(A prayer by David.)
The Prayer of an Innocent Person
1 I am innocent, Lord!
Won't you listen as I pray
and beg for help?
I am honest!
Please hear my prayer.
2 Only you can say
that I am innocent,
because only your eyes
can see the truth.
3 You know my heart,
and even during the night
you have tested me
and found me innocent.
I have made up my mind
never to tell a lie.
4 I don't do like others.
I obey your teachings
and am not cruel.
5 I have followed you,
without ever stumbling.
6 I pray to you, God,
because you will help me.
Listen and answer my prayer!
7 Show your wonderful love.
Your mighty arm protects those
who run to you for safety
from their enemies.
8 Protect me as you would
your very own eyes;
hide me in the shadow
of your wings.
9 Don't let my brutal enemies
attack from all sides
and kill me.
10 They refuse to show mercy,
and they keep bragging.
11 They have caught up with me!
My enemies are everywhere,
eagerly hoping to smear me
in the dirt.
12 They are like hungry lions
hunting for food,
or like young lions
hiding in ambush.
13 Do something, Lord!
Attack and defeat them.
Take your sword and save me
from those evil people.
14 Use your powerful arm
and rescue me
from the hands of mere humans
whose world won't last.
You provide food
for those you love.
Their children have plenty,
and their grandchildren
will have more than enough.
15 I am innocent, Lord,
and I will see your face!
When I awake, all I want
is to see you as you are.
Omutwikwatimba te liameke kOmwene
Eilikano laDavid.
1 Omwene, uda ondjovo ya yuka!
Pwilikina okweehela kwange,
Ove u tambule eindilo lange,
inali dja komilungu di noipupulu!
2 Kwoove naku dje oshitokolifo
shokutokola nge;
omesho oye taa tale eshi sha yukilila.
3 Ove ho tale omutima wange,
moufiku to u shipaashipa,
Ove ho konakona nge,
ndele ito mono sha.
Keshe eshi handi diladila yo
itashi piti mokanya kange.
4 Keshe osho ovanhu tave shi longo,
ame handi kanyatele kondjovo yomilungu doye,
nohandi kukuma omalila ovahanauni.
5 Omanha ange onde a diinina
momufinda woye,
neenghatu dange inadi pumha mo nande.
6 Ohandi ifana kwoove,
osheshi Kalunga Ove to udu nge,
ehenifa okutwi kwoye kwaame,
u pwilikine ondaka yange.
7 Monifa onghenda yoye ikumwifa,
Oove omuxupifi waava tava kongo okuhondama
kolulyo loye molwovashindi vavo.
8 Diinine nge ngaashi omuni yeisho loye,
u holeke nge momudidimbe womavava oye,
9 molwovakolokoshi, hava nhukile nge,
nomolwovatondadi vange, hava dingilile nge.
10 Omitima davo dihe na eudito ve di idila po
nomakanya avo taa popi nelitumbaleko.
11 Mokweenda kwetu ve tu dingilila paife;
ohave tu tele opo ve tu shate poshi.
12 Ovo va fa onghoshi ya hala oshihondjauninwa,
ngaashi onghoshona tai hondjaunine mehondamo.
13 Omwene, fikama, u va lomhokele
ndele to va shate po!
Xupife nge kovahenakalunga
neongamukonda loye
14 neke loye kovanhu, heeno Omwene,
kovanhu vounyuni ou,
ve noshitukulwa shavo
shi li mokukalamwenyo omu,
omadimo avo ho a yadifa noipewa yoye,
ovana ovamati vavo tava kuta,
ndele tava fiile oludalo lavo oupuna wavo.
15 Ndelenee ame handi ka tala
oshipala shoye mouyuki;
ame ohandi ka mona ekuta
mokutala ondjelo yoye
ngeenge handi penduka.
