A Song of Praise and Thanksgiving
1 Praise God with shouts of joy, all people!
2 Sing to the glory of his name;
offer him glorious praise!
3 Say to God, “How wonderful are the things you do!
Your power is so great
that your enemies bow down in fear before you.
4 Everyone on earth worships you;
they sing praises to you,
they sing praises to your name.”
5 Come and see what God has done,
his wonderful acts among people.
6 He changed the sea into dry land;
our ancestors crossed the river on foot.
There we rejoiced because of what he did.
7 He rules forever by his might
and keeps his eyes on the nations.
Let no rebels rise against him.
8 Praise our God, all nations;
let your praise be heard.
9 He has kept us alive
and has not allowed us to fall.
10 You have put us to the test, God;
as silver is purified by fire,
so you have tested us.
11 You let us fall into a trap
and placed heavy burdens on our backs.
12 You let our enemies trample us;
we went through fire and flood,
but now you have brought us to a place of safety.
13 I will bring burnt offerings to your house;
I will offer you what I promised.
14 I will give you what I said I would
when I was in trouble.
15 I will offer sheep to be burned on the altar;
I will sacrifice bulls and goats,
and the smoke will go up to the sky.
16 Come and listen, all who honor God,
and I will tell you what he has done for me.
17 I cried to him for help;
I praised him with songs.
18 If I had ignored my sins,
the Lord would not have listened to me.
19 But God has indeed heard me;
he has listened to my prayer.
20 I praise God,
because he did not reject my prayer
or keep back his constant love from me.
Eimburiro rokutanga nokutja okuhepa ku Ndjambi
Komuimburise. Eimburiro. Epsalme.
1 Tangeye Ndjambi nokumuyorokera,
oweṋe vandu amuhe mouye!
2 Imbureye okuyozika ena re;
Mu yozikeye nokumutanga!
3 Itjeye nai ku Ndjambi:
“Oviungura vyoye, tjiri, ovihimise!
Omasa woye omanene nai
nga ovanavita na ove tji mave
rikoto komurungu woye mondira.
4 Ovandu avehe mouye ngave
rikotamene kove,
ngave ku imburire nu
ngave tange ena roye.”
5 Indjeye mu tare ovitjitwa vya Ndjambi,
oviungura vye movandu ovyo ovihimise.
6 Eye wa rundurura omuronga
au rire ehi ekukutu;
ootate mukururume ve u konda
amave kayenda pehi.
Komuhingo mbwi opu matu yorokere ye.
7 Eye u honapara aruhe momasa we,
omeho we ye tjevera oviwaṋa.
Ovemupirukire kamaave mu sekamene.
8 Hivirikeye Ndjambi wetu,
oweṋe viwaṋa amuhe!
Zuvariseye ondangero ye neraka romasa!
9 Eye we tu ṱakamisa kutja tu kare nomuinyo;
ne tu tjevere kutja atu ha putara.
10 Ove, Ndjambi, we tu rora;
we tu zuzura otja osilveri tji i zuzurwa.
11 Ove we tu hitisa mombate,
nu wa twako omitwaro omizeu
komatambo wetu.
12 Nu wa yandjera ovanavita na eṱe
ve tu susuparise;
eṱe twa yata momuriro na momeva,
nungwari ove we tu eta kouyara.
13 Ami me eta oviyambo
vyozombunguhiro ozoningiririsiwa
kondjuwo yoye;
me yenenisa omakwizikiro wandje
14 ngu mba tjere me tjiti,
tji mba ri mombamisiro.
15 Ami me punguha ozonḓu kotjipunguhiro
ze rire ozombunguhiro ozoningiririsiwa;
me punguha ozondwezu
zozongombe nozozongombo,
nomuise mau rondo nga keyuru.
16 Indjeye mu puratene,
eṋe amuhe mbu mu nondira ku Ndjambi,
nami me mu serekarerere imbi eye
mbya tjita ku ami.
17 Ami mba kwa ombatero ku ye,
ne mu tanga nomaimburiro.
18 Andakuzu mbe ripura nouvi momutima wandje,
Muhona ketje ndji zuvira.
19 Nungwari Ndjambi, tjiri, we ndji zuvira;
eye wa puratena kongumbiro yandje.
20 Ndjambi nga tangwe ngu hi na
indu wa tondere ongumbiro yandje,
nu ngu hi na wa isire ko otjari tje ku ami.
