Confession and Forgiveness
1 Happy are those whose sins are forgiven,
whose wrongs are pardoned.
2 Happy is the one whom the Lord does not accuse of doing wrong
and who is free from all deceit.
3 When I did not confess my sins,
I was worn out from crying all day long.
4 Day and night you punished me, Lord;
my strength was completely drained,
as moisture is dried up by the summer heat.
5 Then I confessed my sins to you;
I did not conceal my wrongdoings.
I decided to confess them to you,
and you forgave all my sins.
6 So all your loyal people should pray to you in times of need;
when a great flood of trouble comes rushing in,
it will not reach them.
7 You are my hiding place;
you will save me from trouble.
I sing aloud of your salvation,
because you protect me.
8 The Lord says, “I will teach you the way you should go;
I will instruct you and advise you.
9 Don't be stupid like a horse or a mule,
which must be controlled with a bit and bridle
to make it submit.”
10 The wicked will have to suffer,
but those who trust in the Lord
are protected by his constant love.
11 You that are righteous, be glad and rejoice
because of what the Lord has done.
You that obey him, shout for joy!
Omerihepuriro wouvi nondjesiro
Epsalme ra David.
1 Ovaṋingandu imba mbe havererwa ozongatukiro zawo
nu mbe isirwa omauvi wawo.
2 Omuṋingandu omundu Muhona
ngwe he mu varere ouvi we,
nu ngu hi novineya momutima.
3 Tji mba mwina okurihepura omauvi wandje,
orutu rwandje rwa pungarisiwa i
okurira kwandje eyuva arihe.
4 Muhona, eke roye re ndji
ṋiṋikiza omutenya nouṱuku;
omasa wandje ya pwira
tjimuna otjeme moupyu wokuṋi.
5 Ami mbe rihepura ourunde wandje kove,
nu hi vandekere ozondataiziro zandje.
Mba tja: “Me rihepura ozongatukiro
zandje ku Muhona!”
NOve we ndji isira ourunde wandje auhe.
6 Imba mbe ku kongorera nouṱakame nga
ve kumbe moruveze rwombamisiro.
Wina omipupo ominene
vyoumba tji vya sekama,
kavi nokuṱuna ku ye.
7 Oove omaundiro wandje,
mo ndji yama komauzeu,
nu mo ndji imburisa omaimburiro wongutukiro,
motjimbe tjokutja ove u ndji tjevera.
8 Muhona ma tja nai:
“Ami me ku hongo nu me ku urikire ondjira,
ndji wa sokutwara;
me ku rongo, neho randje
mari kara kombanda yoye.
9 O kara otja okakambe poo otja
okasinokambe ku ke hi nozondunge,
nu ku ke tuwa mo otjitumbure tjotjitenda motjinyo
okuketjaera nokuketumbura.”
10 Omunauvi u nomihihamo omingi,
nungwari ingwi ngu me riyameke ku Muhona
ma yamwa i otjari tje otji karerere.
11 Nyandeye mu Muhona nu
mu yoroke, oweṋe vasemba!
Imbureye nenyando,
oweṋe amuhe mbu mu nonḓuviro ku ye!
