Panduleni uuwanawa waKalunga
Episalomi lyaDavid, sho a zi puAbimelek
1 Onda hala aluhe okupandula Omuwa;
itandi hulitha oku mu hambelela.
2 Otandi mu hambelelele iilonga ye;
aathiminikwa ayehe naa pulakene e taa nyanyukwa.
3 Uvitheni pamwe nangame uunene wOmuwa;
tu simanekeni atuheni edhina lye.
4 Onda galikana Omuwa, oye nokwa yamukula ndje;
okwa kutha ndje uumbanda auhe.
5 Aathiminikwa otaa itula puye e taa nyanyukwa;
itaa thigilwa nando ofogo.
6 Omapongo otage mu ithana,
oye note ga yamukula;
ote ya hupitha moothina dhawo adhihe.
7 Omuyengeli gwOmuwa ota tonatele mboka haa vulika kOmuwa
note ya hupitha moshiponga.
8 Konakona mwene, u mone, nkene Omuwa omwaanawa.
Aanelago oomboka taa mono egameno puye.
9 Vulikeni kOmuwa, aantu ye amuhe;
mbo haa vulika kuye, oye na ashihe ye shi pumbwa.
10 Oonime wo ohadhi hepa iikulya,
ihe mboka haa vulika kOmuwa, oye na uukali auhe.
11 Aagundjuka, ileni, pulakenii ndje,
ngame notandi mu longo okusimaneka Omuwa.
12 Owa hala okukalamwenyo okuwanawa?
Owa hala omwenyo omule nelago?
13 Gamuka kokupopya uuwinayi
nokokuhokolola oohapu dhiifundja.
14 Etha uukolokoshi e to longo uuwanawa;
lalakanena ombili, ngu u yi kondjele.
15 Omuwa oha tonatele aayuuki
noha pulakene okulila kwawo;
16 ihe oku tonde mbo haa longo uukolokoshi,
onkee ano, uuna taa mana oondjenda,
otaa dhimbiwa mbala.
17 Aayuuki otaa ithana Omuwa, oye notu uvu ko;
ote ya hupitha muudhigu wawo auhe.
18 Omuwa oku li popepi naamboka ya dhengwa pevi;
ota hupitha mbo ya kanitha etegameno.
19 Omuyuuki ota tsakanekwa kuudhigu owindji,
ihe Omuwa ote mu hupitha muwo.
20 Omuwa ote mu shigi nawa lela;
kape na nando olimwe lyomomasipa ge tali teywa.
21 Uukolokoshi otau li omuningi gwawo;
mbo ye tonde omuyuuki otaa ka geelwa.
22 Omuwa ota hupitha aantu ye;
ota popile mbo taa kongo egameno puye.
(Written by David when he pretended to be crazy in front of Abimelech, so that Abimelech would send him away, and David could leave.)
Honor the Lord
1 I will always praise the Lord.
2 With all my heart,
I will praise the Lord.
Let all who are helpless,
listen and be glad.
3 Honor the Lord with me!
Celebrate his great name.
4 I asked the Lord for help,
and he saved me
from all my fears.
5 Keep your eyes on the Lord!
You will shine like the sun
and never blush with shame.
6 I was a nobody, but I prayed,
and the Lord saved me
from all my troubles.
7 If you honor the Lord,
his angel will protect you.
8 Discover for yourself
that the Lord is kind.
Come to him for protection,
and you will be glad.
9 Honor the Lord!
You are his special people.
No one who honors the Lord
will ever be in need.
10 Young lions may go hungry
or even starve,
but if you trust the Lord,
you will never miss out
on anything good.
11 Come, my children, listen
as I teach you
to respect the Lord.
12 Do you want to live
and enjoy a long life?
13 Then don't say cruel things
and don't tell lies.
14 Do good instead of evil
and try to live at peace.
15 If you obey the Lord,
he will watch over you
and answer your prayers.
16 But God despises evil people,
and he will wipe them all
from the earth,
till they are forgotten.
17 When his people pray for help,
he listens and rescues them
from their troubles.
18 The Lord is there to rescue
all
who are discouraged
and have given up hope.
19 The Lord's people
may suffer a lot,
but he will always
bring them safely through.
20 Not one of their bones
will ever be broken.
21 Wicked people are killed
by their own evil deeds,
and if you hate God's people
you will be punished.
22 The Lord saves the lives
of his servants.
Run to him for protection,
and you won't be punished.
