Omwene omushiivi waaishe nomukali waapeshe
Epsalome laDavid, la pewa enyakwa lolwiimbo.
1 Omwene, Oove to konakona nge, ndele to koneke nge;
2 nande ndi li omutumba, ile nda fikama, owe shi shiiva;
omadiladilo ange ou a uditile kokule;
3 nande ohandi ende, ile nda nangala, ou shi wete;
neendjila dange adishe ou di shii;
4 osheshi fimbo etumbulo inali uya kelaka lange,
Omwene, Ove we li koneka.
5 Konima nokomesho owa dingilila nge,
neke loye owe li tenheka nge.
6 Eshiivo eli, olo oixuna kwaame,
ola nyengana, itandi dulu oku li hanga.
7 Omhepo yoye, ohandi i henukile peni?
Noshipala shoye ohandi shi i onhapo peni?
8 Ngeno ondi londe keulu, oko u li,
nongeno ndi ka nangale moshovafi, naamo omo u li,
9 ngeno ondi kufe omavava eluwa,
ndi vilole komeva efuta fiyo okexulilo lao,
oko ndi ka wile,
10 naako, ngeno eke loye otali endifile nge ko,
nolulyo loye otali kwata nge;
11 nonande ngeno ondi tye:
Omulaulu wa laula fokofoko, nau tuvike nge,
nouyelele ou u li pwaame, nau shituke omulaulu,
12 hano opo nomulaulu inau laula pwoove,
noufiku ngeno tau ku minikile ngaashi omutenya;
nomulaulu ngeno kwoove ouyelele.
13 Osheshi Oove ou omushiti weefiyo dange,
owa dutila nge medimo lameme.
14 Ohandi ku pandula, eshi nda tungwa nda tungikika;
oilonga yoye oya longekeka,
nomwenyo wange otau shi shiiva nawa.
15 Oukipa vange kava li ve ku holekwa,
eshi nda mewa meholeko,
onda mewa moule wedu nounyakwa.
16 Omesho oye okwa li taa shipununa nge,
fimbo nda li engwili inandi tongoka,
nomembo loye omo omwa nyolelwa
omafiku ange aeshe, aa nda sheyelwa,
fimbo inapa holoka nande limwe lao.
17 Ndelenee kwaame, oidiladilwa yoye, Kalunga,
oinyenga, shi fike peni!
Oitulwakumwe yayo aishe, oihapu unenenene!
18 Ngeno ondi hetekele oku i vala:
omuvalu wayo, ou dule womawe ehekedu;
ngeenge handi penduka, natango opo ndi li pwoove.
19 Akutu, Kalunga ngeno u dipae ovakolokoshi,
Ove u kandule pwaame ovakauli vonyanga,
20 ava have ku lundakanene nai,
nedina loye otave li tumbulile mowii.
21 Ava ovatondi voye, havo nandi tonde yo?
Ame mbela ndiha nyonyodolifwe kovakondjifi voye?
22 Ohandi va tondo noutondwe wefyo;
ondi wete, ovo ovatondi vange.
23 Kalunga, konakone nge,
u koneke omutima wange!
Yeleke nge, u dilakane omadiladilo ange,
24 opo u mone, ngeenge ondi li mondjila yepukifo,
Ove u endife nge mondjila,
ei tai twala moukwaalushe.
Ndjambi u tjiwa avihe
Komuimburise. Epsalme ra David.
1 Muhona, ove we ndji
konḓonona nu we ndji tjiwa.
2 Ove u tjiwa ohaameno nosekameno yandje;
u tjiwa ourizemburuka wandje,
ngunda ambi hiye ripura na wo.
3 U muna okuungura nokusuva kwandje,
u tjiwa ovitjitwa vyandje avihe.
4 Andarire ngunda ambi
hiya nyamukura, Muhona,
ove tjandje wa tjiwa rukuru mbi me vanga okuhungira.
5 Ove we ndji kondoroka ominda avihe,
nu we ndji isa po owoye.
6 Okundjitjiwa kwoye kwe ndji
himisa tjinene,
oko kwa kapita ondjiviro yandje.
7 Me henene ku tjiṋe okuza po pove,
me taurire ku tjiṋe kutja o he ndji munu?
8 Nande rondo keyuru ove tjandje oku u ri;
nande kaṱara motjovakoke
ove tjandje omu u ri wina.
9 Nande tuka okuyenda komuhuka,
poo nande katura kokure
komukuma wokongurova,
10 wina ove mo kendjivaza koṋa ngo,
neke roye rokunene mari ndji ṱiza.
11 Nande hungire konḓorera kutja i ndji undike,
poo kondjerera ndje ndji
kondoroka kutja i rire ouṱuku,
12 onḓorera kove oyo kanḓorera,
nouṱuku u yera tjimuna omutenya,
onḓorera kove i ri otja ondjerera.
13 Ove we ndji uta nouṋepo wandje auhe,
no u twa kumwe mezumo ra mama.
14 Ami me ku tanga, tjinga awe ndji
uta komuhingo omukumise.
Oviungura vyoye avihe ovyo ovihimise ku ami.
Ihi me tji tjiwa nawa tjinene.
15 Kape neṱupa randje nu ra horekwa kove,
indu tji mba zezengwa mongumumu,
nouṋepo wandje tji wa tuwa
kumwe mezumo ra mama.
16 Ove tji we ndji muna tjandje hiya kwatwa;
omayuva aehe womuinyo
wandje ya tjangwa membo roye,
owo ngunda aye hiya utwa.
17 Omeripura woye, Ndjambi, tjiri,
owo omahimise ku ami; owo,
tjiri, omengi tjinene okuvarwa!
18 Ami andakuzu mbe ye vara,
atja ye rira omengi peheke.
Tji mba penduka,
ove tjandje ingee u ri pu ami.
19 Andakuzu ove, Ndjambi,
mo yandeke ovanauvi!
Andakuzu ovatjite voutwe mave
humburuka kokure na ami!
20 Owo ve hungirira ove oviṋa vyourunde;
nu ve yamburura ena roye.
21 Hi tondere are imba mbe ku tonda Muhona;
nu hi nyengerwe are
imba mbe ku pirukira?
22 Ami mbi ve nyengwa
nonyengo onene tjinene,
nu mbi ve vara otja ovanavita na ami.
23 Ndji konḓonona, Ndjambi, nu u
tjiwe omutima wandje; ndji rora,
nu u tjiwe omeripura wandje!
24 Ndji tjevera kutja e ha twara ondjira yoposyo,
nu ndji hongorera mondjira,
ndji karerera nga aruhe.