Ongumbiro yombatero
Epsalme ra David.
1 Muhona, zuva ongumbiro yandje;
puratena komeriyarikaṋeno wandje.
Oove omuṱakame nomusemba,
arikana, ndji zira!
2 O pangura omukarere woye;
kape nomundu ngu he ri
omuhinandjo komurungu woye.
3 Omunavita na ami me ndji tezere,
eye me ndji tombere mehi;
me ndji patere motjovakamburwa monḓorera,
nami mbi ri otja omundu ngwa koka rukuru.
4 Ami mbe rihahiza oparukaze,
nu hi tji nomaundjiro.
5 Me zemburuka omayuva nga kapita,
me ripura na imbi avihe,
mbi wa tjita, nu me rihungirire momutima
imbi oviungura vyomake woye.
6 Ami mbi yera omake wandje kove mongumbiro;
omuinyo wandje u nonyota yoye
tjimuna ehi nda kukuta.
7 Arikana, hakahana okundjizuvira, Muhona!
Mba urwa mombepo yandje.
O horeke omurungu woye ku ami
kutja e ha sana na imba mbe ri momaendo.
8 Ndji esa mbi mune orusuvero
rwoye omuhuka auhe,
orondu tjinga ambe riyameka kove.
Ndji urikira ondjira, ndji mbi
sokutwara, orondu omaundjiro
wandje ya zikama move.
9 Ndji yama kovanavita na ami, Muhona,
orondu oove ngu u ri omaundiro wandje.
10 Ndji honga okuyenenisa ombango yoye,
orondu ove tjinga au ri Ndjambi wandje!
Ombepo yoye ombwa ngai ndji
hongorere mondjira ndja seruka.
11 Motjimbe tjena roye, Muhona,
ndji kareka nomuinyo;
oove omusemba ndji yama mombamisiro!
12 Yandeka ovanavita na ami otja
korusuvero rwoye
novendjipirukire avehe wina,
orondu owami omukarere woye.
A Prayer for Help
1 Lord, hear my prayer!
In your righteousness listen to my plea;
answer me in your faithfulness!
2 Don't put me, your servant, on trial;
no one is innocent in your sight.
3 My enemies have hunted me down
and completely defeated me.
They have put me in a dark prison,
and I am like those who died long ago.
4 So I am ready to give up;
I am in deep despair.
5 I remember the days gone by;
I think about all that you have done,
I bring to mind all your deeds.
6 I lift up my hands to you in prayer;
like dry ground my soul is thirsty for you.
7 Answer me now, Lord!
I have lost all hope.
Don't hide yourself from me,
or I will be among those who go down to the world of the dead.
8 Remind me each morning of your constant love,
for I put my trust in you.
My prayers go up to you;
show me the way I should go.
9 I go to you for protection, Lord;
rescue me from my enemies.
10 You are my God;
teach me to do your will.
Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.
11 Rescue me, Lord, as you have promised;
in your goodness save me from my troubles!
12 Because of your love for me, kill my enemies
and destroy all my oppressors,
for I am your servant.
