1 “Ondjandero yomuinyo wandje i ri popezu.
Ami hi nokusora okusuvana;
kape notjiṋa tji tja sewa po ku
ami posi ye yendo porwaro.
2 Ami mba rire omunyekererwa;
me tarere, owo tji mave
ndji nyekerere tjinene.
3 Ami owami omuṱakame, Ndjambi.
Yakura omambo wandje.
Kape na warwe ngu ma zeuparisa
omambo nga ngu me hungire.
4 Ove wa pata omitima vyawo kokuzuva,
o ve yandjere ko kutja
ve ndji havere nambano.
5 Omuano omukuru mau tja nai:
Omundu u wovisa omapanga
we mokuvepa ovimariva
novanatje ve ve muna ouzeu motjiṋa hi.
6 Nambano Ndjambi we
ndji isa po omunyekererwa kovandu,
nowo mave ya nave
ndji tjekere omate momurungu.
7 Oruhoze rwandje rwa hara
okundjipoṱuparisa;
omaoko nomarama wandje
ya rambuka tjimuna otjizire.
8 Imba mbe tja owo ovaṱakame va uruma,
nu owo avehe ve ndji
pangura kutja owami omurunde.
9 Imba mbe tja owo ovatengwandu
ve panḓera pokutja ve ri osemba.
10 Nungwari avehe vawo tji ve
ya nave kurama komurungu wandje,
ami himee munu nangarire
umwe wawo ngu nozondunge.
11 “Omayuva wandje ya kapita;
omeripuriro wandje ya yanda mba;
nu hi tji nomaundjiro rukwao.
12 Nungwari omapanga wandje
maye tja ouṱuku owo omutenya;
owo mave tja ondjerera i ri popezu,
nungwari ami me tjiwa
kutja me kara monḓorera.
13 Omaundjiro wandje otjovakoke porwatjo,
mu me rangavara mozomboṱu monḓorera.
14 Eyendo, me tja ondi ri tate,
nomativa ngu maye ndji ri, me tja
onge ri mama novaṱena kwandje.
15 Ku ku nomaundjiro ku ami, ku pi?
Owaṋi ngu me ndji munine ouṋingandu?
16 Omaundjiro kaye nokuyenda puna ami,
tji me pundu motjovakoke.”
Job ta twikile okupopya
1 “Omhepo yange oya nyanyaulwa, omafiku ange taa dimwa po, ombila tai teelele nge. 2 Oshili, oshipewa shange okushekwa, nomesho ange e nokutala eemhata davo. 3 Ove mwene pe nge ombabyona; olyelye umwe ta popile nge? 4 Osheshi omitima davo we di fitikinina eendunge. Onghee hano ito va itavelele va finde nge. 5 Ookaume tava ifanenwa va tukulilwe oixuulwa, ndelenee omesho ovana vaye taa loloka.
6 “Ndelenee Ye okwa ninga nge oshitevo shovanhu, nokufiilwa omate moshipala shange. 7 Onghee hano eisho lange la loloka molwoluhodi, noinhimbu yange aishe i li ngaashi omudidimbe. 8 Omolwaasho ovayuki tava haluka, nomuhenambudi ota udile omukolokoshi owii. 9 Ndelenee omuyuki ota diinine ondjila yaye, naau e nomake a yela, ota kulu meenghono. 10 Ndelenee nye amushe, ileni oku vali! Ihandi mono nande omunongo mokati keni.
11 “Omafiku ange a xula po, eemhangela dange omahalo omutima wange a ninga ongaho. 12 Oufiku otave u pilula omutenya. ‘Ouyelele,’ vati, ‘tau ehene popepi, tau di momulaulu.’ 13 Ame nande nde lihalela shike, oshovafi, osho eumbo lange. Oikumbafa yange handi i yale momilaulu, 14 handi lombwele ombila: ‘Oove tate!’ Nomainyo: ‘Meme, nomumwameme omukainhu!’ 15 Elineekelo lange oli li peni? Heeno, eteelelo lange, olyelye te li mono? 16 Lo otali ka kuluka pamwe naame mokule moule mwi konima yoiidilifo yoshovafi, fye eshi hatu nangala pamwe mondwi yedu.”
