A Prayer for Help
1 How much longer will you forget me, Lord? Forever?
How much longer will you hide yourself from me?
2 How long must I endure trouble?
How long will sorrow fill my heart day and night?
How long will my enemies triumph over me?
3 Look at me, O Lord my God, and answer me.
Restore my strength; don't let me die.
4 Don't let my enemies say, “We have defeated him.”
Don't let them gloat over my downfall.
5 I rely on your constant love;
I will be glad, because you will rescue me.
6 I will sing to you, O Lord,
because you have been good to me.
Elididimiko lomufininikwa
Epsalme laDavid, la pewa enyakwa lolwiimbo.
1 Omwene, fiyo onaini
to kala wa dimbwa nge shili?
Fiyo onaini to holeke nge oshipala shoye?
2 Fiyo onaini ndi nokuhumbata oisho
momwenyo wange,
noluhodi momutima wange efiku nefiku?
Fiyo onaini omuyelani wange
ta ka shishimana e dule nge?
3 Omwene, Kalunga kange, tale nge, ude nge!
Pashukifa omesho ange,
ndiha ka nangale meemhofi defyo!
4 Omushindani wange aha shiive okutya:
“Ame onde mu finda”,
novatondi vange vaha kalukile nge,
ngeenge handi pundauka.
5 Ndelenee ame handi lineekele efilonghenda loye:
omutima wange nau ka nyakukilwe ekwafo loye.
6 Ame ohandi imbile Omwene,
osheshi Ye a ningila nge ouwa.
