A Prayer of Confidence
1 Protect me, O God; I trust in you for safety.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
all the good things I have come from you.”
3 How excellent are the Lord's faithful people!
My greatest pleasure is to be with them.
4 Those who rush to other gods
bring many troubles on themselves.
I will not take part in their sacrifices;
I will not worship their gods.
5 You, Lord, are all I have,
and you give me all I need;
my future is in your hands.
6 How wonderful are your gifts to me;
how good they are!
7 I praise the Lord, because he guides me,
and in the night my conscience warns me.
8 I am always aware of the Lord's presence;
he is near, and nothing can shake me.
9 And so I am thankful and glad,
and I feel completely secure,
10 because you protect me from the power of death.
I have served you faithfully,
and you will not abandon me to the world of the dead.
11 You will show me the path that leads to life;
your presence fills me with joy
and brings me pleasure forever.
Egalikano li na einekelo
Episalomi lyaDavid
1 Kalunga, gamena ndje;
ngame onde ku inekela.
2 Ngame onda ti kOmuwa:
“Ongoye Omuwa gwandje;
iinima ayihe iiwanawa mbyoka ndi na,
ohandi yi pewa kungoye.”
3 Aantu mboka haa inekele Omuwa,
otaa kala ye li nawa!
Ngame onde ya hokwa unene.
4 Ayehe mboka taa landula iikalunga,
otaa iyetele uudhigu owindji.
Ngame itandi ka gandja omayambo pamwe nayo;
itandi ka galikana iikalunga yawo.
5 Omuwa, ongoye awike eliko lyandje
noho pe ndje ashihe shoka nde shi pumbwa;
omwenyo gwandje ogu li miikaha yoye.
6 Omagano goye oga kumitha ndje ngiini;
onda panda oombalagelo dhoye.
7 Ngame ote hambelele Omuwa,
oshoka oye ha wilike ndje,
nomuusiku eiyuvo lyandje ohali londodha ndje.
8 Aluhe ondu uvite, Omuwa e li ndje popepi;
oku li popepi, nokaku na shoka tashi hindi ndje.
9 Onkee ano ondu uvite uunelago nonda nyanyukwa,
nondu uvite ndi li megamenolela
10 oshoka oto gamene ndje, ndaa tonwe koonkondo dheso,
nomuntu gwoye omuholike ito mu ethele moshaasi.
11 Ongoye to tseyithile ndje ondjila yomwenyo;
pungoye opu na enyanyu lyandje
nuunelago wandje sigo aluhe.
