A Prayer for Protection
1 I am in trouble, God—listen to my prayer!
I am afraid of my enemies—save my life!
2 Protect me from the plots of the wicked,
from mobs of evil people.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim cruel words like arrows.
4 They are quick to spread their shameless lies;
they destroy good people with cowardly slander.
5 They encourage each other in their evil plots;
they talk about where they will place their traps.
“No one can see them,” they say.
6 They make evil plans and say,
“We have planned a perfect crime.”
The human heart and mind are a mystery.
7 But God shoots his arrows at them,
and suddenly they are wounded.
8 He will destroy them because of those words;
all who see them will shake their heads.
9 They will all be afraid;
they will think about what God has done
and tell about his deeds.
10 All righteous people will rejoice
because of what the Lord has done.
They will find safety in him;
all good people will praise him.
Ongumbiro yondjamo
Komuimburise. Epsalme ra David.
1 Ami mbi ri moumba, Ndjambi,
arikana, zuvira ongumbiro yandje!
Me tira ovanavita na ami,
arikana, yama omuinyo wandje!
2 Ndji yama kozondando zovanauvi,
na komatjendje wovatjite vouvi.
3 Owo ve upika omaraka wawo
tjimuna omangaruvyo,
ve yumba omambo omatwe
tjimuna oviku.
4 Owo ve yahera omuhinandjo
okuza momaṱarero wawo,
ve mu yaha tjimanga nokuhinohoṋi.
5 Ve popasana okutjita pamwe ouvi;
nu ve ripura pu mave
yara ozombate zawo,
nave ripura kutja:
“Owaṋi ngu me ze munu?”
6 Owo ve tanda okutjita ouvi ave tja:
“Eṱe twe ripura nozondjito
zoutwe ozosemba.”
Omutima nomeripuriro womundu
oviundikwa ovikoto,
ouṋe ngu ma yenene okuvikonḓonona?
7 Nungwari Ndjambi meve yaha
noviku vye,
nu tjimanga owo mave hara ovito.
8 Eye meve yandeke mena romambo ngo;
avehe mbu mave ve munu
mave taka oviuru vyawo.
9 Ovandu avehe mave tira;
mave ripura na imbi Ndjambi mbya tjita,
nu mave hongonona ovitjitwa vye.
10 Omusemba ma nyanda mu Muhona,
nu ma munu omaundiro we mu ye;
ovasemba avehe mave mu hivirike
momitima vyawo.
