(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.
Eilikano moudu
Epsalme laDavid, la pewa enyakwa lolwiimbo.
1 Omunelao ou, ha yavele oshingone;
oye ta xupifwa kOmwene mefiku loiponga.
2 Omwene ote mu amene, a kale nomwenyo,
ta ifanwa omunelao kombada yedu,
ndele Ove ito mu yandje omuhanga
monya yovatondi vaye.
3 Ngeenge ta nangala ta vele,
Omwene ote mu pendula po,
onhala yaye yokuvela oto i lundulula.
4 Ame onda tya: “Omwene, file nge onghenda!
Akutu, velule nge, osheshi onda nyona kwoove.”
5 Ovayelani vange otava popi nge nai tava ti:
“Onaini mbela ta fi, nedina laye li xule po?”
6 Ngeenge umwe te uya okutalela nge po,
ota tongo oipupulu;
omutima waye otau likola oumbudi;
ngeenge a pita mo,
otau shi mu hepaululifa mondjila.
7 Aveshe hava tondo nge, otava shashala nge,
otava diladilile nge omupya, tava ti:
8 “Ekolamudo ihali veluka, ole mu dama;
eshi a nangala ngaha, ita penduka po vali nande.”
9 Neume lange nokuli, eli nde lineekela nomutima aushe,
nola li hali li eendja dange,
olo la yelulila nge oshififinwa, li fangule nge.
10 Ndelenee Omwene, Oove, file nge onghenda,
u yambule nge po vali,
ame ndi va shunifile oushima wavo.
11 Mwaashi ohandi shiiva, nokutya owa hokwa nge,
ngeenge omutondi wange ita mono omhito yokuhafela nge.
12 Osheshi ame molwokuhenambudi kwange
oto pamekele nge ofika,
ndele to pe nge, ndi kale koshipala shoye fiyo alushe.
13 Omwene, Kalunga kaIsrael,
na hambelelwe alushe fiyo alushe!
Amen, heeno, Amen.
