A Prayer for Help
1 O Lord, my defender, I call to you.
Listen to my cry!
If you do not answer me,
I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.
2 Hear me when I cry to you for help,
when I lift my hands toward your holy Temple.
3 Do not condemn me with the wicked,
with those who do evil—
those whose words are friendly,
but who have hatred in their hearts.
4 Punish them for what they have done,
for the evil they have committed.
Punish them for all their deeds;
give them what they deserve!
5 They take no notice of what the Lord has done
or of what he has made;
so he will punish them
and destroy them forever.
6 Give praise to the Lord;
he has heard my cry for help.
7 The Lord protects and defends me;
I trust in him.
He gives me help and makes me glad;
I praise him with joyful songs.
8 The Lord protects his people;
he defends and saves his chosen king.
9 Save your people, Lord,
and bless those who are yours.
Be their shepherd,
and take care of them forever.
Eilikano nepandulo lomulyaameki kuKalunga
Epsalme laDavid.
1 Omwene, ohandi ku ifana,
Oove emanya lange: ino amuka nge,
u kale wa mwena,
opo ndiha fe ava hava i mombila,
ngeenge to kala wa mwena filu.
2 Uda ondaka yomailikano ange;
ngeenge handi ku ifana u kwafe nge,
eshi handi yelula omake ange
mondingandinga youyapuki woye.
3 Ino faulila nge po pamwe novalunde
nomumwe novakolokoshi,
ava ve li po tava popifa mukwao nombili,
mboli meni lavo tave mu diladilile owii.
4 Va alulila shi fike poilonga yavo
nopoumbudi woiningwa yavo;
va alulila shi fike pokunyona kwomake avo,
Oove, u va pe ondjabi, ei va longela.
5 Osheshi ihava yavala oilonga yOmwene
noshilongwa shomake aye;
onghee nee ote ke va ngumauna po,
ndele ite va tungulula vali.
6 Omwene na fimanekwe,
osheshi eingido longhuwo yange okwe li uda.
7 Omwene Oye omupameki wange
noshikelelifo shange;
Oye nde lineekela momutima wange
nonda mona ekwafo.
Osho nee sha nyakula omutima wange,
nohandi mu pandula neimbilo lange.
8 Omwene, Oye eenghono doshiwana shaye,
ohotexupifo yomuvaekwa waye.
9 Xupifa oshiwana shoye,
nangeka noupuna oshitukulwafyuululwa shoye;
va lifa noku va humbata fiyo alushe.
