Efimano olaKalunga aeke
1 Omwene, fye hafye u longela efimano,
fye hafye, ndelenee edina loye mwene,
molwouwanghenda nomolwoudiinini woye.
2 Ovapaani otave ya okutya ngahelipi:
“Kalunga kavo oku li peni hano?”
3 Kalunga ketu, omeulu ngaho e li;
ashishe eshi a hala, ote shi longo nee.
4 Oikalunga yavo oyo oisiliveli noingoldo,
oitotwa yomake ovanhu.
5 Omakanya oi na, yo ihai popi,
nomesho oi a kwete, yo ihai mono ko.
6 Oi nomatwi, ndele ihai udu ko,
oi kwete omayulu, ihai fimbula.
7 Omaoko ayo ihai a kwatifa sha,
omaulu ayo ihai a katukifa;
mominino dayo, ihamu di ondaka.
8 Ovatoti vayo otave ya okufaafana nayo,
keshe tuu omulineekeli wayo.
9 Israel, ove, lineekela Omwene!
Oye ekwafo loye noshikelelifo shoye.
10 Ovaneumbo laAron nye, lineekeleni Omwene!
Oye ekwafo leni noshikelelifo sheni.
11 Ava hamu tila Omwene, lineekeleni Omwene!
Oye ekwafo leni noshikelelifo sheni.
12 Omwene okwe shi tu dimbulukila:
ote ya oku tu punika,
ota punike eumbo laIsrael,
ota punike eumbo laAron,
13 ote ya a punike ava, hava tila Omwene,
ovaxupi novale.
14 Omwene ne mu hapupalife,
nye amushe novana veni.
15 Nye ovanangekwa noupuna kOmwene,
ou a shita eulu nedu.
16 Eulu olo olOmwene,
ndelenee edu okwe li pa ovana vovanhu.
17 Ovafi naaveshe hava i melimweneneno,
ihava tange Omwene;
18 ndelenee fye, fye twa hala okutanga Omwene
okudja apa fiyo alushe.
Halleluya!
The Lord Deserves To Be Praised
1 We don't deserve praise!
The Lord alone deserves
all of the praise,
because of his love
and faithfulness.
2 Why should the nations ask,
“Where is your God?”
3 Our God is in the heavens,
doing as he chooses.
4 The idols of the nations
are made of silver and gold.
5 They have a mouth and eyes,
but they can't speak or see.
6 Their ears can't hear,
and their noses can't smell.
7 Their hands have no feeling,
their legs don't move,
and they can't make a sound.
8 Everyone who made the idols
and all who trust them
are just as helpless
as those useless gods.
9 People of Israel,
you must trust the Lord
to help and protect you.
10 Family of Aaron the priest,
you must trust the Lord
to help and protect you.
11 All of you worship the Lord,
so you must trust him
to help and protect you.
12 The Lord will not forget
to give us his blessing;
he will bless all of Israel
and the family of Aaron.
13 All who worship the Lord,
no matter who they are,
will receive his blessing.
14 I pray that the Lord
will let your family
and your descendants
always grow strong.
15 May the Lord who created
the heavens and the earth
give you his blessing.
16 The Lord has kept the heavens
for himself,
but he has given the earth
to us humans.
17 The dead are silent
and cannot praise the Lord,
18 but we will praise him
now and forevermore.
Shout praises to the Lord!
