A Prayer in Sickness
1 Happy are those who are concerned for the poor;
the Lord will help them when they are in trouble.
2 The Lord will protect them and preserve their lives;
he will make them happy in the land;
he will not abandon them to the power of their enemies.
3 The Lord will help them when they are sick
and will restore them to health.
4 I said, “I have sinned against you, Lord;
be merciful to me and heal me.”
5 My enemies say cruel things about me.
They want me to die and be forgotten.
6 Those who come to see me are not sincere;
they gather bad news about me
and then go out and tell it everywhere.
7 All who hate me whisper to each other about me,
they imagine the worst about me.
8 They say, “He is fatally ill;
he will never leave his bed again.”
9 Even my best friend, the one I trusted most,
the one who shared my food,
has turned against me.
10 Be merciful to me, Lord, and restore my health,
and I will pay my enemies back.
11 They will not triumph over me,
and I will know that you are pleased with me.
12 You will help me, because I do what is right;
you will keep me in your presence forever.
13 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel!
Praise him now and forever!
Amen! Amen!
Eilikano moudu
Epsalme laDavid, la pewa enyakwa lolwiimbo.
1 Omunelao ou, ha yavele oshingone;
oye ta xupifwa kOmwene mefiku loiponga.
2 Omwene ote mu amene, a kale nomwenyo,
ta ifanwa omunelao kombada yedu,
ndele Ove ito mu yandje omuhanga
monya yovatondi vaye.
3 Ngeenge ta nangala ta vele,
Omwene ote mu pendula po,
onhala yaye yokuvela oto i lundulula.
4 Ame onda tya: “Omwene, file nge onghenda!
Akutu, velule nge, osheshi onda nyona kwoove.”
5 Ovayelani vange otava popi nge nai tava ti:
“Onaini mbela ta fi, nedina laye li xule po?”
6 Ngeenge umwe te uya okutalela nge po,
ota tongo oipupulu;
omutima waye otau likola oumbudi;
ngeenge a pita mo,
otau shi mu hepaululifa mondjila.
7 Aveshe hava tondo nge, otava shashala nge,
otava diladilile nge omupya, tava ti:
8 “Ekolamudo ihali veluka, ole mu dama;
eshi a nangala ngaha, ita penduka po vali nande.”
9 Neume lange nokuli, eli nde lineekela nomutima aushe,
nola li hali li eendja dange,
olo la yelulila nge oshififinwa, li fangule nge.
10 Ndelenee Omwene, Oove, file nge onghenda,
u yambule nge po vali,
ame ndi va shunifile oushima wavo.
11 Mwaashi ohandi shiiva, nokutya owa hokwa nge,
ngeenge omutondi wange ita mono omhito yokuhafela nge.
12 Osheshi ame molwokuhenambudi kwange
oto pamekele nge ofika,
ndele to pe nge, ndi kale koshipala shoye fiyo alushe.
13 Omwene, Kalunga kaIsrael,
na hambelelwe alushe fiyo alushe!
Amen, heeno, Amen.
