Ekufilepo netuvikilo lomuhepaululi
Epsalme laDavid.
1 Omwene, omwenyo wange ohandi u yelula kwoove.
2 Kalunga kange, Oove tuu, handi lineekele;
ino efa nge ndi fifwe ohoni,
opo ovayelani vange vaha hafele nge.
3 Heeno, nande umwe ou te ku teelele,
ita ka fifwa ohoni.
Ovaamuki epwanga aveke
tava ka fifwa ohoni.
4 Omwene, ulikile nge eendjila doye,
Ove u longe nge omalila oye,
5 ame ndi ende moshili yoye,
Ove u longe nge,
osheshi Oove Kalunga, omuxupifi wange,
ohandi ku teelele efiku alishe.
6 Omwene, dimbulukwa efilonghenda loye nolukeno loye,
osheshi oyo oya kala po nalenale.
7 Omatimba omounyasha, nomanyono ange,
nowii wange ino u dimbulukwa.
Dimbulukwe nge panghenda
nomolwouwa woye, Omwene.
8 Omwene omuwa nomuyuki,
onghee ta longo ovalunde okushiiva ondjila.
9 Ovalininipiki ote ke va endifa payuki,
novalininipiki ote va longo ondjila yaye.
10 Omalila aeshe Omwene onghenda noudiinini
kwaava hava diinine ehangano nehepaululo laye.
11 Omwene, molwedina loye,
kufa po etimba lange, nande olo linene.
12 Ou ha tila Omwene, ye olyelye?
Ye ote mu longo ondjila ei ye e nokuhoolola.
13 Oye ta ka kala nelao,
noludalo laye otali ka fyuulula edu.
14 Eendafano lOmwene oli li naava have mu tila;
ndele te va shiivifa ehangano laye.
15 Omesho ange alushe
onde a ameka kOmwene,
osheshi neemhadi dange ote di yululula momwiyo.
16 Alukila kwaame, u file nge onghenda,
osheshi ondi li omufiwapo nepongo.
17 Omatilifohodi omomutima wange a hapupala;
kufe nge mo moudjuu wange.
18 Tala omupya wange, noshiponga shange,
u dimine nge po omatimba ange aeshe.
19 Tala ovatondi vange, osheshi ovo ovahapu,
ve noutondwe naame, tava tondo nge nai.
20 Diinina omwenyo wange, u xupife nge;
ino efa ndi fifwe ohoni; Oove, nde lineekela.
21 Oukoshoki noukalinawa nau amene nge,
osheshi Omwene, Oove, nda teelela.
22 Akutu Kalunga, kulila Israel
momaudjuu aye aeshe!
A Prayer for Guidance and Protection
1 To you, O Lord, I offer my prayer;
2 in you, my God, I trust.
Save me from the shame of defeat;
don't let my enemies gloat over me!
3 Defeat does not come to those who trust in you,
but to those who are quick to rebel against you.
4 Teach me your ways, O Lord;
make them known to me.
5 Teach me to live according to your truth,
for you are my God, who saves me.
I always trust in you.
6 Remember, O Lord, your kindness and constant love
which you have shown from long ago.
7 Forgive the sins and errors of my youth.
In your constant love and goodness,
remember me, Lord!
8 Because the Lord is righteous and good,
he teaches sinners the path they should follow.
9 He leads the humble in the right way
and teaches them his will.
10 With faithfulness and love he leads
all who keep his covenant and obey his commands.
11 Keep your promise, Lord, and forgive my sins,
for they are many.
12 Those who have reverence for the Lord
will learn from him the path they should follow.
13 They will always be prosperous,
and their children will possess the land.
14 The Lord is the friend of those who obey him
and he affirms his covenant with them.
15 I look to the Lord for help at all times,
and he rescues me from danger.
16 Turn to me, Lord, and be merciful to me,
because I am lonely and weak.
17 Relieve me of my worries
and save me from all my troubles.
18 Consider my distress and suffering
and forgive all my sins.
19 See how many enemies I have;
see how much they hate me.
20 Protect me and save me;
keep me from defeat.
I come to you for safety.
21 May my goodness and honesty preserve me,
because I trust in you.
22 From all their troubles, O God,
save your people Israel!
