True Worship
1 The Almighty God, the Lord, speaks;
he calls to the whole earth from east to west.
2 God shines from Zion,
the city perfect in its beauty.
3 Our God is coming, but not in silence;
a raging fire is in front of him,
a furious storm around him.
4 He calls heaven and earth as witnesses
to see him judge his people.
5 He says, “Gather my faithful people to me,
those who made a covenant with me by offering a sacrifice.”
6 The heavens proclaim that God is righteous,
that he himself is judge.
7 “Listen, my people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you, Israel.
I am God, your God.
8 I do not reprimand you because of your sacrifices
and the burnt offerings you always bring me.
9 And yet I do not need bulls from your farms
or goats from your flocks;
10 all the animals in the forest are mine
and the cattle on thousands of hills.
11 All the wild birds are mine
and all living things in the fields.
12 “If I were hungry, I would not ask you for food,
for the world and everything in it is mine.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to God,
and give the Almighty all that you promised.
15 Call to me when trouble comes;
I will save you,
and you will praise me.”
16 But God says to the wicked,
“Why should you recite my commandments?
Why should you talk about my covenant?
17 You refuse to let me correct you;
you reject my commands.
18 You become the friend of every thief you see,
and you associate with adulterers.
19 “You are always ready to speak evil;
you never hesitate to tell lies.
20 You are ready to accuse your own relatives
and to find fault with them.
21 You have done all this, and I have said nothing,
so you thought that I am like you.
But now I reprimand you
and make the matter plain to you.
22 “Listen to this, you that ignore me,
or I will destroy you,
and there will be no one to save you.
23 Giving thanks is the sacrifice that honors me,
and I will surely save all who obey me.”
Okurikotamena ku Ndjambi mouatjiri
Epsalme ra Asaf.
1 Muhona, Ndjambi omunene
nOmunamasaaehe, ma hungire;
eye ma ravaere kouye auhe,
okuza komapitiro weyuva nga komahitiro waro.
2 Ndjambi u rimunikisa mongeṋangeṋeno kOsion,
ihi otjihuro otjiwa otjimanise.
3 Ndjambi wetu meya, nu ke nokumwina;
komurungu we maku kayenda omuriro omusesete,
komikuma vye avihe maku
hingi otjivepo otjinamasa.
4 Eye ma isana eyuru nehi
vi rire ovihongonone,
eye tji ma pangura otjiwaṋa tje.
5 Eye ma tja nai: “Ndji woronganisireye imba
mba ṱakama mu ami,
imba mba tjita omerikutiropamwe na ami
mokupunguha ombunguhiro.”
6 Omayuru maye hongonona kutja
Ndjambi omusemba,
nokutja eye omuini onguri omupangure.
7 “Puratena, tjiwaṋa tjandje,
nambano ami me hungire!
Israel, ami me ku hongonona.
Owami Ndjambi, Ndjambi woye!
8 Hi nokukuverera ozombunguhiro zoye
poo ozombunguhiro ozoningiririsiwa
nḓoo yeta komurungu wandje aruhe.
9 Nungwari ami hi nokukambura
ko ozondwezu zozongombe
motjunda tjoye, nozongombo morupanda rwoye.
10 Orondu ovipuka avihe vyokuti ovyo ovyandje,
novinamuinyo mbi ri kozondundu omayovi.
11 Mbi tjiwa ozonḓera azehe zokuti,
noupuka auhe mbu nyangatara pehi owo owandje.
12 “Andakuzu mbi nondjara, hitje ku raera;
orondu ouye noviṋa avihe mbi ri mu wo ovyandje.
13 Mbi rya onyama yozondwezu zozongombe,
poo mbi nwa ombinḓu yozongombo are?
14 Ondangero yoye nga rire
ndja rire ombunguhiro ku Ndjambi,
nu yenenisa omakwizikiro woye
ku ingwi wOkombandambanda.
15 Kwa ku ami meyuva rombamisiro,
ami me ku yama,
nove mo ndji yozike.”
16 Nungwari Ndjambi ma tja nai komunauvi:
“Mo tamunine tjike omatwako wandje?
Nu mo hungirire tjike omerikutiropamwe wandje?
17 Ove wa tonda omavyuriro wandje,
nu u nakaura omarakiza wandje.
18 Tji wa munu erunga, u kayenda puna ro;
nu u wana novakatuke wotukupo.
19 “Ove aruhe u hungira omambo wourunde;
nu ko ivaiva okukora ovizeze.
20 Aruhe u yamba omukweṋu,
nu u kuminina omuatje wanyoko.
21 Hi mwine, tji mo tjiti oviṋa otja imbi are?
Otji mo tjangovasi ami mbi ri otja ove.
Ami nambano me ku vere,
nu me ku raisire oviṋa mbi,
u mune nomeho woye.
22 “Tjiweye, eṋe mbu mu zemba Ndjambi!
Tjapo, ami ngee mu nyondorora,
nape ha ningi omundu ngu me mu vatere.
23 Ngu ma punguha ondangero,
ongu me ndji yozike;
nu ami, tjiri, me yama avehe mbu
mave kara nonḓuviro ku ami.”
