Ekemo mefimbo lomaudjuu manene
Epsalome laAsaf.
1 Akutu Kalunga, ovapaani ova pumina moinima yoye,
va nyateka otembeli yoye iyapuki,
Jerusalem ove shi ninga eputu loikulukuma.
2 Oimhu yovapiya voye ove i yandja
keedila dokeulu, di i lye po,
nomalutu ovakoshoki voye okoilyani yedu.
3 Ohonde yavo ove i tilashi ngaashi omeva
mominghulo adishe daJerusalem,
kapa li ou te va pake.
4 Otwa ninga oiyolifa yovashiinda vetu,
otwa ninga ovashekwa, hatu tukaelwa koilongo,
ei ya shaama nafye.
5 Omwene, fiyo onaini hano to kala wa handuka?
Nonya yoye fiyo onaini
tai kala ya xwama ngaashi omundilo?
6 Ehandu loye li tilila kombada yovapaani
ava inave ku shiiva,
nokombada yoilongo ei tai dini okwiifana edina loye.
7 Osheshi ova mana po Jakob,
ndele va hanauna po etungilo laye.
8 Ino tu kwatela onghone molwowii wootatekulu,
endelela u tu shakeneke nefilonghenda loye,
osheshi fye twa tyololoka shili.
9 Kalunga kexupifo letu,
tu kwafa, molwefimano ledina loye,
tu xupifa, Ove tu dimina po omatimba etu
molwedina loye!
10 Ongahelipi mbela ovapaani va pewe va tye:
“Kalunga kavo paife oku li nee peni?”
Koipala yetu natu talifwe ehandukilo lovapaani
molwohonde yovapiya voye, ei va tilashi.
11 Okunyemata kweenghwate naku udike kwoove,
nokwooko kwoye kweenghono
xupifa eemwenyo daava va tokolelwa okufya.
12 Ovashiinda vetu, esheko lavo,
eli ve ku sheka nalo Omwene,
li va shunifila meenhulo davo luheyali.
13 Ndelenee fye, ovanhu voye needi doufita woye,
otwa hala tu ku hambelele fiyo alushe;
nomapupi okomesho ohatu a udifile efimano loye.
Egalikano omolwoshigwana
Episalomi lyaAsaf
1 Kalunga, aapagani oya kwata po evi lyoye;
oya nyateke otempeli yoye ondjapuki,
Jerusalem oye shi ningi omakulukuma.
2 Omidhimba dhaantu yoye odha ningi iikulya yoondhila,
nomalutu gaapiya yoye oga pewa iilikama.
3 Ombinzi yaantu yoye oya tilwahi ngaashi omeya;
ashihe osha ningilwa momudhingoloko gwaJerusalem,
naasi oya nyengana okufumvika.
4 Iigwana yopuushiinda otayi tu sheke;
otayi tu yolo notayi tu nyeme.
5 Omuwa, sigo uunake to kala wa geya?
Sigo uunake ongeyo yoye tayi hwama ya fa omulilo?
6 Geela iigwana mbyoka yaa ku shi;
aantu mboka ihaaya tumbula edhina lyoye.
7 Oshoka oya mana po Jakob;
oya hanagula po ehala lyoye.
8 Ino tu geelela omayono gootate.
Tu sila ohenda mbala;
otwa shonopekwa unene.
9 Kalunga, omuhupithi gwetu,
tu kwatha.
Omolwesimano lyedhina lyoye
tu hupitha e to dhimi po oondjo dhetu.
10 Iigwana omolwashike yi na okutya:
“Kalunga keni oku li peni?”
Geela iigwana montaneho yetu,
sho ya dhipaga po aapiya yoye.
11 Okulila kwaaedhililwa mondholongo
naku thike momakutsi goye.
Oonkondo dhoyenadhi hupithe mbo ya pangulilwa eso.
12 Omuwa, iigwana iishiinda yetu
yi galulila luheyali uuwinayi wayo,
sho ye ku sheke.
13 Otse aantu yoye noonzi dhuusita woye;
otatu ku pandula aluhe
notatu ku hambelele aluhe sigo aluhe.
