(A special psalm by David.)
The Joy of Forgiveness
1 Our Lord, you bless everyone
whose sins you forgive
and wipe away.
2 You bless them by saying,
“You told me your sins,
without trying to hide them,
and now I forgive you.”
3 Before I confessed my sins,
my bones felt limp,
and I groaned all day long.
4 Night and day your hand
weighed heavily on me,
and my strength was gone
as in the summer heat.
5 So I confessed my sins
and told them all to you.
I said, “I'll tell the Lord
each one of my sins.”
Then you forgave me
and took away my guilt.
6 We worship you, Lord,
and we should always pray
whenever we find out
that we have sinned.
Then we won't be swept away
by a raging flood.
7 You are my hiding place!
You protect me from trouble,
and you put songs in my heart
because you have saved me.
8 You said to me,
“I will point out the road
that you should follow.
I will be your teacher
and watch over you.
9 Don't be stupid
like horses and mules
that must be led with ropes
to make them obey.”
10 All kinds of troubles
will strike the wicked,
but your kindness shields those
who trust you, Lord.
11 And so your good people
should celebrate and shout.
Omerihepuriro wouvi nondjesiro
Epsalme ra David.
1 Ovaṋingandu imba mbe havererwa ozongatukiro zawo
nu mbe isirwa omauvi wawo.
2 Omuṋingandu omundu Muhona
ngwe he mu varere ouvi we,
nu ngu hi novineya momutima.
3 Tji mba mwina okurihepura omauvi wandje,
orutu rwandje rwa pungarisiwa i
okurira kwandje eyuva arihe.
4 Muhona, eke roye re ndji
ṋiṋikiza omutenya nouṱuku;
omasa wandje ya pwira
tjimuna otjeme moupyu wokuṋi.
5 Ami mbe rihepura ourunde wandje kove,
nu hi vandekere ozondataiziro zandje.
Mba tja: “Me rihepura ozongatukiro
zandje ku Muhona!”
NOve we ndji isira ourunde wandje auhe.
6 Imba mbe ku kongorera nouṱakame nga
ve kumbe moruveze rwombamisiro.
Wina omipupo ominene
vyoumba tji vya sekama,
kavi nokuṱuna ku ye.
7 Oove omaundiro wandje,
mo ndji yama komauzeu,
nu mo ndji imburisa omaimburiro wongutukiro,
motjimbe tjokutja ove u ndji tjevera.
8 Muhona ma tja nai:
“Ami me ku hongo nu me ku urikire ondjira,
ndji wa sokutwara;
me ku rongo, neho randje
mari kara kombanda yoye.
9 O kara otja okakambe poo otja
okasinokambe ku ke hi nozondunge,
nu ku ke tuwa mo otjitumbure tjotjitenda motjinyo
okuketjaera nokuketumbura.”
10 Omunauvi u nomihihamo omingi,
nungwari ingwi ngu me riyameke ku Muhona
ma yamwa i otjari tje otji karerere.
11 Nyandeye mu Muhona nu
mu yoroke, oweṋe vasemba!
Imbureye nenyando,
oweṋe amuhe mbu mu nonḓuviro ku ye!
