(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
A Prayer in Time of Sickness
1 You, Lord God, bless everyone
who cares for the poor,
and you rescue those people
in times of trouble.
2 You protect them
and keep them alive.
You make them happy here
in this land,
and you don't hand them over
to their enemies.
3 You always heal them
and restore their strength
when they are sick.
4 I prayed, “Have pity, Lord!
Heal me, though I have sinned
against you.”
5 My vicious enemies ask me,
“When will you die
and be forgotten?”
6 When visitors come,
all they ever bring
are worthless words,
and when they leave,
they spread gossip.
7 My enemies whisper about me.
They think the worst,
8 and they say,
“You have some fatal disease!
You'll never get well.”
9 My most trusted friend
has turned against me,
though he ate at my table.
10 Have pity, Lord! Heal me,
so I can pay them back.
11 Then my enemies
won't defeat me,
and I will know
that you really care.
12 You have helped me
because I am innocent,
and you will always
be close to my side.
13 You, the Lord God of Israel,
will be praised forever!
Amen and amen.
Ongumbiro yomuvere
Komuimburise. Epsalme ra David.
1 Ovaṋingandu imba mbe rikendera
omusyona nomuhepe;
Muhona meve vatere tji ve ri moumba.
2 Muhona meve yama nu meve hupisa,
meve ṋingaparisa kombanda yehi;
neye ke nokuveyandja mouvara wovanavita na wo.
3 Muhona meve vatere tji va vere,
nu meve verukisa.
4 Ami mba tja: “Muhona, ami mba
tura ondjo komurungu woye,
ndji tjariparera, nu u ndji verukise.”
5 Ovanavita na ami ve ndji hungira navi ave tja:
“Eye hapo ma koka ruṋe,
nena re mari zengi ruṋe?”
6 Imba mbe ya okundjivarura ve hungira ovineya;
ve ya okundjiwongera ozombuze ozombi,
nu tjazumba ave kezerimba movandu akuhe.
7 Avehe mbe ndji tonda ve ndji hokora,
nu ve rizemburuka okutjita ouvi ku ami.
8 Owo ve tja nai: “Tara, eye wa vera navi tjinene;
kamaa penduka rukwao.”
9 Nandarire epanga randje tjinene ku mbe riyameka,
nu nguyatu ri pamwe
nambano we ndji sekamena.
10 Nungwari ove, Muhona,
ndji tjariparera, nu u ndji verukise,
nami me sutisa ovanavita na ami.
11 Owo kave nokuyorokera ami,
notji me tjiwa kutja ove u nonyuṋe mu ami.
12 Ove, tjiri, mo ndji vatere,
ami tjinga ambi tjita ousemba;
mo ndji kareke mekoro roye nga aruhe.
13 Nga tangwe Muhona, Ndjambi wa Israel,
eye nga tangwe aruhe nga aruhe! Amen! Amen!
