A Prayer for Protection
1 Listen to my words, O Lord,
and hear my sighs.
2 Listen to my cry for help,
my God and king!
I pray to you, O Lord;
3 you hear my voice in the morning;
at sunrise I offer my prayer
and wait for your answer.
4 You are not a God who is pleased with wrongdoing;
you allow no evil in your presence.
5 You cannot stand the sight of the proud;
you hate all wicked people.
6 You destroy all liars
and despise violent, deceitful people.
7 But because of your great love
I can come into your house;
I can worship in your holy Temple
and bow down to you in reverence.
8 Lord, I have so many enemies!
Lead me to do your will;
make your way plain for me to follow.
9 What my enemies say can never be trusted;
they only want to destroy.
Their words are flattering and smooth,
but full of deadly deceit.
10 Condemn and punish them, O God;
may their own plots cause their ruin.
Drive them out of your presence
because of their many sins
and their rebellion against you.
11 But all who find safety in you will rejoice;
they can always sing for joy.
Protect those who love you;
because of you they are truly happy.
12 You bless those who obey you, Lord;
your love protects them like a shield.
Eilikano longula
Epsalme laDavid; la pewa onghulungu yomalwiimbo oku li shika nonyalilo.
1 Omwene, endekela okutwi kwoye keendjovo dange.
Koneka okuhefa kwange.
2 Akutu, Ohamba yange naKalunga kange,
uda elilo lange lopombada,
osheshi kwoove oko handi eta eindilo lange.
3 Omwene, ongula inene to ka uda ondaka yange;
ongula inene ohandi ku lilongekidile efiyawilo
nohandi liameke kwoove.
4 Osheshi Ove ku fi Kalunga ha hokwa oulunde.
Omunawii ke nokukala pwoove.
5 Ovalitumbaleki itava ka dula komesho yoye;
ovanyoni aveshe oho va tondo.
6 Ovapopi voipupulu oto va nyonauna po;
ovalumenhu ovadipai novanekonda
oho va tondo.
7 Ndelenee ame molwefilonghenda loye
onda pewa omhito yokuuya meumbo loye,
ndi liwitike poshi,
nda taalela kotembeli yoye iyapuki moku ku tila.
8 Omwene, endife nge
pauyuki woye molwovatondi vange;
palele nge ondjila yoye komesho yange.
9 Osheshi momakanya avo
kamu na okulineekelwa,
meni lavo otava dutu enyonauko;
ominino davo odo eembila da yeuluka;
nomalaka avo oku na omufenhu.
10 Kalunga, va tokolela owii.
Eemhangela davo nadi va pilukile.
Va undula po
molwouhapu womanyonauno avo;
osheshi vo ove ku lundalalela.
11 Opo nee aveshe ava ve ku lineekela,
nave ku hafele; alushe nava kuwilile,
molwaashi to va amene,
notave ku tanhele ava ve hole edina loye.
12 Osheshi omuyuki
Ove to mu nangeke noupuna, Omwene,
to mu dingilile nohokwe yoye
ngaashi oshikelelifo.
