Ondjuriro yombatero
Eimburiro. Epsalme rovazandu va Kora. Komuimburise.
1 Muhona Ndjambi, omuvatere wandje,
ami aruhe me ku kove,
nouṱuku me uru komurungu woye.
2 Zuvira ongumbiro yandje;
puratena kondjuriro yandje
yokuningira ombatero!
3 Omaumba omengi ya wira kombanda yandje,
nga tji mbi ri popezu nonḓiro.
4 Ami mbi ri otja ovandu
avehe mba mbe ri pokukoka;
omasa wandje aehe ya yanda mba.
5 Ami mba isiwa mokati kovakoke;
mbi ri otja ovaṱi mbe ri momaendo wawo.
Ove ko tji rizemburuka na wo rukwao,
ombatero yoye kai vaza ku wo.
6 We ndji yumba mourekoto weyendo,
motjitoto tjonḓorera notjikoto tjinene.
7 Omazenge woye ya havere kombanda yandje,
nove we ndji ṋiṋikizire pehi
nozongazona zoye azehe.
8 Ove wa humburura ovatjiwasane
vandje kokure na ami;
we ndji ririsa otjiyaukise ku wo.
Mbi ri momapando, notji mbi hi nomatauriro;
9 omeho wandje ya
ngundiparisiwa i omatetarero.
Muhona, eyuva arihe mbi kwa kove,
nu mbi yera omake wandje kove mongumbiro.
10 Mo tjiti ovihimise kovakoke are?
Ovaṱi indu mave penduka okukutanga are?
11 Otjari tjoye maatji kaserekarerwa meyendo,
nouṱakame woye maau
kaserekarerwa motjovakoke are?
12 Oviungura vyoye ovihimise
mavi tjiukwa monḓorera,
poo ousemba woye mehi rovazembwa are?
13 Nungwari, Muhona,
ami me ku ombatero kove,
omuhuka auhe me kumbu kove.
14 Mo ndji nakaurire tjike, Muhona?
Mo horekere tjike omurungu woye ku ami?
15 Okuza kouṱiṱi wandje ami mba ningisa
ondjenda nu mba ri pokukoka;
mba pungarisiwa i omutwaro womberero yoye.
16 Omapindi woye omazeu maye ndji ṱukuṱura,
nondirisiro yoye mai ndji yandeke.
17 Oyo mai ndji kovere eyuva
arihe tjimuna omupupo
mbu mau ya kombanda yandje okuza kominda avihe.
18 Ove wa humburura omapanga novatjiwasane vandje
kokure na ami,
nonḓorera porwayo ondji ri epanga randje.
Eindilo moudjuu unene
Epsalome lOvakora, ounongoimbilo wa pewa enyakwa lolwiimbo oku u imba mondaka yoluhodi; wa totwa kuHerman, Omuesrahi.
1 Omwene, Kalunga kexupifo lange,
omutenya aushe ohandi ku ifana,
noufiku ohandi ingida mokule koshipala shoye.
2 Eindilo lange ngeno li fike kwoove,
endekela okutwi kwoye kokweehela kwange.
3 Osheshi omwenyo wange owa tunyukwa omaudjuu,
nokukalamwenyo kwange
otaku likokele popepi noshovafi.
4 Ame nda valelwa nokuli
mongudu yaava tava i meembila;
ondi li po oshimenhu, shihe na vali eenghono.
5 Mokati kovafi, omo ndi na omulele wange,
ondi li mo ngaashi ovadipawa,
ava va pakwa meembila,
noitava dimbulukiwa vali kwoove.
6 Owa undulila nge moshovafi mokule,
momulaulu fokofoko mombwili mwi.
7 Ehandu loye otali lyaminikile nge pedu,
omakufikufi oye oto a findilifa nge koshi. Sela
8 Ookaume kange aveshe we va amukifa kwaame,
wa dinifa nge kuvo,
onda patekena, noitandi dulu okudja mo.
9 Omesho ange otaa twikifwa koudjuu;
keshe efiku ohandi ku ifana, Omwene,
omaoko ange ohandi a aneke kwoove.
10 Movafi mbela oto dulu okulongela mo oikumwifa,
ile oilulu tai nyumuka mbela i ku tange? Sela
11 Mombila ohamu hepaululwa tuu ouwanghenda woye,
ile monhele yeolelo oudiinini woye?
12 Eenghonokumwifa doye
otadi udifwa mbela momulaulu,
nouyuki woye mbela moshilongo
omo itamu lidimbulukiwa vali?
13 Onghee ohandi ingida mokule kwoove, Omwene,
nongulangula eindilo lange otali ku shakeneke.
14 Omwene, oshike to ekelele shi omwenyo wange,
to holeke nge oshipala shoye?
15 Aame omunamupya oshingone, nghee nda dja,
onda humbatifwa omatilifo oye, onda loloka.
16 Okuxwama kwehandu loye okwa wila nge,
noitilifa yoye oya hanauna nge po.
17 Alushe oi li po tai kondekele nge
ngaashi omeva, ya shakavaena aishe.
18 Ookaume kange novashiivikile we ve liteekifa nge;
omulaulu auke wa kalela nge.