A Prayer of Confidence
1 Protect me, O God; I trust in you for safety.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
all the good things I have come from you.”
3 How excellent are the Lord's faithful people!
My greatest pleasure is to be with them.
4 Those who rush to other gods
bring many troubles on themselves.
I will not take part in their sacrifices;
I will not worship their gods.
5 You, Lord, are all I have,
and you give me all I need;
my future is in your hands.
6 How wonderful are your gifts to me;
how good they are!
7 I praise the Lord, because he guides me,
and in the night my conscience warns me.
8 I am always aware of the Lord's presence;
he is near, and nothing can shake me.
9 And so I am thankful and glad,
and I feel completely secure,
10 because you protect me from the power of death.
I have served you faithfully,
and you will not abandon me to the world of the dead.
11 You will show me the path that leads to life;
your presence fills me with joy
and brings me pleasure forever.
Ongumbiro yomeriyamekero ku Muhona
Epsalme ra David.
1 Ndji yama, Ndjambi; tjinga move
amuna omaundiro wandje.
2 Ami mbi tja nai ku Muhona:
“Oove oMuhona wandje;
move erike omu mu nouṋingandu wandje auhe.”
3 Ovandu va Muhona ovaṱakame,
owo, tjiri, ovaṋingandu!
Mu wo aveyerike ami omu mbi nonyuṋe tjinene.
4 Imba mbe kongorera oomukuru varwe,
ve ripahera oveni omaumba omengi.
Ami hi nokukara pozombunguhiro zawo;
hi nokurikotamena koomukuru vawo.
5 Ove, Muhona, oove ngu u ri
avihe mbi mbi na vyo,
nu u ndji pa avihe, mbi me hepa
oruyaveze rwandje ru ri momake woye.
6 Oviyandjewa vyoye ku ami, tjiri, ovihimise;
ii, ami mbi notjirumatwa otjiwa!
7 Ami me tanga Muhona,
tjinga e ndji pa omaronga omawa;
wina ouṱuku, ngunda amba rara,
mbi rizemburuka na wo.
8 Ami aruhe mbi rizemburuka
noukarepo wa Muhona;
eye tjinga e ri popezu na ami, hi nokuputara.
9 Opu me tjere okuhepa,
nomutima wandje mau nyanda,
nami me kara nokuhinatjipo,
10 orondu ove u ndji yama konḓiro.
Ove komoo yandjere omuingona
woye kutja a punde motjovakoke.
11 Ove mo ndji raisire ondjira
ndji twara komuinyo;
poukarepo woye mbi muna
po enyando enene,
nu u ndji pa onyuṋe nga aruhe.
