(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
A Prayer for the Lord's Help
1 Rescue me from cruel
and violent enemies, Lord!
2 They think up evil plans
and always cause trouble.
3 Their words bite deep
like the poisonous fangs
of a snake.
4 Protect me, Lord, from cruel
and brutal enemies,
who want to destroy me.
5 Those proud people have hidden
traps and nets
to catch me as I walk.
6 You, Lord, are my God!
Please listen to my prayer.
7 You have the power to save me,
and you keep me safe
in every battle.
8 Don't let the wicked succeed
in doing what they want,
or else they might never
stop planning evil.
9 They have me surrounded,
but make them the victims
of their own vicious lies.
10 Dump flaming coals on them
and throw them into pits
where they can't climb out.
11 Chase those cruel liars away!
Let trouble hunt them down.
12 Our Lord, I know that you
defend the homeless
and see that the poor
are given justice.
13 Your people will praise you
and will live with you
because they do right.
Onghuwo molwovanaita vekonda
Epsalome laDavid, la pewa enyakwa lolwiimbo.
1 Omwene, xupife nge movanhu vai,
Ove amene nge kovalumenhu ovakolokoshi,
2 ava hava dutu owii momitima davo,
otava etifa olwoodi keshe tuu efiku.
3 Otava upike omalaka avo, a fe leyoka;
oudiyo wonhoka u li koshi yomilungu davo. Sela
4 Omwene, amene nge komake ovakolokoshi!
Shiye nge kovalumenhu ovapwidi,
ava tava diladila okupundulila nge po.
5 Eemhote oda tela nge omwiyo nomalulo meholeko,
noiyulifo ohave i dikile nge pomunghulo wondjila
ndele tava fele nge omakelo. Sela
6 Onda tya kOmwene: Oove ngaho Kalunga kange.
Omwene, pwilikina omailikano ange omokule!
7 Omwene, Kalunga kange, ekwafo lange la pama,
Ove ho amene omutwe wange mefiku lolwoodi.
8 Omwene, ino itavela oihalwa yovakolokoshi,
ino efa ekondjelo lavo lii li ninge elao. Sela
9 Ngeenge va yelula omitwe davo,
va hangakena nge keembinga adishe,
opo omupya, ou wa pangelwa komilungu davo,
nau alukile kombada yomitwe davo vene.
10 Oye ne va lokifile omakala omundilo.
Ne va undwile momutemo, momakelo,
vaha shiive okufikama vali.
11 Omulundili ita ka mona, apa te likwatelele moshilongo;
omhote nai tewatewe kemonifo loixuna
kedengo nedengo!
12 Ondi shi shii, Omwene Oye ota endifa
oshikondjelwa shovakwanaluhepo,
ekondjo lomapongo okuyukifilwa.
13 Heeno, ovayuki otava ka pandula edina loye,
ovakoshoki otava kala koshipala shoye.
