(A psalm by David.)
A Prayer for the Lord's Protection
1 I pray to you, Lord!
Please listen when I pray
and hurry to help me.
2 Think of my prayer
as sweet-smelling incense,
and think of my lifted hands
as an evening sacrifice.
3 Help me to guard my words
whenever I say something.
4 Don't let me want to do evil
or waste my time doing wrong
with wicked people.
Don't let me even taste
the good things they offer.
5 Let your faithful people
correct and punish me.
My prayers condemn the deeds
of those who do wrong,
so don't let me be friends
with any of them.
6 Everyone will admit
that I was right
when their rulers are thrown
down a rocky cliff,
7 and their bones lie scattered
like crushed rocks
on top of a grave.
8 You are my Lord and God,
and I look to you for safety.
Don't let me be harmed.
9 Protect me from the traps
of those violent people,
10 and make them fall
into their own traps
while you help me escape.
Ongumbiro yongurova
Epsalme ra David.
1 Ami me ku kove, Muhona;
hakahana okundjivatera!
Arikana, ndji zuvira, tji me ku kove.
2 Yakura ongumbiro yandje otja
ombunguhiro yomoro omuwa,
nomayerero womake wandje otja
ombunguhiro yongurova.
3 Muhona, twa po ondjeverero
potjinyo tjandje;
tjevera omambo aehe ngu me hungire.
4 Ndji tjaera komeripura wokuvanga
okutjita ouvi nokutja e ha kara
nehore novanauvi,
nokutja e ha ri ovikurya vyawo ovitjate.
5 Omundu omusemba ma sora
okundjitona nokundjivyura morusuvero,
nungwari ami himee yakura ondjiririsa yovanauvi,
orondu aruhe mbi kumba kutja
ouvi wawo au ha toṋa.
6 Ovanane vawo tji mave undurirwa
pehi okuza ketjo,
ovandu vawo otji mave yakura kutja
omambo wa Muhona ouatjiri.
7 Otja ehi romakunino punga ari ura
novitumbehi omutaure tja zu nokutaura ro,
omaṱupa wawo opunga amaye
rimbara potjinyo tjeyendo.
8 Nungwari ami me kara pokuriyameka kove,
Muhona, Ndjambi wandje.
Me paha omaundiro move;
o ndji esa kutja mbi koke!
9 Ndji tjevera kozombate nḓu ve
ndji twira po na kozongwehe
zaimba mbe tjita ouvi.
10 Ovanauvi ve esa ve wire
mozombate zawo oveni,
ami ngunda ame kapita nokuhinooma.
