Ouvi womundu
Komuimburise. Epsalme ra David, omukarere wa Muhona.
1 Ouvi u hungira komunauvi
moukoto womutima we;
eye ke nondira ku Ndjambi.
2 Eye tjinga e ritongamisa tjinene,
otje tjangovasi Ndjambi ke
nokukonḓonona ouvi we noku u pangura.
3 Omambo we ye ura novineya novizeze;
eye wa isa rukuru okuripura nokutjita ouwa.
4 Momara we eye u rizemburuka nouvi,
nu u panḓera mondjira, ndji he ri osemba,
nouvi ke u nyengwa ko.
Ouwa wa Ndjambi
5 Muhona, orusuvero roye
orukarerere ru vaza nga komayuru,
nouṱakame woye u kavaza nga kovikamba.
6 Ousemba woye wa tongama
tjimuna ozondundu za Ndjambi.
Ozombanguriro zoye ze ri otja
ourekoto womevakokuvare.
Ove u hupisa ovandu novinamuinyo.
7 Tjiri, orusuvero roye
orukarerere oro otjihuze!
Omaundiro wetu ye ri
momuzire wovivava vyoye.
8 Ove u tu kutisa nouingi
wovikurya mbi u tu pa;
nu u tu kovisa nomeva
wombura youwa woye.
9 Oove oruharwi rwomuinyo,
nu mondjerera yoye omu
tu muna mo ondjerera.
10 Orusuvero roye orukarerere
ngaru karerere ku imba mbe ku tjiwa,
nu tjita ousemba woye ku
imba mbe riyameka kove.
11 O yandjere ovandu ovirangaranga okundjirwisa,
nokutja ovandu ovanauvi ve ndji rambe.
12 Tara, ovanauvi va wire mbo, va vandwa pehi,
nu kamaave sekama ko rukwao.
(For the music leader by David, the Lord's servant.)
Human Sin and God's Goodness
1 Sinners don't respect God;
sin is all they think about.
2 They like themselves too much
to hate their own sins
or even to see them.
3 They tell deceitful lies,
and they don't have the sense
to live right.
4 Those people stay awake,
thinking up mischief,
and they follow the wrong road,
refusing to turn from sin.
5 Your love is faithful, Lord,
and even the clouds in the sky
can depend on you.
6 Your decisions are always fair.
They are firm like mountains,
deep like the sea,
and all people and animals
are under your care.
7 Your love is a treasure,
and everyone finds shelter
in the shadow of your wings.
8 You give your guests a feast
in your house,
and you serve a tasty drink
that flows like a river.
9 The life-giving fountain
belongs to you,
and your light gives light
to each of us.
10 Our Lord, keep showing love
to everyone who knows you,
and use your power to save all
whose thoughts please you.
11 Don't let those proud
and merciless people
kick me around
or chase me away.
12 Look at those wicked people!
They are knocked down,
never to get up again.
