(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.
Onghuwo yomulidilululi
Ounongoimbilo waDavid.
1 Omunelao ou omanyono aye a dimwa po
nomatimba aye a tuvikwa.
2 Omulumenhu omunelao oye ou
Omwene ite mu valulile owii waye,
nomomhepo yaye ngeenge kamu na ekonda.
3 Eshi nda li inandi hepaulula omatimba,
omakipa ange a li a tekauka
molweemhata domeni lange efiku alishe.
4 Osheshi omutenya noufiku,
eke loye ola li la lyaminikila nge poshi;
omungo wange owa kukutila mo,
wa fa wa kukutikwa kokwenye. Sela
5 Opo nee onde ku hepaululila omatimba ange,
noulunde wange inandi u holeka, nda tya:
“Onda hala ndi hepaululile Omwene omanyono ange”;
opo ove owa kufila nge po owii womatimba ange. Sela
6 Onghee hano omuyuki ne ku ilikane fimbo to hangika,
opo ngeenge tape uya omayelu manene,
ehe mu kungulule.
7 Oove oshihondamwa shange,
to amene nge koudjuu;
oto dingililifa nge nehafo lexupifo. Sela
8 Onda hala ndi ku longe,
ndi ku udikile ondjila, ei u nokweenda nayo;
onda hala ndi ku twe omayele;
eisho lange tali ku pashukile.
9 Inamu fa eenghambe nomamula,
aa ehe na eendunge,
haa tulwa oitomo momakanya noikeshele,
i deule ava vapwidi, va ehene kwoove.
10 Omahepeko ovahenakalunga
oku li po mahapu;
ndelenee ou te lineekele Omwene,
ota dingililwa konghenda.
11 Ovayuki nye, hafeleni mOmwene,
nye kalukeni eenghalu,
nyakukweni pombada,
amushe nye ovayuki momutima.
