True Worship
1 The Almighty God, the Lord, speaks;
he calls to the whole earth from east to west.
2 God shines from Zion,
the city perfect in its beauty.
3 Our God is coming, but not in silence;
a raging fire is in front of him,
a furious storm around him.
4 He calls heaven and earth as witnesses
to see him judge his people.
5 He says, “Gather my faithful people to me,
those who made a covenant with me by offering a sacrifice.”
6 The heavens proclaim that God is righteous,
that he himself is judge.
7 “Listen, my people, and I will speak;
I will testify against you, Israel.
I am God, your God.
8 I do not reprimand you because of your sacrifices
and the burnt offerings you always bring me.
9 And yet I do not need bulls from your farms
or goats from your flocks;
10 all the animals in the forest are mine
and the cattle on thousands of hills.
11 All the wild birds are mine
and all living things in the fields.
12 “If I were hungry, I would not ask you for food,
for the world and everything in it is mine.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to God,
and give the Almighty all that you promised.
15 Call to me when trouble comes;
I will save you,
and you will praise me.”
16 But God says to the wicked,
“Why should you recite my commandments?
Why should you talk about my covenant?
17 You refuse to let me correct you;
you reject my commands.
18 You become the friend of every thief you see,
and you associate with adulterers.
19 “You are always ready to speak evil;
you never hesitate to tell lies.
20 You are ready to accuse your own relatives
and to find fault with them.
21 You have done all this, and I have said nothing,
so you thought that I am like you.
But now I reprimand you
and make the matter plain to you.
22 “Listen to this, you that ignore me,
or I will destroy you,
and there will be no one to save you.
23 Giving thanks is the sacrifice that honors me,
and I will surely save all who obey me.”
Okukalela Kalunga kwa yuka
Epsalme laAsaf.
1 Kalunga, ou Kalungeelela, Omwene,
Oye ta popi, ndele ta ifana edu
kepito letango fiyo okoku, tali ka ningina,
2 muSion, mewano lewapalelo,
Kalunga omo nee te liholola mefimano.
3 Kalunga ketu ote uya, Ye ita mwena;
omundilo wokulungwinifa po,
otau mu pitile komesho,
nokafudaela kanene otake mu dingilile.
4 Eulu nedu ote li ifana,
opo Ye a tokole oshiwana shaye, ta ti:
5 “Ongeleleni nge ovakoshoki vange,
ava twa hangana navo nomayambo.”
6 Eulu opo nee ola udifa ouyuki waye,
osheshi Kalunga Oye tuu omutokoli ou. Sela
7 “Oshiwana shange, pwilikineni nge, ndi mu popife,
Israel, ove ndi ku londwele neaneko:
Aame Kalunga, Kalunga koye.
8 Eshi handi ku vele eembedi,
hamolwomatomenoyambo oye
nomaxwikiloyambo oye
alushe oo e li koshipala shange.
9 Shimwe ashike, eshi inandi hala
okutambula eemhedi deumbo loye
noikombo yomoshuunda shoye;
10 osheshi oifitukuti aishe oyange,
osho yo oinamwenyo ei i li kombada yeemhunda
omayovi nomayovi, oyange;
11 keshe tuu odila i li kombada yeemhunda, ondi i shii,
naashishe eshi tashi linyenganyenga moixwa,
oshi li meke lange.
12 Ngeno okwa li ndi nondjala,
ngeno itandi shi ku lombwele;
osheshi edu alishe nouyadi walo olange.
13 Ou shii, ohandi li mbela ombelela
yeemhedi doye,
ile ohandi nu ohonde yoikombo yoye?
14 Hano etela Kalunga olupandu, olo tuu eyambo loye,
ou wOkombadambada
u mu wanifile omaudaneko oye;
15 nomefiku loudjuu woye ifane nge,
nonda hala oku ku kwafa,
ndele ove oto ka fimaneka nge.”
16 Ndelenee omudinikalunga,
Omwene ota ti kuye: “Eenghedimhango dange,
ove to di tongele shike mbela,
nehangano letu nanye
to li tumbulile shike hano mokanya koye?
17 Ove mwene manga to dini outeku wange,
neendjovo dange oto di pe ombuda;
18 ngeenge to mono oshimhulu, oto litula pusho,
nou nomhangela novanyoni vohombo.
19 Okanya koye oto ka fulukifa owii keshe
ou tau uya mo,
nelaka loye otali kunu oipupulu.
20 Apa to kala omutumba,
omumwanyoko to mu tongele mowii,
nomona wanyoko oto mu shade.
21 Eshi osho ho ningi,
ndele Ame onde shi mwenena ngaho;
opo nee ove wa diladila,
Ame ondi li ngaashi ove.
Eshi ohandi shi ku velele eembedi,
ove u lipulapule nasho.
22 Shi didilikeni nye, hamu dimbwa Kalunga!
Opo Ame ndihe mu payaule po mokuxupifa.
23 Ou ta yambe olupandu,
oye tuu omufimaneki wange,
naau ehe na oshipo mokweenda kwaye,
oye tuu ou handi monifile exupifo laKalunga.”
