Okutja okuhepa kokuyamwa konḓiro
1 Ami mba suvera Muhona,
orondu eye u zuvira
ozongumbiro zomerihekeneno wandje.
2 Eye u puratena ku ami,
aruhe tji me ku ku ye.
3 Omapando wonḓiro ye ndji pandeka;
omburuma yonḓiro ya wira kombanda yandje;
mba kara nombamisiro nomerikendero.
4 Ami mba kwa ku Muhona e tja:
“Muhona, arikana ndji yama!”
5 Muhona eye omunatjari
nomunausemba,
Ndjambi wetu u ṱondjenda na eṱe.
6 Muhona u yama imba mbe
ha munu ombatero;
tji mbiri moumba,
eye u ndji yeura.
7 Muinyo wandje,
hirimana u suve;
orondu Muhona wa
tjita ouwa ku ami.
8 Muhona we ndji yama konḓiro;
eye wa yeka omahoze wandje,
nu wa tjaera ombaze
yandje komaputarero.
9 Ami otji me ryanga komurungu
wa Muhona,
mehi rovanamuinyo.
10 Mba panḓera pokukambura move,
nandarire kutja mba tja:
“Ami mba yanda mba,”
11 nandarire kutja mba tira ne tja:
“Kape nomundu ami ku me sora
okuriyameka.”
12 Muhona me mu sutu na tjike
kouwa auhe eye mbwe ndji tjitira?
13 Ami me vanga okumupunguhira
ombunguhiro yomanuwa kutja
mbi tje okuhepa kombatero ye.
14 Ami me yenenisa omakwizikiro
wandje ku Muhona
mombongarero yotjiwaṋa tje atjihe.
15 Omukarere umwe omuṱakame
wa Muhona tja ṱu,
tjiri, ma rire otjihihamise ku ye.
16 Owami omukarere woye, Muhona;
ami mbi ku karera
tjimuna mama tjaa tjiti.
Ove we ndji yama konḓiro.
17 Ami me ku punguhire
ombunguhiro yokutja okuhepa,
nu me ku kena ra Muhona.
18 Me yenenisa omakwizikiro wandje
ku Muhona
mombongarero yotjiwaṋa tje atjihe,
19 morupanda rwondjuwo
ya Muhona,
moukoto woye, Jerusalem!
Tangeye Muhona!
When the Lord Saves You from Death
1 I love you, Lord!
You answered my prayers.
2 You paid attention to me,
and so I will pray to you
as long as I live.
3 Death attacked from all sides,
and I was captured
by its painful chains.
But when I was really hurting,
4 I prayed and said, “Lord,
please don't let me die!”
5 You are kind, Lord,
so good and merciful.
6 You protect ordinary people,
and when I was helpless,
you saved me
7 and treated me so kindly
that I don't need
to worry anymore.
8 You, Lord, have saved
my life from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.
9 Now I will walk at your side
in this land of the living.
10 I was faithful to you
when I was suffering,
11 though in my confusion I said,
“I can't trust anyone!”
12 What must I give you, Lord,
for being so good to me?
13 I will pour out an offering
of wine to you,
and I will pray in your name
because you
have saved me.
14 I will keep my promise to you
when your people meet.
15 You are deeply concerned
when one of your loyal people
faces death.
16 I worship you, Lord,
just as my mother did,
and you have rescued me
from the chains of death.
17 I will offer you a sacrifice
to show how grateful I am,
and I will pray.
18 I will keep my promise to you
when your people
19 gather at your temple
in Jerusalem.
Shout praises to the Lord!
