Mokati kaakolokoshi
Episalomi lyaDavid
1 Omuwa, hupitha ndje miikaha yaakolokoshi;
gamena ndje kaalumentu aadhudhu.
2 Otaa kaleke uuwinayi momitima dhawo
noya hala olugodhi esiku kehe.
3 Omalaka gawo oga fa gomayoka guuzigo,
noohapu dhawo odha fa uuzigo wontoka.
4 Omuwa, gamena ndje kiikaha yaakolokoshi,
shiga ndje kaalumentu aadhudhu
mboka taa dhiladhilile ndje uuwinayi
notaa tegele ndje omwigo.
5 Oonakuholuuntsa, otaa tegele ndje oomwigo meholamo;
otaa tegele ndje oshiliya
notaa fulile ndje ekelo mondjila.
6 Ngame ote ti kOmuwa:
“Ongoye Kalunga kandje.”
Omuwa, uva egalikano lyandje.
7 Omuwa Omupangeliawike, ongoye omupopili gwandje omunankondo
noto gamene ndje esiku lyolugodhi.
8 Omuwa, aakaanakalunga ino ya pitikila omakamba gawo;
ino etha oompangela dhawo dhi tompole sha,
opo yaa inenepeke.
9 Aatondi yandje ino etha ya sinde ndje;
ya shunithila uuwinayi mboka ye u ningile ndje.
10 Ya tilahila omakala gomulilo;
naa umbilwe meziko lyomulilo
nomolumbogo moka itaa ka za mo.
11 Ino etha aalundili ya kale moshilongo;
elega nali ya kombe po.
12 Ondi shi shi,
Omuwa otu uthile oohepele pauyuuki
nota popile aakwanaluhepo.
13 Aayuuki otaye ke ku hambelela,
naanashili otaa ka kala koshipala shoye.
A Prayer for Protection
1 Save me, Lord, from evildoers;
keep me safe from violent people.
2 They are always plotting evil,
always stirring up quarrels.
3 Their tongues are like deadly snakes;
their words are like a cobra's poison.
4 Protect me, Lord, from the power of the wicked;
keep me safe from violent people
who plot my downfall.
5 The proud have set a trap for me;
they have laid their snares,
and along the path they have set traps to catch me.
6 I say to the Lord, “You are my God.”
Hear my cry for help, Lord!
7 My Sovereign Lord, my strong defender,
you have protected me in battle.
8 Lord, don't give the wicked what they want;
don't let their plots succeed.
9 Don't let my enemies be victorious;
make their threats against me fall back on them.
10 May red-hot coals fall on them;
may they be thrown into a pit and never get out.
11 May those who accuse others falsely not succeed;
may evil overtake violent people and destroy them.
12 Lord, I know that you defend the cause of the poor
and the rights of the needy.
13 The righteous will praise you indeed;
they will live in your presence.
