In Praise of God's Goodness
1 If the Lord does not build the house,
the work of the builders is useless;
if the Lord does not protect the city,
it does no good for the sentries to stand guard.
2 It is useless to work so hard for a living,
getting up early and going to bed late.
For the Lord provides for those he loves,
while they are asleep.
3 Children are a gift from the Lord;
they are a real blessing.
4 The sons a man has when he is young
are like arrows in a soldier's hand.
5 Happy is the man who has many such arrows.
He will never be defeated
when he meets his enemies in the place of judgment.
Ondaya ya Muhona i tumbisa
Epsalme ra Salomo.
1 Muhona tje hi nokutunga ondjuwo,
imba mbu mave i tungu
mave tungu omungandjo.
Muhona tje hi nokutjevera otjihuro,
imba mbu mave tji tjevere
mave tjevere omungandjo.
2 Omungandjo ku eṋe okupenduka
omuhuka omunene nokutokerwa orure,
amamu kondjere ehupo reṋu nomasa aehe.
Tjinga Muhona e yandja ku imba
mba suvera owo ngunda averi mozomboṱu.
3 Ovanatje owo otjiyandjewa tja Muhona,
owo ondaya ye katjotjiri.
4 Ovanatje ovazandu, mba kwatwa i
ihe ngunda e ri omutanda,
ve ri otja oviku meke rombangaṋe.
5 Omuṋingandu omurumendu ngwe
urisa omunguma we noviku otja imbyo,
eye kamaa natwa motjiposa
tji ma hakaene novanavita na ye motjombanguriro.
