A Prayer for Safety
1 Save me from my enemies, my God;
protect me from those who attack me!
2 Save me from those evil people;
rescue me from those murderers!
3 Look! They are waiting to kill me;
cruel people are gathering against me.
It is not because of any sin or wrong I have done,
4 nor because of any fault of mine, O Lord,
that they hurry to their places.
5 Rise, Lord God Almighty, and come to my aid;
see for yourself, God of Israel!
Wake up and punish the heathen;
show no mercy to evil traitors!
6 They come back in the evening,
snarling like dogs as they go about the city.
7 Listen to their insults and threats.
Their tongues are like swords in their mouths,
yet they think that no one hears them.
8 But you laugh at them, Lord;
you mock all the heathen.
9 I have confidence in your strength;
you are my refuge, O God.
10 My God loves me and will come to me;
he will let me see my enemies defeated.
11 Do not kill them, O God, or my people may forget.
Scatter them by your strength and defeat them,
O Lord, our protector.
12 Sin is on their lips; all their words are sinful;
may they be caught in their pride!
Because they curse and lie,
13 destroy them in your anger;
destroy them completely.
Then everyone will know that God rules in Israel,
that his rule extends over all the earth.
14 My enemies come back in the evening,
snarling like dogs as they go about the city,
15 like dogs roaming about for food
and growling if they do not find enough.
16 But I will sing about your strength;
every morning I will sing aloud of your constant love.
You have been a refuge for me,
a shelter in my time of trouble.
17 I will praise you, my defender.
My refuge is God,
the God who loves me.
Ongumbiro yondjeverero
Komuimburise otja kombosiro yOkuhina Okuṱukuṱura. Epsalme ra David, Saul tja za nokuhinda ovarumendu okukatjevera ondjuwo ya David kutja ve mu zepe.
1 Ndjambi wandje, ndji yama kovanavita na ami
nu u ndji tjevere kovendjipirukire.
2 Ndji yama kovatjite vouvi,
nu u ndji kuture kovazepe.
3 Tara, owo mave ndji tjungire okundjizepa;
ovarumendu ovindandi
ve rikutu kumwe okundjisekamena,
nandarire kutja hi tjitire ouvi
nu hi nondjo, Muhona.
4 Tjiri, ami hi nondjo, nungwari owo
mave kondjo okundjirwisa.
Penduka okuhakaena na ami kutja u ve mune!
5 Muhona, Ndjambi Omunamasaaehe,
Ndjambi wa Israel, sekama u vere oviwaṋa avihe!
O ṱotjari novanauvi ovehinauṱakame mbo!
6 Owo ve kotoka ongurova aihe
amave ukire otja ozombwa,
tji mave ryanga motjihuro.
7 Puratena komayambururiro na kozondandero zawo.
Omaraka wawo ye ri otja
omangaruvyo movinyo vyawo;
nungwari owo ve ripura kutja kape
nomundu ngu meve zuu.
8 Nungwari ove, Muhona u ve yora;
u nyekerera oviwaṋa
avihe ovinavisenginina.
9 Ami me riyameke komasa woye;
oove omaundiro wandje, Ndjambi.
10 Ndjambi we ndji suvera,
nu me ndji tjakanene;
eye me ndji munisa ovanavita na
ami amave haverwa.
11 O ve zepa, Ndjambi,
otjiwaṋa tjandje tjapo ngaa tji zembi.
Ve rimba momasa woye, nu u ve havere,
Muhona, ngu u ri oruvao rwetu.
12 Ourunde u ri komiṋa vyawo,
omambo wawo aehe omanauvi.
Ngave kamburwe mourangaranga wawo,
owo tjinga ave senga nokukora ovizeze.
13 Ve seseta momazenge woye,
nu ve yandeka okumana.
Auhe otji ma tjiwa kutja Ndjambi
u honapara mOisrael,
nokutja u honapara mouye auhe.
14 Ovanavita na ami ve kotoka ongurova aihe,
amave ukire otja ozombwa
tji mave ryanga motjihuro.
15 Owo ve ryanga otja ozombwa
nḓu maze paha ovikurya,
nu nḓu maze wenene,
tji ze hi nokuvimuna.
16 Nungwari ami me imburire omasa woye;
omuhuka auhe me yorokere otjari tjoye.
Orondu ove tjinga au ri omaundiro wandje,
nondjamo yandje moruveze rwombamisiro.
17 Ami me ku tanga,
ove ngu u ri omasa wandje.
Otjiṱunga tjandje oNdjambi,
Ndjambi ngwe ndji suvera.
