In Praise of God's Goodness
1 If the Lord does not build the house,
the work of the builders is useless;
if the Lord does not protect the city,
it does no good for the sentries to stand guard.
2 It is useless to work so hard for a living,
getting up early and going to bed late.
For the Lord provides for those he loves,
while they are asleep.
3 Children are a gift from the Lord;
they are a real blessing.
4 The sons a man has when he is young
are like arrows in a soldier's hand.
5 Happy is the man who has many such arrows.
He will never be defeated
when he meets his enemies in the place of judgment.
Epunapalo otali monika ashike menangeko noupuna laKalunga
Eimbilo lomolweendo lokuya kouyapuki, laSalomo.
1 Omwene, ngeenge haye omudikifi weumbo,
ovadiki valo otava kendabala oshimha.
Omwene ngeenge ita amene oshilando,
omunangeli ota kelele oshimha.
2 Okumeneka kweni ongula,
nokuxunguluka moilonga oufikufiku, okwongaho,
eshi tamu li eendja deni noshisho.
Ovaholike vaye ohe di va pe mokukofa kwavo.
3 Heeno, ovana ovamati ovo oshali yOmwene,
nokumona oludalo osho ondjabi iwa.
4 Ngaashi oikuti i li meke lofule,
ovana ovamati osho tava kala mounyasha wavo.
5 Omulumenhu omunelao ou,
e va yadi ndoo monywa yaye!
Vo itava fifwa ohoni,
ngeenge tava kundafana novayelani moluvanda.
