A Prayer for Forgiveness
1 Be merciful to me, O God,
because of your constant love.
Because of your great mercy
wipe away my sins!
2 Wash away all my evil
and make me clean from my sin!
3 I recognize my faults;
I am always conscious of my sins.
4 I have sinned against you—only against you—
and done what you consider evil.
So you are right in judging me;
you are justified in condemning me.
5 I have been evil from the day I was born;
from the time I was conceived, I have been sinful.
6 Sincerity and truth are what you require;
fill my mind with your wisdom.
7 Remove my sin, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness;
and though you have crushed me and broken me,
I will be happy once again.
9 Close your eyes to my sins
and wipe out all my evil.
10 Create a pure heart in me, O God,
and put a new and loyal spirit in me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence;
do not take your holy spirit away from me.
12 Give me again the joy that comes from your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you.
13 Then I will teach sinners your commands,
and they will turn back to you.
14 Spare my life, O God, and save me,
and I will gladly proclaim your righteousness.
15 Help me to speak, Lord,
and I will praise you.
16 You do not want sacrifices,
or I would offer them;
you are not pleased with burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God;
you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.
18 O God, be kind to Zion and help her;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will be pleased with proper sacrifices
and with our burnt offerings;
and bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.
Ongumbiro yondjesiro yozondjo
Komuimburise. Epsalme ra David, omuprofete Natan tja hungira kuna David indu eye tja za nokukatuka orukupo puna Batseba.
1 Ndji tjariparera otja korusuvero
na kouwa woye, Ndjambi;
notja kotjari tjoye otjinene
zemisa ozongatukiro zandje.
2 Ndji koha kouvi wandje auhe,
nu u ndji kohorore kourunde wandje.
3 Orondu ozongatukiro zandje mbi ze i,
nourunde wandje aruhe u ri komurungu wandje.
4 Kove, nu kove erike ami oku mba tura ondjo,
ne tjiti ouvi momeho woye.
Okutja otji u nousemba
okundjipangura nokundjipa ondjo.
5 Ami owami omunauvi okuza kongwatero yandje,
nu mama we ndji yakana mouvi.
6 Ove u suvera ouatjiri womutima omusemba,
nu mohamunika ove u ndji honga ounongo.
7 Isa ko ouvi wandje, nami me rire omukohoke;
ndji koha, nami me rire omuvapa twee.
8 Ndji zuvisa ombosiro yondjoroka noyenyando,
nu nandarire kutja ove wa ṱukuṱura omaṱupa wandje,
me kara nondjoroka rukwao.
9 Horeka omurungu woye komauvi wandje,
nu zemisa ondjo yozongatukiro zandje azehe.
10 Mema omutima omukohoke mu ami, Ndjambi,
nu u zikamise ombepo ombe
nonḓikame moukoto wandje.
11 O ndji nakaura komurungu woye,
nu o ndji yeka Ombepo yoye Ondjapuke.
12 Ndji nyandisa rukwao mokundjipa ombatero yoye,
nu u ndji pe ombango yokukara nonḓuviro kove,
13 kutja mbi honge ovanauvi ozondjira zoye,
nowo ve ritanaurire kove.
14 Yama omuinyo wandje konḓiro, Ndjambi,
nami otji me zuvarisa nondjoroka ousemba woye.
15 Muhona, paturura omiṋa vyandje
kutja mbi sore okuzuvarisa ondangero yoye!
16 Andakuzu u nonyuṋe mozombunguhiro zovinamuinyo,
etje ku pa zo;
ozombunguhiro ozoningiririsiwa koze vanga ko.
17 Ombunguhiro yandje oyo ombepo
ndje risusuparisa, Ndjambi;
nove ko nakunakaura ko omutima
mbwe risusuparisa nu mbwa nyaika.
18 Ndjambi, ingoneka Sion otja kotjari tjoye,
nu u tungurure orumbo rwa Jerusalem!
19 Ove mo kara norutjato mozombunguhiro zousemba,
na mu inḓa ozoningiririsiwa zetu wina;
nozondwezu zozongombe otji maze punguhirwa
kotjipunguhiro tjoye.
