A Prayer for Protection
1 Listen to my words, O Lord,
and hear my sighs.
2 Listen to my cry for help,
my God and king!
I pray to you, O Lord;
3 you hear my voice in the morning;
at sunrise I offer my prayer
and wait for your answer.
4 You are not a God who is pleased with wrongdoing;
you allow no evil in your presence.
5 You cannot stand the sight of the proud;
you hate all wicked people.
6 You destroy all liars
and despise violent, deceitful people.
7 But because of your great love
I can come into your house;
I can worship in your holy Temple
and bow down to you in reverence.
8 Lord, I have so many enemies!
Lead me to do your will;
make your way plain for me to follow.
9 What my enemies say can never be trusted;
they only want to destroy.
Their words are flattering and smooth,
but full of deadly deceit.
10 Condemn and punish them, O God;
may their own plots cause their ruin.
Drive them out of your presence
because of their many sins
and their rebellion against you.
11 But all who find safety in you will rejoice;
they can always sing for joy.
Protect those who love you;
because of you they are truly happy.
12 You bless those who obey you, Lord;
your love protects them like a shield.
Ongumbiro yondjamo
Komuimburise nozohiva. Epsalme ra David.
1 Muhona, puratena kongumbiro yandje,
nu u zuve ondjemeno yandje.
2 Puratena kondjuriro yandje yombatero,
Mbara yandje na Ndjambi wandje.
Ami me kumbu kove Muhona.
3 Muhona, ove omuhuka
omunene u zuva eraka randje;
tji pa tji, ami e ku ṱunine ombunguhiro,
ne undju eziriro kove.
4 Orondu kaove Ndjambi ngu u norutjato mouvi;
nu koyandjere omunauvi moukarepo woye.
5 Imba mbe rihiva oveni
kamaave munika komurungu woye;
nove wa tonda imba avehe mbe tjita ouvi.
6 Ove u yandeka ovanavizeze avehe,
nu u nyengwa ovatjite voutwe ovawovise.
7 Nungwari mena rorusuvero rwoye orunene
ami me yenene okuhita mondjuwo yoye
nokurikotamenena mondjuwo yoye ondjapuke
nokurikota komurungu woye nondira kove.
8 Muhona, ami mbi novanavita ovengi tjinene!
Ndji hongorera mokutjita ombango yoye,
nu u ndji serurire ondjira yoye mbi kayende mo.
9 Ovanavita na ami kave hungire ouatjiri;
omitima vyawo vi zera okuyandeka porwako.
Omambo wawo omanavineya nomapope,
nu ye ura notjavivi.
10 Ve pangura nu u ve vere, Ndjambi!
Ngave yandekwe i omeripura
wovineya vyawo oveni.
Ve ramba moukarepo woye mena
romaurunde wawo omengi,
nu tjinga ave ku pirukira.
11 Nungwari avehe mbe
nomaundiro move, ngave yoroke,
aruhe nga ve imbure nondjoroka.
Yama avehe mbe ku suvera
kokutja mena roye ve kare nondjoroka move.
12 Ove, Muhona, u sera ondaya
ku imba mbe nonḓuviro kove;
ondjingonekero yoye i ve tjizikiza otja oruvao.
