Epunapalo otali monika ashike menangeko noupuna laKalunga
Eimbilo lomolweendo lokuya kouyapuki, laSalomo.
1 Omwene, ngeenge haye omudikifi weumbo,
ovadiki valo otava kendabala oshimha.
Omwene ngeenge ita amene oshilando,
omunangeli ota kelele oshimha.
2 Okumeneka kweni ongula,
nokuxunguluka moilonga oufikufiku, okwongaho,
eshi tamu li eendja deni noshisho.
Ovaholike vaye ohe di va pe mokukofa kwavo.
3 Heeno, ovana ovamati ovo oshali yOmwene,
nokumona oludalo osho ondjabi iwa.
4 Ngaashi oikuti i li meke lofule,
ovana ovamati osho tava kala mounyasha wavo.
5 Omulumenhu omunelao ou,
e va yadi ndoo monywa yaye!
Vo itava fifwa ohoni,
ngeenge tava kundafana novayelani moluvanda.
(A song by Solomon for worship.)
Only the Lord Can Bless a Home
1 Without the help of the Lord
it is useless to build a home
or to guard a city.
2 It is useless to get up early
and stay up late
in order to earn a living.
God takes care of his own,
even while they sleep.
3 Children are a blessing
and a gift from the Lord.
4 Having a lot of children
to take care of you
in your old age
is like a warrior
with a lot of arrows.
5 The more you have,
the better off you will be,
because they will protect you
when your enemies
attack you in court.
