The One True God
1 To you alone, O Lord, to you alone,
and not to us, must glory be given
because of your constant love and faithfulness.
2 Why should the nations ask us,
“Where is your God?”
3 Our God is in heaven;
he does whatever he wishes.
4 Their gods are made of silver and gold,
formed by human hands.
5 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
and eyes, but cannot see.
6 They have ears, but cannot hear,
and noses, but cannot smell.
7 They have hands, but cannot feel,
and feet, but cannot walk;
they cannot make a sound.
8 May all who made them and who trust in them
become like the idols they have made.
9 Trust in the Lord, you people of Israel.
He helps you and protects you.
10 Trust in the Lord, you priests of God.
He helps you and protects you.
11 Trust in the Lord, all you that worship him.
He helps you and protects you.
12 The Lord remembers us and will bless us;
he will bless the people of Israel
and all the priests of God.
13 He will bless everyone who honors him,
the great and the small alike.
14 May the Lord give you children—
you and your descendants!
15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
who made heaven and earth!
16 Heaven belongs to the Lord alone,
but he gave the earth to us humans.
17 The Lord is not praised by the dead,
by any who go down to the land of silence.
18 But we, the living, will give thanks to him
now and forever.
Praise the Lord!
Efimano olaKalunga aeke
1 Omwene, fye hafye u longela efimano,
fye hafye, ndelenee edina loye mwene,
molwouwanghenda nomolwoudiinini woye.
2 Ovapaani otave ya okutya ngahelipi:
“Kalunga kavo oku li peni hano?”
3 Kalunga ketu, omeulu ngaho e li;
ashishe eshi a hala, ote shi longo nee.
4 Oikalunga yavo oyo oisiliveli noingoldo,
oitotwa yomake ovanhu.
5 Omakanya oi na, yo ihai popi,
nomesho oi a kwete, yo ihai mono ko.
6 Oi nomatwi, ndele ihai udu ko,
oi kwete omayulu, ihai fimbula.
7 Omaoko ayo ihai a kwatifa sha,
omaulu ayo ihai a katukifa;
mominino dayo, ihamu di ondaka.
8 Ovatoti vayo otave ya okufaafana nayo,
keshe tuu omulineekeli wayo.
9 Israel, ove, lineekela Omwene!
Oye ekwafo loye noshikelelifo shoye.
10 Ovaneumbo laAron nye, lineekeleni Omwene!
Oye ekwafo leni noshikelelifo sheni.
11 Ava hamu tila Omwene, lineekeleni Omwene!
Oye ekwafo leni noshikelelifo sheni.
12 Omwene okwe shi tu dimbulukila:
ote ya oku tu punika,
ota punike eumbo laIsrael,
ota punike eumbo laAron,
13 ote ya a punike ava, hava tila Omwene,
ovaxupi novale.
14 Omwene ne mu hapupalife,
nye amushe novana veni.
15 Nye ovanangekwa noupuna kOmwene,
ou a shita eulu nedu.
16 Eulu olo olOmwene,
ndelenee edu okwe li pa ovana vovanhu.
17 Ovafi naaveshe hava i melimweneneno,
ihava tange Omwene;
18 ndelenee fye, fye twa hala okutanga Omwene
okudja apa fiyo alushe.
Halleluya!
