Tsuxuǀgores
Davidi Psalms
1 ǃKhūtse satsa ta ge ra ǂgaiǀî; ǃhaese tita tawa hā re.
Ti domma ǁnâu re, saǀî ta ga ǂgaio.
2 As ti ǀgoresa sa aiǃâ ǃgâihamǁguibas ase ǁaposa
tsî ti ǃomkha di ūkhâisa, ǃuiǁguibas ase.
3 ǃKhūtse ǃûiǃgâxū-e ti ams tawa ǂnûi re;
ti amǁgaukha di dao-ams tawa ǃkhē-ao-e.
4 Tā ti ǂgaoba tsū xūnǀî ǂō kai re,
dāsās ǃnâ ta ǁgauoǃnâse,
ǂhanuoǃnâse ra sîsenn ǀkha sîsen
tsî ǁîn di ǃgâi xūna tsâtsâ tidese.
5 ǂHanu-ai-i ga ǀnammi ǃnâ ǂnau tsî ǂgōǀau te,
ǁnās ge ti danasa oli-i ase ība; as ti danasa tā ǁîsa ǂkhā.
Ti ǀgores ge hugaǀgui ǁîn di ǂkhaba dīgu ǃoagu hâ.
6 ǁÎgu di ǀgoraǃgâ-aogu xan ga ǃgareǀuiba xu aoǁnâhe
on ge ti mîdi a ǃgâi ǃkhaisa nî ǁnâu.
7 Khoe-i ra ǀuina ǁhā tsîb ǂomaba ǃhūb ai ra ǁnā khami,
ǁnātin ge sida ǂkhōna ǁŌhân Hâǃkhaib di dao-ams tawa nî tsoroǁguihe.
8 Ti mûra ge sats ai ǃammâisa ǃKhūtse, ti ǃKhūtse
Sats tawa ta ge ra gau; tā ti ûiba ǂnâǂui re.
9 Titan ge ǁguiba ǁnoasa xu sâu te re,
ǁnān ǂhanuoǃnâsiba ra sîsenn di ǃnuide xu.
10 An ǂkhaba khoena ǁîn di ǁnoadi ǃnâ ǁnā
ǃnorasase ta tita ǁnāpa ra ǃkharu hîa.
(A psalm by David.)
A Prayer for the Lord's Protection
1 I pray to you, Lord!
Please listen when I pray
and hurry to help me.
2 Think of my prayer
as sweet-smelling incense,
and think of my lifted hands
as an evening sacrifice.
3 Help me to guard my words
whenever I say something.
4 Don't let me want to do evil
or waste my time doing wrong
with wicked people.
Don't let me even taste
the good things they offer.
5 Let your faithful people
correct and punish me.
My prayers condemn the deeds
of those who do wrong,
so don't let me be friends
with any of them.
6 Everyone will admit
that I was right
when their rulers are thrown
down a rocky cliff,
7 and their bones lie scattered
like crushed rocks
on top of a grave.
8 You are my Lord and God,
and I look to you for safety.
Don't let me be harmed.
9 Protect me from the traps
of those violent people,
10 and make them fall
into their own traps
while you help me escape.
