(A psalm by David.)
A King and His Promises
1 I will sing to you, Lord!
I will celebrate your kindness
and your justice.
2 Please help me learn
to do the right thing,
and I will be honest and fair
in my own kingdom.
3 I refuse to be corrupt
or to take part
in anything crooked,
4 and I won't be dishonest
or deceitful.
5 Anyone who spreads gossip
will be silenced;
no one who is conceited
will be my friend.
6 I will find trustworthy people
to serve as my advisors;
only an honest person
will serve as an official.
7 No one who cheats or lies
will have a position
in my royal court.
8 Each morning I will silence
any lawbreakers I find
in the countryside
or in the city of the Lord.
Omupangeli wopahalo laKalunga
Epsalome laDavid.
1 Onda hala okwiimba ouwanghenda nouyuki.
Omwene, Oove, nda hala ndi ku shikile.
2 Mokweenda kwange onda hala ndi diinine ouyuki.
Akutu, onaini to uya kwaame?
Meumbo lange onda hala
ndi kale mo nomutima wa yela.
3 Omesho ange inandi hala oku a talifa oinima ilengifa;
ohandi tondo okuliikifa omatauluko,
aha ehene kwaame a kanyatele nge.
4 Ekonda nali kale kokule nomutima wange,
owii inandi u hala nande.
5 Ou ta ambe mukwao meholeko,
oye handi mu nyonauna po;
ou e nomesho taa nyikifa oukengeli
nomutima wa nyika elitumbaleko,
ye ota nyonyodolifa nge.
6 Omesho ange otaa tale ovadiinini vomoshilongo,
vo va kale pwaame;
omweendi wondjila ya yuka, oye na kalele nge.
7 Meumbo lange inamu kala ou ta ende nekonda;
omupopi woipupulu ita kala koshipala shange.
8 Keshe tuu ongula onda hala okudima po
ovadudu aveshe vomoshilongo,
ame ndi kombolole po moshilando shOmwene
ovaningi vowii aveshe.
