Ehambelelo neilikano
Epsalome laDavid.
1 Omwene, emanya lange, Oye na fimanekwe,
ou ha longo omake ange okukondja,
nominwe dange di lwe oita.
2 Ou ta pe nge onghenda, nohotemanya yange,
nengholo lange, nomuxupifi wange,
noshikelelifo shange, kwaau oko nde lineekela,
ndele ta pangelifa nge oshiwana shange.
3 Omwene, omunhu oku li ngahelipi,
ye eshi to mu shipulula,
nomona womunhu, eshi we mu tala?
4 Omunhu okwa fa okaulapepo,
omafiku aye ongaashi omudidimbe hau vilola po.
5 Omwene, filukifila omaulu, u londoloke mo,
kuma eemhunda di twimaane!
6 Kupulifa omaluvadi, u va halakanife,
umba oikuti yoye, vo ve lihane po.
7 Moule wokombada, nana mo omake oye,
nakule nge, u xupife nge
momeva manene unene nomomaoko ovanailongo,
8 ava ve nomilungu tadi popi oipupulu,
nolulyo lavo otave li anifa nekonda.
9 Kalunga, onda hala ndi ku imbile eimbilo lipe,
ndi ku shikile onyalilo yeefenga omulongo,
10 Oove tuu ou, ho pe eehamba efindano,
wa vakula David, omupiya woye,
momukonda hau twana.
11 Shile nge mo, Ove xupife nge
momaoko ovanailongo,
ava ve nomilungu tadi popi oipupulu,
nolulyo lavo otave li anifa nekonda.
12 Ovamati vetu meenghono dounyasha wavo
ova fa eengudi domiti da kulifwa dile;
oukadona vetu ove li ngaashi eengudi
da ndodolwa nawa domomakuluumbo a dikikika.
13 Omaanda etu oku yadi ndoo,
tae tu pe oitulwamo i lili noi lili;
eedi detu otadi dalafana lwomayovi,
lwomayovi omulongo keehambo detu.
14 Eenghutwa detu ohadi humbata;
momakuma kamu na omufya,
mo kamu na etembu,
nomomapandavanda etu
ihamu udika eenghali dasha.
15 Oshilongo shi li ngaha, oshi nelao.
Oshilongo oshi nelao,
ngeenge Omwene Oye Kalunga kasho.
(By David.)
A Prayer for the Nation
1 I praise you, Lord!
You are my mighty rock,
and you teach me
how to fight my battles.
2 You are my friend, my fortress,
where I am safe.
You are my shield,
and you made me the ruler
of our people.
3 Why do we humans mean anything
to you, our Lord?
Why do you care about us?
4 We disappear like a breath;
we last no longer
than a faint shadow.
5 Open the heavens like a curtain
and come down, Lord.
Touch the mountains
and make them send up smoke.
6 Use your lightning as arrows
to scatter my enemies
and make them run away.
7 Reach down from heaven
and set me free.
Save me from the mighty flood
8 of those lying foreigners
who never tell the truth.
9 In praise of you, our God,
I will sing a new song,
while playing my harp.
10 By your power, kings win wars,
and your servant David is saved
from deadly swords.
11 Won't you keep me safe
from those lying foreigners
who never tell the truth?
12 Let's pray that our young sons
will grow like strong plants
and that our daughters
will be as lovely as columns
in the corner of a palace.
13 May our barns be filled
with all kinds of crops.
May our fields be covered
with sheep by the thousands,
14 and every cow have calves.
Don't let our city be captured
or any of us be taken away,
and don't let cries of sorrow
be heard in our streets.
15 Our Lord and our God,
you give these blessings
to all who worship you.
