza nyumbayi, ndiyo nyumba ya Yehova; ndipo ansembe sanakhoze kuimirira kutumikira chifukwa cha mtambowo; pakuti ulemerero wa Yehova unadzaza nyumba ya Mulungu.
Fuulirani kwa Yehova, inu, dziko lonse lapansi; kuwitsani ndi kufuulira mokondwera; inde, imbirani zomlemekeza. Muimbireni Yehova zomlemekeza ndi zeze; ndi zeze ndi mau a salimo. Fuulani pamaso pa Mfumu Yehova, ndi mbetete ndi liu la lipenga.
Fuulirani kwa Yehova, inu, dziko lonse lapansi. Tumikirani Yehova ndi chikondwerero: Idzani pamaso pake ndi kumuimbira mokondwera.
Potero ndidzaimba zolemekeza dzina lanu kunthawi zonse, kuti ndichite zowinda zanga tsiku ndi tsiku.
Ndidzakuimbirani nyimbo yatsopano, Mulungu; pa chisakasa cha zingwe khumi ndidzaimbira zakukulemekezani.
Munasanduliza kulira kwanga kukhale kusekera; munandivula chiguduli changa, ndipo munandiveka chikondwero, kuti ulemu wanga uimbire Inu, wosakhala chete. Yehova Mulungu wanga, ndidzakuyamikani nthawi zonse.
Aleluya; Ulemekeze Yehova, moyo wanga. Yehova adzachita ufumu kosatha, Mulungu wako, Ziyoni, ku mibadwomibadwo. Aleluya. Ndidzalemekeza Yehova m'moyo mwanga; ndidzaimbira zomlemekeza Mulungu wanga pokhala ndi moyo ine.
Aleluya, Muimbireni Yehova nyimbo yatsopano, ndi chilemekezo chake mu msonkhano wa okondedwa ake. Akondwere Israele mwa Iye amene anamlenga; ana a Ziyoni asekere mwa mfumu yao. Alemekeze dzina lake ndi kuthira mang'ombe; amuimbire zomlemekeza ndi lingaka ndi zeze.
Aleluya. Lemekezani Mulungu m'malo ake oyera; mlemekezeni m'thambo la mphamvu yake. Mlemekezeni chifukwa cha ntchito zake zolimba; mlemekezeni monga mwa ukulu wake waunjinji. Mlemekezeni ndi kulira kwa lipenga; mlemekezeni ndi chisakasa ndi zeze. Mlemekezeni ndi lingaka ndi kuthira mang'ombe: Mlemekezeni ndi zoimbira za zingwe ndi chitoliro. Mlemekezeni ndi nsanje zomveka: Mlemekezeni ndi nsanje zoliritsa. Zonse zakupuma zilemekeze Yehova. Aleluya.
Ndipo aimba nyimbo yatsopano, ndi kunena, Muyenera kulandira bukulo, ndi kumasula zizindikiro zake; chifukwa mwaphedwa, ndipo mwagulira Mulungu ndi mwazi wanu anthu a mafuko onse, ndi manenedwe onse, ndi mitundu yonse,
ndipo oomboledwa a Yehova adzabwera, nadzafika ku Ziyoni alikuimba; kukondwa kosatha kudzakhala pa mitu yao; iwo adzakhala ndi kusekerera ndi kukondwa, ndipo chisoni ndi kuusa moyo kudzachoka.
Pakuti Yehova watonthoza mtima wa Ziyoni, watonthoza mtima wa malo ake onse abwinja; ndipo wasandutsa chipululu chake ngati Edeni, ndi nkhwangwara yake ngati munda wa Yehova; kukondwa ndi kusangalala kudzapezedwa m'menemo, mayamikiro, ndi mau a nyimbo yokoma.
Mau a alonda ako! Akweza mau, aimba pamodzi; pakuti adzaona maso ndi maso, pamene Yehova abwerera kudza ku Ziyoni. Kondwani zolimba, imbani pamodzi, inu malo abwinja a pa Yerusalemu; pakuti Yehova watonthoza mtima wa anthu ake, waombola Yerusalemu.
Ndipo adzadza nadzaimba pa msanje wa Ziyoni, nadzasonkhanira ku zokoma za Yehova, kutirigu, ndi kuvinyo, ndi mafuta, ndi kwa ana a zoweta zazing'ono ndi zazikulu; ndipo moyo wao udzakhala ngati munda wamichera; ndipo sadzakhalanso konse ndi chisoni. Ndipo namwali adzasangalala m'masewero, ndi anyamata ndi nkhalamba pamodzi; pakuti ndidzasandutsa kulira kwao kukhale kukondwera, ndipo ndidzatonthoza mitima yao, ndi kuwasangalatsa iwo asiye chisoni chao.
Koma mwana wake wamkulu anali kumunda. Ndipo pakubwera iye ndi kuyandikira kunyumba, anamva kuimba ndi kuvina.
Koma ngati pakati pa usiku, Paulo ndi Silasi analinkupemphera, naimbira Mulungu nyimbo, ndipo a m'ndendemo analinkuwamva;
ndi kuti anthu a mitundu ina akalemekeze Mulungu, chifukwa cha chifundo; monga kwalembedwa, Chifukwa cha ichi ndidzakuvomerezani Inu pakati pa anthu amitundu, ndidzaimbira dzina lanu.
Kuli chiyani tsono? Ndidzapemphera ndi mzimu, koma ndidzapempheranso ndi chidziwitso changa; ndidzaimba ndi mzimu, koma ndidzaimbanso ndi chidziwitso.
Potero mwa Iye tipereke chiperekere nsembe yakuyamika Mulungu, ndiyo chipatso cha milomo yovomereza dzina lake.
Ndipo pamene adatenga bukulo, zamoyo zinai ndi akulu makumi awiri mphambu anai zinagwa pansi pamaso pa Mwanawankhosa, zonse zili nao azeze, ndi mbale zagolide zodzala ndi zofukiza, ndizo mapemphero a oyera mtima. Ndipo aimba nyimbo yatsopano, ndi kunena, Muyenera kulandira bukulo, ndi kumasula zizindikiro zake; chifukwa mwaphedwa, ndipo mwagulira Mulungu ndi mwazi wanu anthu a mafuko onse, ndi manenedwe onse, ndi mitundu yonse,
Ndipo ndinamva mau ochokera Kumwamba, ngati mkokomo wa madzi ambiri, ndi ngati mau a bingu lalikulu; ndipo mau amene ndinawamva anakhala ngati a azeze akuimba azeze ao; Ndipo moponderamo mphesa anamuponda kunja kwa mudzi, ndipo mudatuluka mwazi moponderamo mphesa, kufikira zapakamwa za akavalo, kufikira mastadiya chikwi ndi mazana asanu ndi limodzi. ndipo aimba ngati nyimbo yatsopano kumpando wachifumu, ndi pamaso pa zamoyo zinai, ndi akulu; ndipo palibe munthu anakhoza kuphunzira nyimboyi, koma zikwi zana mphambu makumi anai kudza anai, ogulidwa kuchokera kudziko.
Ndipo ndinaona ngati nyanja yagalasi yosanganiza ndi moto; ndipo iwo amene anachilaka chilombocho, ndi fano lake ndi chiwerengero cha dzina lake, anaimirira pa nyanja yagalasi, nakhala nao azeze a Mulungu. Ndipo aimba nyimbo ya Mose kapolo wa Mulungu, ndi nyimbo ya Mwanawankhosa, nanena, Ntchito zanu nzazikulu ndi zozizwitsa, Ambuye Mulungu, Wamphamvuyonse; njira zanu nzolungama ndi zoona, Mfumu Inu ya nthawi zosatha.