A Hymn of Praise
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise his name, you servants of the Lord,
2 who stand in the Lord's house,
in the Temple of our God.
3 Praise the Lord, because he is good;
sing praises to his name, because he is kind.
4 He chose Jacob for himself,
the people of Israel for his own.
5 I know that our Lord is great,
greater than all the gods.
6 He does whatever he wishes
in heaven and on earth,
in the seas and in the depths below.
7 He brings storm clouds from the ends of the earth;
he makes lightning for the storms,
and he brings out the wind from his storeroom.
8 In Egypt he killed all the first-born
of people and animals alike.
9 There he performed miracles and wonders
to punish the king and all his officials.
10 He destroyed many nations
and killed powerful kings:
11 Sihon, king of the Amorites,
Og, king of Bashan,
and all the kings in Canaan.
12 He gave their lands to his people;
he gave them to Israel.
13 Lord, you will always be proclaimed as God;
all generations will remember you.
14 The Lord will defend his people;
he will take pity on his servants.
15 The gods of the nations are made of silver and gold;
they are formed by human hands.
16 They have mouths, but cannot speak,
and eyes, but cannot see.
17 They have ears, but cannot hear;
they are not even able to breathe.
18 May all who made them and who trust in them
become like the idols they have made!
19 Praise the Lord, people of Israel;
praise him, you priests of God!
20 Praise the Lord, you Levites;
praise him, all you that worship him!
21 Praise the Lord in Zion,
in Jerusalem, his home.
Praise the Lord!
Ehambelelo lOmwene ou wOkombadambada
1 Halleluya!
Tangeni edina lOmwene,
li tangeni, ovapiya nye vOmwene,
2 ava hamu kala ofika meumbo lOmwene,
momikala deumbo laKalunga ketu.
3 Tangeni Omwene, osheshi Omwene omuwa.
Imbileni edina laye ehambelelo,
osheshi olo olinyenye.
4 Osheshi Omwene okwe lihoololela Jakob,
naIsrael, shi kale emona laye.
5 Heeno, ondi shi shii: Omwene Oye omunene,
naKalunga ketu Oye e dule ookalunga aveshe.
6 Omwene oha wanifa ashishe, eshi a hala
meulu nokombada yedu,
momafuta nomomaule aeshe ao.
7 Oye tuu ou, ta tumbifa oilemo keengaba dedu,
ndele ta holokifa omaluvadi mokuloka kwodula,
ndele ta pitifa mo omhepo momalimba ayo.
8 Oye tuu okwa dengele oiveli muEgipiti,
ei yovanhu noyoimuna,
9 nomwoove, Egipiti, Oye tuu a tuma
omadidiliko noikumwifa
kuFarao novanhu vaye aveshe.
10 Oye tuu ou a denga oiwana ihapu,
neehamba deenghono okwe di dipaa:
11 Sihon, ohamba yOvaamori,
naOg, ohamba yomuBasan,
nomauhamba aeshe omuKaanan,
12 noilongo yavo okwe i yandja efyuululo,
i fyuululwe kovanhu vaye Ovaisraeli.
13 Omwene, edina loye ohali kala po fiyo alushe,
efimano loye, Omwene, okoludalo noludalo;
14 osheshi Omwene ota yukifile ovanhu vaye,
novapiya vaye ote va file onghenda.
15 Oikalunga yovapaani oyo yoisiliveli noingoldo,
oyo ya mewa komake ovanhu.
16 Omakanya oi na, yo ihai popi,
nomesho oi a kwete, yo ihai mono ko.
17 Oi nomatwi ndele ihai udu ko,
osho yo momakanya ayo omufudo kau mo.
18 Ovatoti vayo otave uya okufaafana nayo,
keshe tuu omulineekeli wayo.
19 Nye ava vomeumbo laIsrael, hambeleleni Omwene!
Nye vomeumbo laAron, hambeleleni Omwene!
20 Nye vomeumbo laLevi, hambeleleni Omwene!
Ovatilikalunga nye, hambeleleni Omwene!
21 Efimano lOmwene nali holoke muSion,
laau, a tula muJerusalem!
Halleluya!
