Ehambelelo neilikano
Epsalome laDavid.
1 Omwene, emanya lange, Oye na fimanekwe,
ou ha longo omake ange okukondja,
nominwe dange di lwe oita.
2 Ou ta pe nge onghenda, nohotemanya yange,
nengholo lange, nomuxupifi wange,
noshikelelifo shange, kwaau oko nde lineekela,
ndele ta pangelifa nge oshiwana shange.
3 Omwene, omunhu oku li ngahelipi,
ye eshi to mu shipulula,
nomona womunhu, eshi we mu tala?
4 Omunhu okwa fa okaulapepo,
omafiku aye ongaashi omudidimbe hau vilola po.
5 Omwene, filukifila omaulu, u londoloke mo,
kuma eemhunda di twimaane!
6 Kupulifa omaluvadi, u va halakanife,
umba oikuti yoye, vo ve lihane po.
7 Moule wokombada, nana mo omake oye,
nakule nge, u xupife nge
momeva manene unene nomomaoko ovanailongo,
8 ava ve nomilungu tadi popi oipupulu,
nolulyo lavo otave li anifa nekonda.
9 Kalunga, onda hala ndi ku imbile eimbilo lipe,
ndi ku shikile onyalilo yeefenga omulongo,
10 Oove tuu ou, ho pe eehamba efindano,
wa vakula David, omupiya woye,
momukonda hau twana.
11 Shile nge mo, Ove xupife nge
momaoko ovanailongo,
ava ve nomilungu tadi popi oipupulu,
nolulyo lavo otave li anifa nekonda.
12 Ovamati vetu meenghono dounyasha wavo
ova fa eengudi domiti da kulifwa dile;
oukadona vetu ove li ngaashi eengudi
da ndodolwa nawa domomakuluumbo a dikikika.
13 Omaanda etu oku yadi ndoo,
tae tu pe oitulwamo i lili noi lili;
eedi detu otadi dalafana lwomayovi,
lwomayovi omulongo keehambo detu.
14 Eenghutwa detu ohadi humbata;
momakuma kamu na omufya,
mo kamu na etembu,
nomomapandavanda etu
ihamu udika eenghali dasha.
15 Oshilongo shi li ngaha, oshi nelao.
Oshilongo oshi nelao,
ngeenge Omwene Oye Kalunga kasho.
Ombara mai tja okuhepa ku Ndjambi mena rondoṋeno
Epsalme ra David.
1 Muhona nga tangwe,
eye omuyame wandje.
Eye me ndji hongo okurwa,
nu me ndji rongerisire ovita.
2 Eye omasa nomaundiro wandje,
otjiṱunga tjandje nomukuture wandje;
eye omutjevere wandje mu mbi unda,
eye u wisa oviwaṋa kehi yandje.

3 Muhona, omundu omukwatjike
kutja mo rikendere ye,
nomuatje womundu kutja mo ningi
ko na tja na ye?
4 Omundu wa sana nomasuvaneno,
omayuva womuinyo we ye ri otja
otjizire tji tji kapita.

5 Raurira omayuru woye pehi,
Muhona, nu heruka;
ṱuna kozondundu kutja ze twimise omuise!
6 Tjenisa otutjeno twombura u pize
ovanavita, yaha oviku vyoye
nu u ve rambe ve tupuke.
7 Roporora okuoko kwoye okuza kombanda,
ndji nana momeva omakoto u ndji yame;
ndji kutura kouvara wovandu wozonganda
8 mbe ha hungire ouatjiri,
nu mbe yana amave kora ovizeze.

9 Ami me ku imburire eimburiro epe, Ndjambi;
me ku imburire ame
nyanda otjiharpe kondjozikiro yoye.
10 Ove u yandja outoṋi kozombara,
nu u yama omukarere woye David.
11 Ndji yama kovanavita na ami ovindandi,
nu u ndji kuture kouvara
wovandu wozonganda,
mbe ha hungire ouatjiri,
nu mbe yana amave kora ovizeze.

12 Ovanatje vetu ovazandu moumutanda
wawo ngave kare otja
omiti mbya hapa okurira omire.
Ovanatje vetu ovakazona ngave kare
otja ozongunḓe,
nḓa sembama nu nḓa hongwa nawa
okuhareka na zo ondjuwo youhona.
13 Ovipwikiro vyetu ngavi urisiwe
novihape ovingi ngamwa avihe;
otupanda tozonḓu zetu ngatu
takavare momahi womaryo,
tu rire omayovi nomayovi.
14 Ozongombe zetu ngaze kwate
ozondana ozengi nokuhinokuhukura
poo okupandjara.
Amu kara ondjuriro yombamisiro
momivanda vyetu.

15 Otjiṋingandu otjiwaṋa tji tji ri nai;
otjiṋingandu otjiwaṋa tji tji na
Ndjambi, eye ngu ri Muhona!