(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.
Ehempululo nedhiminopo
oshitewa shaDavid.
1 Aanelago oomboka oondjo dhawo dha dhimwa po,
mboka ya kuthilwa po omayono gawo.
2 Omunelago omuntu ngoka Omuwa itee mu pe uusama
noke na iifundja nando yasha.
3 Sho nda li inee hempulula oondjo dhandje,
onda li nda pwa po kokulila esiku kehe.
4 Uusiku nomutenya wa li wa geela ndje, Omuwa;
omatha gandje oga li ga kana,
ngaashi oshitosi tashi thekuka po kuupyu wopothinge.
5 Opo ihe onde ku hempululile oondjo dhandje;
inandi holeka omayono gandje.
Onda tokola oku ku hempululila omapuko gandje,
nowa dhimi po oondjo dhandje adhihe.
6 Aantu yoye mbo ye ku inekela,
otaa ku galikana momathimbo guudhigu;
oshikungulu nando oshi nenepale,
itashi ya gumu.
7 Ongoye egameno lyandje;
owa hupitha ndje momupya.
Otandi imbi mokule, sho wa hupitha ndje
naasho wa gamene ndje.
8 Omuwa ota ti:
“Otandi ku ulukile ondjila
ndjo u na okulandula;
otandi ku wilike e tandi ku tonatele.”
9 Ino kala egoya ngaashi onkambe nenge emulutiya,
mbyo hayi endithwa kiitomo nokomiya,
opo yi ngodhupale.
10 Aadhudhu otaa ka lila,
ihe mbo haa inekele Omuwa,
ote ya gamene omolwesilohenda lye.
11 Ne aayuuki, nyanyukweni ne mu imbe ekandanga omolwiilonga yOmuwa.
Ne mbo hamu vulika kuye, tanteni.
