Okwiindilila uuyuuki
Eimbilo lyaDavid e li imbile Omuwa omolwaKush
1 Omuwa, Kalunga kandje,
otandi ya kungoye okukonga egameno;
hupitha ndje, ngu u yululule ndje
miikaha yaatidhagani yandje,
2 yaa fale ndje nokutuulagula ndje
ngaashi onkoshi
nokaku na ngo ta hupitha.
3-4 Omuwa, Kalunga kandje,
ando nda li nda ningile gumwe uuwinayi,
nde enda mevi kuume kandje
nenge nda sila ohenda omutondi gwandje
pwaa na etompelo —
ngele onda longa ayihe mbika,
5 nena ando oshu uka,
u ethe aatondi yandje ya lambe ndje
noya kwate ndje,
ya thepule ndje noya dhipage ndje
e taa thigi ndje nda sa.
6 Thikama, Omuwa, u geele ongeyo yaatondi yandje;
tonata, u kwathe ndje
Oto pula, uuyuuki u gwanithwe;
7 gongela ano aantu ayehe, ye ku kundukidhe
e to ya pangele u li kombanda.
8 Ongoye omupanguli gwaantu ayehe.
Omuwa, uthila ndje okwaanuusama;
owa tseya kutya kandi na uusama.
9 Ongoye Kalunga omuyuuki
noto pangula omadhiladhilo nomahalo getu.
Hulitha po uukolokoshi waagoyoki,
ngu u fute mboka taa longo uuwanawa.
10 Kalunga oye omugameni gwandje;
oye ta hupitha mboka haa vulika kuye.
11 Kalunga oye omupanguli omuyuuki
nota geele aakolokoshi.
12 Ngele itaa itedhulula,
Kalunga otu upike egongamwele lye.
Oye ta leve uutati we e te u lukile;
13 ota kutha iikondjitho ye hayi dhipaga
noto odheke niikuti ye ya hwama omulilo.
14 Aakolokoshi otaa dhiladhila oku ka longa uuwinayi;
otaa ningi oompangela dhuukolokoshi nodhiifundja.
15 Ihe momakelo ye ga fulile yakwawo,
otaa gwile mo yo yene.
16 Onkee oya pilukilwa kuuwinayi wawo yene
noya lulumikwa kuupwidhi wawo yene.
17 Ihe ngame otandi pandula Omuwa,
sho ha longo pauyuuki,
notandi imbile Omuwa gwokombandambanda.
A Prayer for Justice
1 O Lord, my God, I come to you for protection;
rescue me and save me from all who pursue me,
2 or else like a lion they will carry me off
where no one can save me,
and there they will tear me to pieces.
3-4 O Lord, my God, if I have wronged anyone,
if I have betrayed a friend
or without cause done violence to my enemy —
if I have done any of these things—
5 then let my enemies pursue me and catch me,
let them cut me down and kill me
and leave me lifeless on the ground!
6 Rise in your anger, O Lord!
Stand up against the fury of my enemies;
rouse yourself and help me!
Justice is what you demand,
7 so bring together all the peoples around you,
and rule over them from above.
8 You are the judge of all people.
Judge in my favor, O Lord;
you know that I am innocent.
9 You are a righteous God
and judge our thoughts and desires.
Stop the wickedness of evildoers
and reward those who are good.
10 God is my protector;
he saves those who obey him.
11 God is a righteous judge
and always condemns the wicked.
12 If they do not change their ways,
God will sharpen his sword.
He bends his bow and makes it ready;
13 he takes up his deadly weapons
and aims his burning arrows.
14 See how wicked people think up evil;
they plan trouble and practice deception.
15 But in the traps they set for others,
they themselves get caught.
16 So they are punished by their own evil
and are hurt by their own violence.
17 I thank the Lord for his justice;
I sing praises to the Lord, the Most High.
