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.