Efindano louyuki
1 Kalunga ho handukile, Omwene,
Kalunga omutokoli,
holoka mouyeleleshinge woye!
2 Omutokoli wedu, fikama,
Ove alulila ovalinenepeki oilonga yavo.
3 Fiyo onaini mbela, Omwene,
fiyo onaini ovadinikalunga tave litade?
4 Otava yadauka, otava popi omutyanai,
ovalongi vowii vo aveshe otave litumbile pombada.
5 Akutu Omwene, otava lyataulile po oshiwana shoye,
novafyuululifwa voye otave va fininike.
6 Ovafiyekadi novanailongo otave va pondo
neefiye otave di dipaa
7 ndele tava ti: “Omwene ite shi mono,
Kalunga kaJakob ke shi udite.”
8 Pukulukeni, nye ava tamu pwidauka mokati koiwana,
novashima nye, onaini tamu ningi eendunge hano?
9 Ou omutwiki womatwi, Ye ke udite ko mbela?
Nomushiti womesho ke wete ko hano?
10 Ou omutekuli woilongo, Ye iha denge hamba?
Oye tuu, ta longo ovanhu omayele.
11 Omwene oku shii nokuli omadiladilo ovanhu;
osheshi oo okaulapepo kongaho.
12 Omulumenhu omunelao
ou ta pukululwa kwoove, Omwene,
noto mu longo eendunge momhango yoye,
13 Ove u mu ningile etulumuko momafiku madjuu,
fiyo omunawii ta felwa ombila yaye.
14 Osheshi Omwene ita kanduka po oshiwana shaye,
Ye ita efa oshifyuululwa shaye.
15 Etokolo lopauyuki otali kala pauyuki:
aveshe ava ve hole ouwa, otava ame kulo.
16 Olyelye ta kwafa nge okukondjifa ovanawii?
Olyelye omupopili mokudenga oumbudi?
17 Omwene, ngeno haye ekwafo lange,
omwenyo wange ngeno wa mwena nale
moshilongo shovafi.
18 Alushe, eshi kwa li ndi shii,
omhadi yange tai hale okufenunguta,
ouwanghenda woye, Omwene,
owo wa paka nge ofika;
19 ngeenge ndi noshisho shoudjuu meni lange,
omahekeleko oye oo a hekeleka omwenyo wange.
20 Oshipundi shetokolo lomupya
osha kwatafana tuu mbela naave,
eshi tashi eta oixuna mokupengifa omhango?
21 Ove lipaka kumwe okunangela omwenyo womuyuki,
nohonde ei ihe netimba, otave i tokolele okufya.
22 Ndelenee Omwene, Oye a ninga ohote yange ya pama,
Kalunga kange, Oye emanya lange lokuhondama;
23 owii wavo ote u alulile kuvo vene,
ndele te va hanaunifa po oumbudi wavo;
heeno, Omwene, Kalunga ketu,
ote ya oku va hanauna po.
The Lord Punishes the Guilty
1 Lord God, you punish
the guilty.
Show what you are like
and punish them now.
2 You judge the earth.
Come and help us!
Pay back those proud people
for what they have done.
3 How long will the wicked
celebrate and be glad?
4 All of those cruel people
strut and boast,
5 and they crush and wound
your chosen nation, Lord.
6 They murder widows,
foreigners, and orphans.
7 Then they say,
“The Lord God of Jacob
doesn't see or know.”
8 Can't you fools see?
Won't you ever learn?
9 God gave us ears and eyes!
Can't he hear and see?
10 God instructs the nations
and gives knowledge to us all.
Won't he also correct us?
11 The Lord knows how useless
our plans really are.
12 Our Lord, you bless everyone
that you instruct and teach
by using your Law.
13 You give them rest
from their troubles,
until a pit can be dug
for the wicked.
14 You won't turn your back
on your chosen nation.
15 Justice and fairness
will go hand in hand,
and all who do right
will follow along.
16 Who will stand up for me
against those cruel people?
17 If you had not helped me, Lord,
I would soon have gone
to the land of silence.
18 When I felt my feet slipping,
you came with your love
and kept me steady.
19 And when I was burdened
with worries,
you comforted me
and made me feel secure.
20 But you are opposed
to dishonest lawmakers
21 who gang up to murder
innocent victims.
22 You, Lord God, are my fortress,
that mighty rock
where I am safe.
23 You will pay back my enemies,
and you will wipe them out
for the evil they did.
