A Prayer for God's Protection
1 I run to you, Lord,
for protection.
Don't disappoint me.
2 You do what is right,
so come to my rescue.
Listen to my prayer
and keep me safe.
3 Be my mighty rock, the place
where I can always run
for protection.
Save me by your command!
You are my mighty rock
and my fortress.
4 Come and save me, Lord God,
from vicious and cruel
and brutal enemies!
5 I depend on you,
and I have trusted you
since I was young.
6 I have relied on you
from the day I was born.
You brought me safely
through birth,
and I always praise you.
7 Many people think of me
as something evil.
But you are my mighty protector,
8 and I praise and honor you
all day long.
9 Don't throw me aside
when I am old;
don't desert me
when my strength is gone.
10 My enemies are plotting
because they want me dead.
11 They say, “Now we'll catch you!
God has deserted you,
and no one can save you.”
12 Come closer, God!
Please hurry and help.
13 Embarrass and destroy
all who want me dead;
disgrace and confuse
all who want to hurt me.
14 I will never give up hope
or stop praising you.
15 All day long I will tell
the wonderful things you do
to save your people.
But you have done much more
than I could possibly know.
16 I will praise you, Lord God,
for your mighty deeds
and your power to save.
17 You have taught me
since I was a child,
and I never stop telling about
your marvelous deeds.
18 Don't leave me when I am old
and my hair turns gray.
Let me tell future generations
about your mighty power.
19 Your deeds of kindness
are known in the heavens.
No one is like you!
20 You made me suffer a lot,
but you will bring me
back from this deep pit
and give me new life.
21 You will make me truly great
and take my sorrow away.
22 I will praise you, God,
the Holy One of Israel.
You are faithful.
I will play the harp
and sing your praises.
23 You have rescued me!
I will celebrate and shout,
singing praises to you
with all my heart.
24 All day long I will announce
your power to save.
I will tell how you disgraced
and disappointed those
who wanted to hurt me.
Eilikanopandulo melineekelo lomuyuki
1 Kwoove, Omwene, oko handi kongo ouhondameno,
ino efa ndi fifwe ohoni nande fiyo alushe.
2 Kwafe nge, Ove u mangulule nge molwouyuki woye!
Ehenifa okutwi kwoye kwaame u xupife nge.
3 Kala emanya lokukala kwange,
nohote ya pama yokuningina mo.
Ove ou wa sheyela nge exupifo,
osheshi Oove emanya lange nohote yange.
4 Kalunga kange, mangulule nge meke lomuhenakalunga,
meengonyo domukolokoshi nomumonifi woixuna!
5 Osheshi Oove elineekelo lange, Omwene, Kalunga kange,
Oove omulineekelwa wange,
nghee nda dja mounona wange.
6 Oove omuyambididi wange, nghee nda dalwa;
Ove wa pitifa nge mekolo lameme.
Mefimbo alishe ohandi ku hambelele.
7 Vahapu ove wete nge ndi kumwifa;
ndelenee Ove u li po ehondamo lange la pama.
8 Okanya kange oke yadi ehambelelo loye,
nefimaneko loye omafiku aeshe.
9 Ino ekela nge shi mefimbo loukulupe wange,
Ove ino efa nge, ngee eenghono tadi fii nge po.
10 Osheshi ovatondi vange otava popi nge,
naava tava halele nge onhiko,
otava kundafanene nge,
11 ndele tava ti: “Kalunga okwe mu efa;
mu shikuleni, nye mu mu kwate,
osheshi ke na omupopili.”
12 Akutu, Kalunga, ino kala kokule naame!
Kalunga kange, endelela u kwafe nge!
13 Ava, tave lidengifa nge, nava fifwe ohoni, nava kombwe po.
Ava tava etele nge oixuna,
nava dikwe elengwa nodino.
14 Ndelenee ame onda hala okuteelela efimbo alishe,
nokutandavelifa efimano loye.
15 Okanya kange naka udife ouyuki woye,
nomafiku aeshe omadidiliko exupifo loye;
osheshi onda nyengwa oku a vala aeshe.
16 Onda hala okuhololela po oinenelonga yOmwene Kalunga,
ndi tange ouyuki woye, woye auke.
17 Akutu Kalunga, Oove, wa longa nge
okudja mounona wange fiyo onena,
nofiyo onena tuu eli onda hepaulula oikumwifa yoye,
18 nomokufika moukulupe wange,
ngeenge nda ninga eenghwakutoka,
Kalunga, Ove ino efa nge!
Ame opo nee ndi udifile epupi lokomesho
eenghono dokwooko kwoye.
19 Kalunga, ouyuki woye otau fiki fiyo pombada keulu;
Ove ou ho longo oinenenima,
Kalunga, olyelye e ku fa?
20 Ove we tu monifa omaudjuu mahapu nomahepeko;
ndelenee to ke tu ninga natango ovanamwenyo.
Nomomambolongodjelo edu, oto tu kufa mo vali.
21 Oto ka wedela nge nokuli koukulunhu wange,
ndele to hekeleke nge vali.
22 Hano, Kalunga kange, osho naame yo
nda hala ndi ku hambelelele oudiinini woye,
noku ku shikila eenyalilo,
ndi ku imbile nokushika okaxumbafeta,
Oove Omuyapuki waIsrael!
23 Omilungu dange nadi twe eenghalu
noku ku imbila kwange,
nosho yo omwenyo wange, ou wa kulila.
24 Nelaka lange nali udife ouyuki woye efiku alishe;
osheshi ava, va li va halela nge oudjuu,
ova fifwa ohoni ndele va ninipikwa.
