Onghuwo mofina idjuu
Ounongoimbilo waDavid, eshi a li momakololo a hondama; eilikano.
1 Ohandi lalekida Omwene mokule,
ohandi lilile Omwene mokule.
2 Eshi tashi tilifa nge, ohandi shi mu pimhile,
noudjuu wange ohandi u mu mbubulile.
3 Omhepo yange, nande nai notelwe meni lange,
Ove ou shii nokuli, nhumbi ndi li.
Mondjila ei handi ende,
ova tela nge omiyo meholeko.
4 Eshi handi tale kolulyo
nda vandavamena mominghulo:
nghi wete nande omunhu, e na naame.
Nghi na apa handi ningine nande,
kape na ou, ta yavele nge.
5 Omwene, Oove, handi lalekida,
ohandi ti: Oove eningino lange,
Oove onhele yange moshilongo shovanamwenyo.
6 Akutu, pupapupa eehelo lange,
shaashi eenghono dange oda xupipala nai.
Xupife nge movataataai vange,
osheshi ove dule nge eenghono.
7 Kufe nge meti, opo ndi tange edina loye.
Ovayuki va ka dingilile nge,
Ove ngeenge to ningi nge nawa.
(A special psalm and a prayer by David when he was in the cave.)
A Prayer for Help
1 I pray to you, Lord.
I beg for mercy.
2 I tell you all my worries
and my troubles,
3 and whenever I feel low,
you are there to guide me.
A trap has been hidden
along my pathway.
4 Even if you look,
you won't see anyone
who cares enough
to walk beside me.
There is no place to hide,
and no one who really cares.
5 I pray to you, Lord!
You are my place of safety,
and you are my choice
in the land of the living.
Please answer my prayer.
I am completely helpless.
6 Help! They are chasing me,
and they are too strong.
7 Rescue me from this prison,
so I can praise your name.
And when your people notice
your wonderful kindness to me,
they will rush to my side.
