(A psalm by the clan of Korah for the music leader.)
A Prayer for Peace
1 Our Lord, you have blessed
your land
and made all go well
for Jacob's descendants.
2 You have forgiven the sin
and taken away the guilt
of your people.
3 Your fierce anger is no longer
aimed at us.
4 Our Lord and our God,
you save us!
Please bring us back home
and don't be angry.
5 Will you always be angry
with us and our families?
6 Won't you give us fresh life
and let your people be glad
because of you?
7 Show us your love
and save us!
8 I will listen to you, Lord God,
because you promise peace
to those who are faithful
and no longer foolish.
9 You are ready to rescue
everyone who worships you,
so that you will live with us
in all your glory.
10 Love and loyalty
will come together;
goodness and peace
will unite.
11 Loyalty will sprout
from the ground;
justice will look down
from the sky above.
12 Our Lord, you will bless us;
our land will produce
wonderful crops.
13 Justice will march in front,
making a path
for you to follow.
Oshiwana shOmwene tashi liindilile onghenda ipe nepuniko lipe
Epsalome lOvakora, la pewa enyakwa lolwiimbo.
1 Omwene, oshilongo shoye, nale we shi hokwa,
noupika waJakob okwa li we u pandukulula.
2 Ove owa kufa po owii woshiwana shoye,
nomatimba avo owe a dima po. Sela
3 Onya yoye aishe owe i lotifile,
nowa polifile ehandu loye la xwama.
4 Kalunga kexupifo letu, tu pamekulula,
noku tu umanena kwoye, ku pungulula po.
5 Wa hala mbela oku tu kwatela onghone fiyofiyo,
nokufikifa ehandu loye koludalo noludalo?
6 Ino hala oku tu tula omwenyo vali,
oshiwana shoye, tu shiive oku ku hafela?
7 Omwene, tu monifa ouwanghenda woye,
Ove u tu pe exupifo loye.
8 Ame nda hala okupwilikina,
Kalunga Omwene eshi ta popi.
Ota unganekele oshiwana shaye
novadiinini vaye ombili;
vo ngeno vehe lishune vali moulai.
9 Heeno, exupifo laye ola kala popepi
naava have mu tila,
opo oshinge shaye shi kale
moshilongo shetu,
10 ouwanghenda noudiinini, oyo i shakenafane,
ouyuki nombili, yo i fipafane komilungu.
11 Oudiinini, opo otau ka twiyuka medu,
nomeulu ouyuki tau taalele poshi.
12 Osho vali Omwene ote ke tu pa ouwa,
nedu letu tali tu menifile oshishipo.
13 Ouyuki opo otau ke mu tetekelela,
nelao tali shikula eenghatu daye.
