Okupula ekwatho
Egalikano lyaDavid
1 Omuwa, pulakena e to yamukula ndje,
oshoka ngame ohepele nomukwanaluhepo.
2 Gamena ndje, oshoka ondi igameka kungoye.
Ongoye Kalunga kandje,
nangame omupiya gwoye nde ku inekela.
3 Omuwa, sila ndje ohenda;
otandi ku indile esiku alihe.
4 Omuwa, nyanyudha omupiya gwoye,
oshoka omagalikano gandje
otaga yelukile kungoye.
5 Omuwa, ongoye omunalukeno noho tu dhimine po;
ou na esilohenda kumboka taye ku indile.
6 Omuwa, uva egalikano lyandje;
otandi lili, ndi silwe ohenda.
7 Otandi ku ithana ethimbo kehe lyuudhigu,
oshoka oho yamukula omaindilo gandje.
8 Kaku na Kalunga gulwe e ku fa,
Omuwa; kaku na ngo ta longo ngaashi ho longo.
9 Iigwana ayihe mbyoka wa shiti, otayi ke ya e tayi ku tsile oongolo;
otayi ke ku simaneka, Omuwa.
10 Oshoka ongoye omunankondo noho longo iikumitha;
ongoye awike Kalunga.
11 Omuwa, longa ndje, ndi tseye ehalo lyoye,
notandi ka vulika nokukala moshili.
Longa ndje, ndi ku simaneke
nomwenyo aguhe.
12 Omuwa Kalunga kandje,
otandi ku hambelele nomwenyo aguhe;
otandi ka hokolola uunene woye sigo aluhe.
13 Ohole yoye onene ngiini kungame!
Owa hupitha omwenyo gwandje
meso lyo lyene.
14 Kalunga, aanuuntsa otaa kondjitha ndje;
ongundu yaakolokoshi oya hala okudhipaga ndje —
oomboka kaaye na ko na sha nangoye.
15 Ihe ngoye, Omuwa,
ongoye Kalunga omunesilohenda nomunahole,
omwiidhidhimiki, omunalukeno nomwiinekelwa.
16 Tala ndje, u sile ndje ohenda;
tula ndje omukumo e to hupitha ndje,
oshoka ongame omupiya gwoye ngaashi meme a li.
17 Omuwa, ulukila ndje endhindhiliko
tali hololele ndje uuwanawa woye.
Nena aatondi yandje ngele taye shi mono,
otaa si ohoni, sho wa kwatha ndje nowa tsu ndje omukumo.
A Prayer for Help
1 Listen to me, Lord, and answer me,
for I am helpless and weak.
2 Save me from death, because I am loyal to you;
save me, for I am your servant and I trust in you.
3 You are my God, so be merciful to me;
I pray to you all day long.
4 Make your servant glad, O Lord,
because my prayers go up to you.
5 You are good to us and forgiving,
full of constant love for all who pray to you.
6 Listen, Lord, to my prayer;
hear my cries for help.
7 I call to you in times of trouble,
because you answer my prayers.
8 There is no god like you, O Lord,
not one has done what you have done.
9 All the nations that you have created
will come and bow down to you;
they will praise your greatness.
10 You are mighty and do wonderful things;
you alone are God.
11 Teach me, Lord, what you want me to do,
and I will obey you faithfully;
teach me to serve you with complete devotion.
12 I will praise you with all my heart, O Lord my God;
I will proclaim your greatness forever.
13 How great is your constant love for me!
You have saved me from the grave itself.
14 Proud people are coming against me, O God;
a cruel gang is trying to kill me—
people who pay no attention to you.
15 But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving God,
always patient, always kind and faithful.
16 Turn to me and have mercy on me;
strengthen me and save me,
because I serve you just as my mother did.
17 Show me proof of your goodness, Lord;
those who hate me will be ashamed
when they see that you have given me comfort and help.
