Eilikano molwovatondi
Eimbilo laDavid, la pewa enyakwa lolwiimbo.
1 Akutu Kalunga, uda ondaka yange mokuponga.
Amena omwenyo wange kokutila omutondi.
2 Holeke nge keemhangela dovanawii
nokongudu yovakolokoshi, tava uyaana,
3 ava, hava upike omalaka avo ngaashi omikonda,
neendjovo davo dilula otave di umbu ngaashi oikuti,
4 vo va yashe omuyuki meholeko;
otave mu vakele oku mu yasha,
kave nouxwenge washa.
5 Omhangela yavo ii otave i diinine,
otava popi nhumbi tave mu tele omalulo meholeko;
otava diladila tava ti: “Olyelye te tu mono?”
6 Otava dutaduta oilonga ii, tava ti:
“Fye otwa mana, omhangela yetu ya pwa.
Osheshi mokule monhulo yomunhu aushe
nomomutima waye ihamu shiivika.”
7 Opo tuu opo, Kalunga ote va yashe noshikuti:
otava papala ashike, eshi va ninga eendjashe.
8 Otava pundukifwa kelaka lavo vene,
ndele ovanhu aveshe ovo tave va mono,
otave va pukapukile komitwe.
9 Opo nee ovanhu aveshe otava haluka,
ndele tava hepaulula osho Kalunga e shi ninga,
ndele tava diladila oshilonga osho shaye.
10 Omuyuki ota hafele mOmwene,
ndele te mu lineekele,
naaveshe, ava ve nomutima wa yuka,
otave mu fimaneke.
A Prayer for Protection
1 I am in trouble, God—listen to my prayer!
I am afraid of my enemies—save my life!
2 Protect me from the plots of the wicked,
from mobs of evil people.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim cruel words like arrows.
4 They are quick to spread their shameless lies;
they destroy good people with cowardly slander.
5 They encourage each other in their evil plots;
they talk about where they will place their traps.
“No one can see them,” they say.
6 They make evil plans and say,
“We have planned a perfect crime.”
The human heart and mind are a mystery.
7 But God shoots his arrows at them,
and suddenly they are wounded.
8 He will destroy them because of those words;
all who see them will shake their heads.
9 They will all be afraid;
they will think about what God has done
and tell about his deeds.
10 All righteous people will rejoice
because of what the Lord has done.
They will find safety in him;
all good people will praise him.
