Okukalela Kalunga kwa yuka
Epsalme laAsaf.
1 Kalunga, ou Kalungeelela, Omwene,
Oye ta popi, ndele ta ifana edu
kepito letango fiyo okoku, tali ka ningina,
2 muSion, mewano lewapalelo,
Kalunga omo nee te liholola mefimano.
3 Kalunga ketu ote uya, Ye ita mwena;
omundilo wokulungwinifa po,
otau mu pitile komesho,
nokafudaela kanene otake mu dingilile.
4 Eulu nedu ote li ifana,
opo Ye a tokole oshiwana shaye, ta ti:
5 “Ongeleleni nge ovakoshoki vange,
ava twa hangana navo nomayambo.”
6 Eulu opo nee ola udifa ouyuki waye,
osheshi Kalunga Oye tuu omutokoli ou. Sela
7 “Oshiwana shange, pwilikineni nge, ndi mu popife,
Israel, ove ndi ku londwele neaneko:
Aame Kalunga, Kalunga koye.
8 Eshi handi ku vele eembedi,
hamolwomatomenoyambo oye
nomaxwikiloyambo oye
alushe oo e li koshipala shange.
9 Shimwe ashike, eshi inandi hala
okutambula eemhedi deumbo loye
noikombo yomoshuunda shoye;
10 osheshi oifitukuti aishe oyange,
osho yo oinamwenyo ei i li kombada yeemhunda
omayovi nomayovi, oyange;
11 keshe tuu odila i li kombada yeemhunda, ondi i shii,
naashishe eshi tashi linyenganyenga moixwa,
oshi li meke lange.
12 Ngeno okwa li ndi nondjala,
ngeno itandi shi ku lombwele;
osheshi edu alishe nouyadi walo olange.
13 Ou shii, ohandi li mbela ombelela
yeemhedi doye,
ile ohandi nu ohonde yoikombo yoye?
14 Hano etela Kalunga olupandu, olo tuu eyambo loye,
ou wOkombadambada
u mu wanifile omaudaneko oye;
15 nomefiku loudjuu woye ifane nge,
nonda hala oku ku kwafa,
ndele ove oto ka fimaneka nge.”
16 Ndelenee omudinikalunga,
Omwene ota ti kuye: “Eenghedimhango dange,
ove to di tongele shike mbela,
nehangano letu nanye
to li tumbulile shike hano mokanya koye?
17 Ove mwene manga to dini outeku wange,
neendjovo dange oto di pe ombuda;
18 ngeenge to mono oshimhulu, oto litula pusho,
nou nomhangela novanyoni vohombo.
19 Okanya koye oto ka fulukifa owii keshe
ou tau uya mo,
nelaka loye otali kunu oipupulu.
20 Apa to kala omutumba,
omumwanyoko to mu tongele mowii,
nomona wanyoko oto mu shade.
21 Eshi osho ho ningi,
ndele Ame onde shi mwenena ngaho;
opo nee ove wa diladila,
Ame ondi li ngaashi ove.
Eshi ohandi shi ku velele eembedi,
ove u lipulapule nasho.
22 Shi didilikeni nye, hamu dimbwa Kalunga!
Opo Ame ndihe mu payaule po mokuxupifa.
23 Ou ta yambe olupandu,
oye tuu omufimaneki wange,
naau ehe na oshipo mokweenda kwaye,
oye tuu ou handi monifile exupifo laKalunga.”
(A psalm by Asaph.)
What Pleases God
1 From east to west,
the powerful Lord God
has been calling together
everyone on earth.
2 God shines brightly from Zion,
the most beautiful city.
3 Our God approaches,
but not silently;
a flaming fire comes first,
and a storm surrounds him.
4 God comes to judge his people.
He shouts to the heavens
and to the earth,
5 “Call my followers together!
They offered me a sacrifice,
and we made an agreement.”
6 The heavens announce,
“God is the judge,
and he is always honest.”
7 My people, I am God!
Israel, I am your God.
Listen to my charges
against you.
8 Although you offer sacrifices
and always bring gifts,
9 I won't accept your offerings
of bulls and goats.
10 Every animal in the forest
belongs to me,
and so do the cattle
on a thousand hills.
11 I know all the birds
in the mountains,
and every wild creature
is in my care.
12 If I were hungry,
I wouldn't tell you,
because I own the world
and everything in it.
13 I don't eat the meat of bulls
or drink the blood of goats.
14 I am God Most High!
The only sacrifice I want
is for you to be thankful
and to keep your word.
15 Pray to me in time of trouble.
I will rescue you,
and you will honor me.
16 But to the wicked I say:
“You don't have the right
to mention my laws or claim
to keep our agreement!
17 You refused correction
and rejected my commands.
18 You made friends
with every crook you met,
and you liked people who break
their wedding vows.
19 You talked only about violence
and told nothing but lies;
20 you sat around gossiping,
ruining the reputation
of your own relatives.”
21 When you did all this,
I didn't say a word,
and you thought,
“God is just like us!”
But now I will accuse you.
22 You have ignored me!
So pay close attention
or I will tear you apart,
and no one can help you.
23 The sacrifice that honors me
is a thankful heart.
Obey me, and I, your God,
will show my power to save.
