A Prayer of Thanksgiving
1 I thank you, Lord, with all my heart;
I sing praise to you before the gods.
2 I face your holy Temple,
bow down, and praise your name
because of your constant love and faithfulness,
because you have shown that your name and your commands are supreme.
3 You answered me when I called to you;
with your strength you strengthened me.
4 All the kings in the world will praise you, Lord,
because they have heard your promises.
5 They will sing about what you have done
and about your great glory.
6 Even though you are so high above,
you care for the lowly,
and the proud cannot hide from you.
7 When I am surrounded by troubles,
you keep me safe.
You oppose my angry enemies
and save me by your power.
8 You will do everything you have promised;
Lord, your love is eternal.
Complete the work that you have begun.
Ongumbiro yokutja okuhepa ku Ndjambi
Epsalme ra David.
1 Ami me ku tanga nomutima
wandje auhe, Muhona;
komurungu woomukuru me ku
imburire nondjozikiro.
2 Me rikotamene ame tara
kondjuwo yoye ondjapuke,
nu me hivirike ena roye mena rorusuvero rwoye
orukarerere nouṱakame woye;
orondu ove wa zikamisa ena roye
nembo roye kombanda yoviṋa avihe.
3 Tji mba kwire kove,
ove wa zuvira ongumbiro yandje,
nu we ndji pa omasa omape.
4 Ozombara azehe mouye maze
hivirike ove, Muhona,
tji maze zuu omambo woye.
5 Ozo maze imburire imbi Muhona
mbya tjita, orondu omasa
wa Muhona owo omanene.
6 Nandarire kutja Muhona wa
tongama kombanda,
eye u na ko na tja noverisusuparise,
noveritongamise eye u ve mwina kokure.
7 Tji mbi ri mombamisiro, ove u
ndji kareka nomuinyo.
U sekamena ovanavita na ami
nu u ndji yama nomasa woye.
8 Muhona me ndji yenenisire imbi
eye mbye ndji kwizikira. Muhona,
orusuvero rwoye orwo orukarerere.
Mana oviungura, mbi wa utire!
