Eilikanopandulo melineekelo lomuyuki
1 Kwoove, Omwene, oko handi kongo ouhondameno,
ino efa ndi fifwe ohoni nande fiyo alushe.
2 Kwafe nge, Ove u mangulule nge molwouyuki woye!
Ehenifa okutwi kwoye kwaame u xupife nge.
3 Kala emanya lokukala kwange,
nohote ya pama yokuningina mo.
Ove ou wa sheyela nge exupifo,
osheshi Oove emanya lange nohote yange.
4 Kalunga kange, mangulule nge meke lomuhenakalunga,
meengonyo domukolokoshi nomumonifi woixuna!
5 Osheshi Oove elineekelo lange, Omwene, Kalunga kange,
Oove omulineekelwa wange,
nghee nda dja mounona wange.
6 Oove omuyambididi wange, nghee nda dalwa;
Ove wa pitifa nge mekolo lameme.
Mefimbo alishe ohandi ku hambelele.
7 Vahapu ove wete nge ndi kumwifa;
ndelenee Ove u li po ehondamo lange la pama.
8 Okanya kange oke yadi ehambelelo loye,
nefimaneko loye omafiku aeshe.
9 Ino ekela nge shi mefimbo loukulupe wange,
Ove ino efa nge, ngee eenghono tadi fii nge po.
10 Osheshi ovatondi vange otava popi nge,
naava tava halele nge onhiko,
otava kundafanene nge,
11 ndele tava ti: “Kalunga okwe mu efa;
mu shikuleni, nye mu mu kwate,
osheshi ke na omupopili.”
12 Akutu, Kalunga, ino kala kokule naame!
Kalunga kange, endelela u kwafe nge!
13 Ava, tave lidengifa nge, nava fifwe ohoni, nava kombwe po.
Ava tava etele nge oixuna,
nava dikwe elengwa nodino.
14 Ndelenee ame onda hala okuteelela efimbo alishe,
nokutandavelifa efimano loye.
15 Okanya kange naka udife ouyuki woye,
nomafiku aeshe omadidiliko exupifo loye;
osheshi onda nyengwa oku a vala aeshe.
16 Onda hala okuhololela po oinenelonga yOmwene Kalunga,
ndi tange ouyuki woye, woye auke.
17 Akutu Kalunga, Oove, wa longa nge
okudja mounona wange fiyo onena,
nofiyo onena tuu eli onda hepaulula oikumwifa yoye,
18 nomokufika moukulupe wange,
ngeenge nda ninga eenghwakutoka,
Kalunga, Ove ino efa nge!
Ame opo nee ndi udifile epupi lokomesho
eenghono dokwooko kwoye.
19 Kalunga, ouyuki woye otau fiki fiyo pombada keulu;
Ove ou ho longo oinenenima,
Kalunga, olyelye e ku fa?
20 Ove we tu monifa omaudjuu mahapu nomahepeko;
ndelenee to ke tu ninga natango ovanamwenyo.
Nomomambolongodjelo edu, oto tu kufa mo vali.
21 Oto ka wedela nge nokuli koukulunhu wange,
ndele to hekeleke nge vali.
22 Hano, Kalunga kange, osho naame yo
nda hala ndi ku hambelelele oudiinini woye,
noku ku shikila eenyalilo,
ndi ku imbile nokushika okaxumbafeta,
Oove Omuyapuki waIsrael!
23 Omilungu dange nadi twe eenghalu
noku ku imbila kwange,
nosho yo omwenyo wange, ou wa kulila.
24 Nelaka lange nali udife ouyuki woye efiku alishe;
osheshi ava, va li va halela nge oudjuu,
ova fifwa ohoni ndele va ninipikwa.
The Prayer of an Elderly Person
1 Lord, I have come to you for protection;
never let me be defeated!
2 Because you are righteous, help me and rescue me.
Listen to me and save me!
3 Be my secure shelter
and a strong fortress to protect me;
you are my refuge and defense.
4 My God, rescue me from wicked people,
from the power of cruel and evil people.
5 Sovereign Lord, I put my hope in you;
I have trusted in you since I was young.
6 I have relied on you all my life;
you have protected me since the day I was born.
I will always praise you.
7 My life has been an example to many,
because you have been my strong defender.
8 All day long I praise you
and proclaim your glory.
9 Do not reject me now that I am old;
do not abandon me now that I am feeble.
10 My enemies want to kill me;
they talk and plot against me.
11 They say, “God has abandoned him;
let's go after him and catch him;
there is no one to rescue him.”
12 Don't stay so far away, O God;
my God, hurry to my aid!
13 May those who attack me
be defeated and destroyed.
May those who try to hurt me
be shamed and disgraced.
14 I will always put my hope in you;
I will praise you more and more.
15 I will tell of your goodness;
all day long I will speak of your salvation,
though it is more than I can understand.
16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God;
I will proclaim your goodness, yours alone.
17 You have taught me ever since I was young,
and I still tell of your wonderful acts.
18 Now that I am old and my hair is gray,
do not abandon me, O God!
Be with me while I proclaim your power and might
to all generations to come.
19 Your righteousness, God, reaches the skies.
You have done great things;
there is no one like you.
20 You have sent troubles and suffering on me,
but you will restore my strength;
you will keep me from the grave.
21 You will make me greater than ever;
you will comfort me again.
22 I will indeed praise you with the harp;
I will praise your faithfulness, my God.
On my harp I will play hymns to you,
the Holy One of Israel.
23 I will shout for joy as I play for you;
with my whole being I will sing
because you have saved me.
24 I will speak of your righteousness all day long,
because those who tried to harm me
have been defeated and disgraced.
