Omwene Oye ouyelele wange nexupifolao lange
Epsalme laDavid.
1 Omwene, Oye ouyelele wange nexupifolao lange;
Olyelye ndi tile ngeno?
Omwene, Oye ohote yokukalamwenyo kwange;
olyelye ta mbadapalifa nge vali?
2 Eemhote ngeenge tadi totele nge, di pone nge po,
ovayelani vange novatondi vange,
ovo vene tava punduka ndele tava wile po.
3 Nande etanga lovakwaita nali dingilile nge,
omutima wange itau tila sha;
nande ondi shingilwe oita,
natango ondi li po ndi neyombamo.
4 Shimwe ashike onde shi ehela kOmwene,
nde shi hala unene:
ngeno ame ndi kale mongulu yOmwene
omafiku ange aeshe,
okutala ouwanyenye wOmwene,
ndi lishipulule nawa motembeli yaye.
5 Osheshi Ye ta holeke nge monduda yaye
mefiku loixuna;
ota amene nge neameno letwali laye,
ndele ta yelulile nge kombada yemanya.
6 Osho hano omutwe wange otau ka lunda
dovatondi vange ava va dingilila nge;
ame nda hala okuyamba omayambo ekuwililo
mongulu yaye,
nda hala okwiimbila Omwene noku mu hambelela.
7 Omwene, uda, eshi handi ku ifana mokule!
File nge onghenda, u nyamukule nge.
8 Eshi nda dimbulukwa ondaka yoye ei tai ti:
“Nye kongeni oshipala shange”,
omutima wange otau nyamukula:
“Omwene, oshipala shoye
nda hala oku shi konga.”
9 Ino holeka nge oshipala shoye,
Ove ino kelela po omupiya woye nonya.
Oove ekwafo lange shito,
ino ekela nge shi u efe nge,
Kalunga kexupifo lange.
10 Osheshi tate nameme, vo ova efa nge ngaho,
ndelenee Omwene Oye ta kombelele nge.
11 Omwene, longe nge ondjila yoye,
u endife nge melila la yelakana
molwovatondi vange.
12 Ino yandja nge omuhanga kovataatai vange!
Osheshi ovahepaululi voipupulu
otava fikamene nge naau ta fulakata.
13 Iyaloo, ohandi itavele shili,
nokutya handi ka mona ouwa wOmwene
medu lovanamwenyo.
14 Teelela kOmwene!
Kala wa yombama,
omutima woye inau mbadapala;
heeno, teelela kOmwene.
A Prayer of Praise
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
I will fear no one.
The Lord protects me from all danger;
I will never be afraid.
2 When evil people attack me and try to kill me,
they stumble and fall.
3 Even if a whole army surrounds me,
I will not be afraid;
even if enemies attack me,
I will still trust God.
4 I have asked the Lord for one thing;
one thing only do I want:
to live in the Lord's house all my life,
to marvel there at his goodness,
and to ask for his guidance.
5 In times of trouble he will shelter me;
he will keep me safe in his Temple
and make me secure on a high rock.
6 So I will triumph over my enemies around me.
With shouts of joy I will offer sacrifices in his Temple;
I will sing, I will praise the Lord.
7 Hear me, Lord, when I call to you!
Be merciful and answer me!
8 When you said, “Come worship me,”
I answered, “I will come, Lord.”
9 Don't hide yourself from me!
Don't be angry with me;
don't turn your servant away.
You have been my help;
don't leave me, don't abandon me,
O God, my savior.
10 My father and mother may abandon me,
but the Lord will take care of me.
11 Teach me, Lord, what you want me to do,
and lead me along a safe path,
because I have many enemies.
12 Don't abandon me to my enemies,
who attack me with lies and threats.
13 I know that I will live to see
the Lord's goodness in this present life.
14 Trust in the Lord.
Have faith, do not despair.
Trust in the Lord.
