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.
Okupula egameno
Episalomi lyaDavid
1 Omuwa, pulakena sho tii ku lombwele,
ngu u uve omakemo gandje.
2 Uva ndje, sho te pula ekwatho,
Kalunga kandje, omukwaniilwa gwandje.
Otandi ku indile, Omuwa;
3 ongula onene oto uvu ewi lyandje;
pepito lyetango otandi ku etele eindilo lyandje
notandi tegelele, u yamukule ndje.
4 Ngoye ku shi Kalunga ngoka ha nyanyukilwa uuwinayi;
uukolokoshi ito u ethele po pungoye.
5 Ito vulu okwiidhidhimikila aayitumbaleki;
ou tonde ayehe mboka haa longo uukolokoshi.
6 Ongoye to hanagula po aaniifundja ayehe;
aadhipagi naagwaaleki oto ya nyanyala.
7 Ihe ngame molwohole yoye onene
ondi na ompito okuya mongulu yoye ondjapuki
ote pitikwa oku ku simaneka
noku ku tsila oongolo nuutile.
8 Omuwa, ondi na aatondi oyendji!
Wilika ndje, ndi longe ehalo lyoye;
ulukila ndje ondjila yoye,
ndi ende nayo.
9 Oohapu dhaatondi yandje kadhi shi kwiinekelwa;
oya hala owala okuhanagula.
Oohapu dhawo, odhi na omuheka nomuthenu,
ihe odhu udha omakoto omawinayi
10 Kalunga, ya pa uusama,
ngu u ya pangule;
iineya yawo nayi ya etele omupya.
Omolwoondjo dhawo odhindji
nomolwondumbo yawo nangoye
ya tidha po pungoye.
11 Naa nyanyukwe ayehe mboka
haa kongo egameno pungoye;
otaa ki imba aluhe oondjimbo dhenyanyu.
Gamena mboka ye ku hole;
omolwoye oye na shili elago.
12 Omuwa, ongoye ho yambeke
mboka haa vulika kungoye;
ohole yoye oyo oshikandekitho
tashi ya gamene.
