Ekemo, eilikano nepandulo
Epsalme laDavid, la pewa enyakwa lolwiimbo.
1 Omwene, kwoove oko nde uya okuhondama;
ino fifa nge nande ohoni.
Xupife nge molwouyuki woye.
2 Endekela okutwi kwaame,
endelela u xupife nge!
Ninga emanya lokwaamena nge,
nohotemhunda yange muyo u xupifile nge.
3 Oove emanya lange nohote yange;
molwedina loye oto ka endifa nge,
ndele to kwatele nge komesho,
4 Oto shili nge mo meendjadja odo va tela nge meholeko,
osheshi Oove omwaameni wange.
5 Omhepo yange ohandi i yandje momake oye;
Ove wa kulila nge, Omwene,
Kalunga omudiinini.
6 Ava va kwatelela moikalunga yongaho,
ohandi va tondo,
ndele ame onde lineekela kOmwene.
7 Handi hafele nokunyakukilwa
ouwanghenda woye,
shaashi wa tala oudjuu wange,
nowa dimbulukwa omatilifo omwenyo wange,
8 noino yandja nge momake ovatondi,
neemhadi dange owe di endifa poluhaela.
9 Omwene, file nge onghenda!
Osheshi ame nda mbadapala;
omesho ange a wiwikifwa kouyehame wange,
omwenyo nolutu osho tuu.
10 Osheshi okukalamwenyo kwange otaku pu po moudjuu,
nomido dange ometwo lomadima;
eenghono dange oda utamekwa kowii wange,
nomakipa ange a fa a tukwa.
11 Onda ninga oshiyolifa shovayelani vange,
novashiinda vange otava kukuma nge;
ava tava litu nge mondjila,
otava i nge onhapo.
12 Onda dimbuwa, nda fa omufi, ou a dja mokudimbulukiwa,
nda fa oshikangwa itashi kwatelwa vali.
13 Heeno, ondi udite,
vahapu tava ambaamba nge,
oixuna keembinga adishe,
mokungudumana kwavo
otava diladilile nge efyo.
14 Ndelenee ame ohandi ku lineekele, Omwene,
ndele handi ti: Oove ngaho Kalunga kange.
15 Omafimbo ange e li meke loye;
Ove, xupife nge meke lovatondi nolovataatai vange!
16 Yelifila omupiya woye oshipala shoye,
xupife nge omolwouwanghenda woye!
17 Omwene, ino efa nge ndi lengaifwe,
Oove handi ifana.
Ava vehe na ko nasha naave,
ovo nava lengaifwe,
ndele eshi va tomhwa, nava ye moshovafi!
18 Omilungu doipupulu ngeno di mwenekwe,
edi tadi tongo omuyuki
mowii nomelinenepeko nomokudina.
19 Ouwa woye ounene u fike peni,
ou we u tuvikilila ava, have ku tila.
Noto u yandje moipafi yovanhu kwaava,
have ku lineekele.
20 Oto va amenifa oshipala shoye
molwomaduto ovanhu mai,
oto va holeke keemhata domalaka avo mondjuwo yoye.
21 Omwene na fimanekwe,
eshi a monifa nge onghenda yaye inene,
ya kumwifa moshilando sha pama.
22 Mokulimbililwa kwange onda li ndi shii,
onda kandulilwa kokule
ndi dje momesho oye;
ndelenee mboli nokuli
eshi nda kuwa kwoove,
owa uda ekwenauko lange.
23 Kaleni mu hole Omwene,
ovakoshoki nye amushe!
Ava tava diinine, Omwene ote va amene;
ndelenee ou te litumbaleke mwene,
ote shi mu alulile oushima u yadi.
24 Kaleni nomwenyo muwa,
nomitima deni nadi tiluluke,
nye amushe ava hamu teelele Omwene!
(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
A Prayer for Protection
1 I come to you, Lord,
for protection.
Don't let me be ashamed.
Do as you have promised
and rescue me.
2 Listen to my prayer
and hurry to save me.
Be my mighty rock
and the fortress
where I am safe.
3 You, Lord God,
are my mighty rock
and my fortress.
Lead me and guide me,
so that your name
will be honored.
4 Protect me from hidden traps
and keep me safe.
5 You are faithful,
and I trust you
because you rescued me.
6 I hate the worshipers
of worthless idols,
but I trust you, Lord.
7 I celebrate and shout
because you are kind.
You saw all my suffering,
and you cared for me.
8 You kept me from the hands
of my enemies,
and you set me free.
9 Have pity, Lord!
I am hurting and almost blind.
My whole body aches.
10 I have known only sorrow
all my life long, and I suffer
year after year.
I am weak from sin,
and my bones are limp.
11 My enemies insult me.
Neighbors are even worse,
and I disgust my friends.
People meet me on the street,
and they turn and run.
12 I am completely forgotten
like someone dead.
I am merely a broken dish.
13 I hear the crowds whisper,
“Everyone is afraid!”
They are plotting and scheming
to murder me.
14 But I trust you, Lord,
and I claim you as my God.
15 My life is in your hands.
Save me from enemies
who hunt me down.
16 Smile on me, your servant.
Have pity and rescue me.
17 I pray only to you.
Don't disappoint me.
Disappoint my cruel enemies
until they lie silent
in their graves.
18 Silence those proud liars!
Make them stop bragging
and insulting your people.
19 You are wonderful,
and while everyone watches,
you store up blessings for all
who honor and trust you.
20 You are their shelter
from harmful plots,
and you are their protection
from vicious gossip.
21 I will praise you, Lord,
for showing great kindness
when I was like a city
under attack.
22 I was terrified and thought,
“They've chased me
far away from you!”
But you answered my prayer
when I shouted for help.
23 All who belong to the Lord,
show how you love him.
The Lord protects the faithful,
but he severely punishes
everyone who is proud.
24 All who trust the Lord,
be cheerful and strong.
