Euvaneko lyomukwaniilwa
Episalomi lyaDavid
1 Omuwa, otandi ku imbile molwesilohenda
nomoluuyuuki woye; otandi ku hambelele.
2 Otandi ikeelele ndi kale ndaa na ombedhi.
Oto ya uunake kungame?
Otandi angala uuwinayi megumbo lyandje,
3 noitandi popile nando uukolokoshi.
lilonga yaashunimonima otandi yi tondo;
noitandi kwatathana nayo
4 Iineya nayi kale ndje kokule;
itandi popile uudhudhu
5 Ngoka ta ningilile mo mukwawo,
otandi mu tidha po.
Itandi gama nando komuholuuntsa nokomwiinomi
6 Otandi gama kwaamboka aainekelwa
notandi ya kaleke mombala yandje.
Mboka yaa na oshipo,
otandi ya ningi aayakuli yandje.
7 Omufundja ita pitikwa,
a kale megumbo lyandje;
omufudhime ita kala koshipala shandje.
8 Esiku kehe otandi kombo mo aakolokoshi moshilongo;
otandi ka tidha mo aadhudhu moshilando shOmuwa.
(A psalm by David.)
A King and His Promises
1 I will sing to you, Lord!
I will celebrate your kindness
and your justice.
2 Please help me learn
to do the right thing,
and I will be honest and fair
in my own kingdom.
3 I refuse to be corrupt
or to take part
in anything crooked,
4 and I won't be dishonest
or deceitful.
5 Anyone who spreads gossip
will be silenced;
no one who is conceited
will be my friend.
6 I will find trustworthy people
to serve as my advisors;
only an honest person
will serve as an official.
7 No one who cheats or lies
will have a position
in my royal court.
8 Each morning I will silence
any lawbreakers I find
in the countryside
or in the city of the Lord.
