Okwiindila emangululo
Episalomi lyaDavid lyokulonga konima sho a kondjo naAramin oku za kuNaharaim sigo okuZoba, ihe Joab okwa galuka e ta dhipaga Aaedomi 12 000 mehalandjandja lyaSalt
1 Kalunga, owe tu ekelehi nowe tu halakanitha po;
owe tu geele, ihe ngashingeyi tu sila ohenda ishewe.
2 Owa kakamitha evi, nowe li tendeke omusa;
ngashingeyi hondja omisa dhalyo, oshoka otali tatuka.
3 Aantu yoye owe ya tsike uudhigu uunene;
otwa tantala ongaantu ya kolwa.
4 Mboka haa ku tila owe ya londodha,
opo ya ye epangulo ontuku.
5 Tu hupitha noonkondo dhoye;
zimina eindilo lyetu,
aaholike yoye opo ya hupithwe.
6 Kalunga okwa popi e li muuyapuki we:
“Mesindano otandi tende Shekem
nolusilu lwaSukkot otandi lu topolele aantu yandje.
7 Gilead oshandje, naManasse osho tuu;
Efraim oye egala lyandje lyosheela,
naJuda oye ondhimbo yandje yuukwaniilwa.
8 Moab osho oshiyaha shandje shokwiiyogela
notandi ka umbila Edom oongaku dhandje,
okuholola kutya ongame mwene gwasho.
Aafilisti, inamu nyanyukilwa edhiladhilo ndyoka
kutya omwa sinda ndje.”
9 Kalunga,
olye ta fala ndje moshilando sha kola?
Olye ta thindikile ndje kuEdom?
10 Owe tu ekelahi nani?
To ka enda tuu pamwe nomatangakwiita getu?
11 Tu kwatha mokukondjitha aatondi yetu.
Ekwatho lyomuntu kali na shilonga.
12 Pamwe naKalunga otatu ka sindana;
otatu ka sinda aatondi yetu.
A Prayer for Deliverance
1 You have rejected us, God, and defeated us;
you have been angry with us—but now turn back to us.
2 You have made the land tremble, and you have cut it open;
now heal its wounds, because it is falling apart.
3 You have made your people suffer greatly;
we stagger around as though we were drunk.
4 You have warned those who have reverence for you,
so that they might escape destruction.
5 Save us by your might; answer our prayer,
so that the people you love may be rescued.
6 From his sanctuary God has said,
“In triumph I will divide Shechem
and distribute Sukkoth Valley to my people.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh too;
Ephraim is my helmet
and Judah my royal scepter.
8 But I will use Moab as my washbowl,
and I will throw my sandals on Edom,
as a sign that I own it.
Did the Philistines think they would shout in triumph over me?”
9 Who, O God, will take me into the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
10 Have you really rejected us?
Aren't you going to march out with our armies?
11 Help us against the enemy;
human help is worthless.
12 With God on our side we will win;
he will defeat our enemies.
