A Prayer for Forgiveness
1 Be merciful to me, O God,
because of your constant love.
Because of your great mercy
wipe away my sins!
2 Wash away all my evil
and make me clean from my sin!
3 I recognize my faults;
I am always conscious of my sins.
4 I have sinned against you—only against you—
and done what you consider evil.
So you are right in judging me;
you are justified in condemning me.
5 I have been evil from the day I was born;
from the time I was conceived, I have been sinful.
6 Sincerity and truth are what you require;
fill my mind with your wisdom.
7 Remove my sin, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness;
and though you have crushed me and broken me,
I will be happy once again.
9 Close your eyes to my sins
and wipe out all my evil.
10 Create a pure heart in me, O God,
and put a new and loyal spirit in me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence;
do not take your holy spirit away from me.
12 Give me again the joy that comes from your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you.
13 Then I will teach sinners your commands,
and they will turn back to you.
14 Spare my life, O God, and save me,
and I will gladly proclaim your righteousness.
15 Help me to speak, Lord,
and I will praise you.
16 You do not want sacrifices,
or I would offer them;
you are not pleased with burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God;
you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.
18 O God, be kind to Zion and help her;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will be pleased with proper sacrifices
and with our burnt offerings;
and bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.
Okupula edhimopo lyoondjo
Episalomi lyaDavid, konima omuprofeti Natan sho a popi naye molwepunduko lyawo naBatseba
1 Kalunga, sila ndje ohenda
omoluuwanawa woye owindji.
Dhima po oondjo dhandje
omolwesilohenda lyoye enene.
2 Yoga ndje uuwinayi wandje auhe,
ngu u thete po ondjo yandje.
3 Omayono gandje onde ga dhimbulula;
oondjo dhandje odhi li aluhe momeho gandje.
4 Okungoye awike nda yono,
nonda ningi shoka ho shi tondo.
Onkee ano ino puka, sho to pangula ndje;
oshu uka, sho to geele ndje.
5 Ngame omulunde okuza kevalo,
okuza kesiku ndyoka nda valelwa muuyuni.
6 Ngoye oto pula, ndi kale moshili;
pe ndje omadhiladhilo ge na oondunge.
7 Kutha po ondjo yandje, ndi kale nda yogekeka;
yoga ndje, ndi kale nda yela
ndi vule oonguwo oontokele.
8 Pulakenitha ndje omawi genyanyu nogeligolo;
nonando wa dhenge ndje nokudhengelela,
otandi ka nyanyukwa natango.
9 Isiikila, waa tale oondjo dhandje,
dhima po omayono gandje agehe.
10 Kalunga, shitila ndje omutima omuyogoki,
ngu u tule meni lyandje ombepo ompe noyevuliko.
11 Ino kutha ndje po koshipala shoye;
ngoye ino kutha ndje Ombepo yoye ondjapuki.
12 Pe ndje natango enyanyu lyomehupitho lyoye,
ngoye u ninge ndje omuvuliki.
13 Nena aalunde otandi ke ya longa okuvulika kiipango yoye,
notaa ka galukila kungoye.
14 Kalunga, omuhupithi gwandje,
keelela ndje ndaa dhipagwe,
notandi ka hokolola nenyanyu uuyuuki woye.
15 Omuwa, makula okana kandje,
e tandi ku hambelele.
16 Omayambo ito ga pumbwa, ando nde ge ku pe;
omafikilondjambo ino ga hokwa.
17 Kalunga, ombepo yi ishonopeka oyo eyambo lyandje,
omutima gwi itedhulula ito gu ekelehi.
18 Kalunga, sila Sion ohenda, ngu u mu kwathe;
tungulula omakuma gaJerusalem.
19 Nena oto ka nyanyukilwa omayambo gu uka nomafikilondjambo getu.
Oondumetana otadhi ka yambelwa koshiyambelo shoye.
